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Simple map(s) of Finnish Defence Forces Areas of Responsibility from early 1950s

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  A potential base map

Article(s): en:User:Ljleppan/Polttoainehankinta

Request

(Moved from Commons:File requests)

I'm not certain what the best source map would be, but I'd appreciate a Commons-compatible version of the map of Figure 6 (page 37) of this PDF (also accessible via this link) for the draft currently at en:User:Ljleppan/Polttoainehankinta. In addition to the Areas of Responsibility, it would be good to show the locations of en:Helsinki, en:Porkkala and a few of the larger cities (Perhaps en:Turku, en:Vaasa, en:Oulu, en:Rovaniemi and en:Ivalo if possible without sacrificing legibility?).

I'd also greatly appreciate Commons-version of the map(s) in Figure 5 (page 31) of the same PDF, but that's less of a priority.

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13 Colonies map into US English

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  Map of the Thirteen Colonies what appears to be German

Article(s): en:Thirteen Colonies, en:United States, en:European colonization of the Americas, en:British colonization of the Americas, en:United Colonies,

Request

Could someone make a version of this map in US English?

The idea is to have a good map in English of the Thirteen Colonies as they existed in 1775 before the US Declaration of Independence: a map that is not anachronistic—that is, a map that doesn't show boundaries of US states that did not exist at the time. إيان (talk) 23:30, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Labels that need to be translated:

Sankt-Lorenz-Strom --> St. Lawrence River

Oberer See --> Superior

(zu Mass) --> (Mass)

Atlantik --> Atlantic

إيان (talk) 16:51, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

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•  Half done – I have translated most German elements into English, except Sankt-Lorenz-Strom, which I have not translated yet for some reasons. Here is the English-version map: Thirteencolonies politics cropped-en.jpg. --Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 17:42, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Thank you Sbb1413! Is there anyone who can change 'Sankt-Lorenz-Strom' to 'St. Lawrence River'? إيان (talk) 20:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Puerto Rico

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  Description of first image

Article(s): Hawaiʻi on Wiktionary; A lot

Request

I suggest adding Puerto Rico to the United States, unless it's not part of the United States.

Puerto Rico is part of the United States. People wonder why many Americans don't know it- well there's your answer. Just because "(US50)" appears in the title doesn't change how this image is actually used- see Hawaiʻi on Wiktionary. The caption there reads: "Hawaii in respect to the rest of the United States". You're giving people a stupid map that would need to be presented in a qualified way, and then that map is being used to imply that this is a map of the whole USA. You now get to choose whether WMF will continue to deceptively imply that Puerto Rico is somehow not part of the United States. Don't bring your decolonization ideological stuff at me when Russia still has Siberia and China has Tibet. As if! Yes Puerto Rico has got a special status. But they voted to become a state a few years ago (it wasn't accepted by the US Congress yet, this is just a fact that tends to discredit any "decolonization" ideological silliness). So Yes, it's the USA. Get off your high horse and show the people the full United States. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 22:26, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

• There are locator maps of Puerto Rico within the United States, similar to the above locator map of Hawaii. Take a look at the following maps:

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  Puerto Rico in United States (zoom + special marker) (US49)
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  Puerto Rico in United States (zoom + special marker) (US49+1)
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  Puerto Rico in United States (zoom) (US49)
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  Puerto Rico in United States (zoom) (US49+1)

• Also, you should not blame WMF for ignoring Puerto Rico as part of the US. It is generally not shown along with the 50 states and the federal district as US overseas territories are excluded from most maps. There's no "decolonization" ideology whatsoever on this matter, just a matter of convention. --Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 16:52, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

@Geographyinitiative: Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 15:51, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Pardon me, my comment above is a little bit intense! All I mean is that I feel that 1) if Puerto Rico appears on a map, 2) and the map does not show Puerto Rico as part of the USA, 3) then there should be a good reason, or a specific purpose for that map, rather than as a general map "of the USA". Hence I renew my request for the update to that map showing Hawai'i without showing Puerto Rico as part of the USA. --Geographyinitiative (talk) 16:16, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

In Description of first image, the position of the Hawaiian Archipelago inside the box is wrong. The islands need to turned to their correct geographical position. --Multituberculata (talk) 20:38, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Indiana Jones locations map - minor modification

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Article(s): Any article this already appears on.

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Could someone please change Taiwan back to grey, as it was on the original two versions of this map. Thanks. Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 12:15, 31 July 2023 (UTC) Snow Lion Fenian (talk) 16:59, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

In this map, Greece needs to be colored in both red and violet stripes, because a part of the first Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark (for which the color red is used), is set on an unnamed Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of Crete, where the Ark is opened. --Multituberculata (talk) 19:54, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Councils of governments in North Carolina

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  Example of map style

Article(s): Councils of governments in North Carolina

Request

Could someone make two separate maps like the one above? They are just simple county outlines overlaid on a North Carolina county map. The counties in both maps include:

Pee Dee Council of Governments - Anson, Montgomery, Moore, and Richmond counties

Eastern Carolina Council of Governments - Onslow, Duplin, Wayne, Greene, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret, and Pamlico counties

Thank you for your time and have a great day! -- DiscoA340 (talk) 19:08, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

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North Carolina/South Carolina statistical areas maps

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  North Carolina MSA map
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  South Carolina MSA map

Article(s): North Carolina statistical areas, South Carolina statistical areas

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Per this source (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf), the 2023 OMB report has realigned and renamed multiple different statistical areas, could someone update the two maps above to show the changes? The specific changes needed are:

NC Map:

* "Cullowhee, NC μSA" should be removed from the map and list.

* Harnett County should be shaded a new color and named "Anderson Creek, NC μSA".

* Haywood County should be shaded a new color and named "Waynesville, NC μSA".

* Granville County should be removed from the "Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA" and left colorless.

* "Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA" should be removed from left chart; Brunswick County, North Carolina should be shaded the same cyan-like color as the Wilmington, NC MSA.

* "New Bern, NC MSA" should become "New Bern, NC μSA".

* Perquimans County (9) should be removed from the "Elizabeth City, NC μSA" and left colorless.

* "Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC μSA" should become "Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC MSA".

* Rockingham County should be shaded the same blueish color as the "Rockingham, NC μSA" and the same blueish color should be removed from Sampson County.

* "Shelby, NC MSA" should become "Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA".

SC Map:

* Abbeville County should be shaded the same green color as the "Greenville-Anderson, SC MSA".

* "Bennettsville, SC μSA" should be removed from the map and list.

* Clarendon County should be removed from the "Sumter, SC MSA" and left colorless.

* "Georgetown, SC μSA" should become "Murrells Inlet, SC μSA".

* "Greenville-Anderson, SC MSA" should become "Greenville, SC MSA".

* "Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC MSA" should become "Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSA" with the capital "I" between the "H" and "l" in "Hilton" (a typo) be made lowercase.

* "Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC MSA" on left chart should become "Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA" (if the cut-off part of the word could be fixed as well, that would be great).

* Union County should be shaded the same purple color as the "Spartanburg, SC MSA" and "Union, SC μSA" should be removed for the list.

Thank you for your time and help; have a great day! -- DiscoA340 (talk) 03:25, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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How can we upload interactive svg to wiki with target wiki page

Svg image which i want to upload: https://editsvgcode.com/qjxyf533wghllwfj9wr

& can you help me with appropriate description(instructions) for this File:Ahmedabad district.svg image.

DilipSpatel (talk) 15:10, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Map of the Wash (Lincolnshire/Norfolk)

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  Please create a SVG version of this map please.

Article(s):The Wash and various others

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Please can a SVG version of this map please be created of the Wash that goes around the Lincolnshire and Norfolk coastlines, in the new SVG version can the places listed on the PNG map be included in the new map along with the river outlines of the Witham, Welland, Nene and Great Ouse and the county boundary of both Lincolnshire and Norfolk and also to add some further information could some of the features of the wash be included like “The Lynn Channel”the “Boston Deeps” and the “Lynn Deeps”. (MOTORAL1987 (talk) 12:52, 31 August 2023 (UTC))

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  Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Article(s): [[]]

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(details of your request go here...208

) --2409:4089:AB1C:8420:7CEF:BBE4:1170:26FD 04:52, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

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Create a SVG version of File:Topo 25 sheets orig.jpg

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  Assembly map of for Swisstop 1:25,000 sheets.

Article(s): Category:Swisstopo 1:25'000 map sheets

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Please create a SVG version of File:Topo 25 sheets orig.jpg. Only the external borders, the grid, and the sheet names are needed, while if the lakes and rivers can be included, it is nice. File:Cantons Suisses.svg or File:Switzerland adm location map.svg can be used as base map. The name of all sheets is available in Category:Swisstopo 1:25'000 map sheets. --Yann (talk) 20:48, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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Map of Republic of Mahabad by William L. Eagleton

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Hi. I found out the map linked above is copyrighted, but it is useful and has educational value because it is different version of Category:Maps of the Republic of Mahabad. It would be nice if someone can reproduce a map based on that so that we don't lose it.

This is the source this file is derived from:

• William L. Eagleton (1963), The Kurdish Republic of 1946. Oxford University Press. Map III, page 127.

This is the original caption of the file:

• "The Boundries of the Kurdish Republic, Sites of Battles, and the route of the Barzanis retreating to the USSR."

More on the context: w:Iran crisis of 1946, w:Republic of Mahabad

Thank you in advance. -HeminKurdistan (talk) 14:08, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

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 Request taken by --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:54, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

@HeminKurdistan I have some questions.

• In the south east there are two places marked with X Mamashah, Qahrawa, I can't find them on the maps of today. Are they really small, do you want them in the map?
• The dates on the retreat route, are the dates of how far they got or are the dates of battles?

--please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 13:39, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

@HeminKurdistan I guess you are busy elsewhere so I have continued.

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Those drafts are PNG versions of the original SVG file I'm working in and will upload to commons.

Those drafts are shown for proofreading only.

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I have two different drafts for you; one with a topographic map and one with a flat map.

• Flat draft-1.
• Topograhic draft-1.

We can also upload both versions, feedback thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:13, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

@HeminKurdistan I need your feedback as above, to be able to continue, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Taiwan Strait median line

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Article(s): Taiwan Strait

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There is no high quality map of the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Wikimedia Commons or on Wikipedia (the only ones I can find are these I've just uploaded and added here); such a map should be produced.

(1) Here is a pdf that shows the median line of the Taiwan Strait: [1]. (2) Here is a discussion of the median line on Wikipedia: Taiwan_Strait#Median_line. (3) Here is a Wiktionary article with five reliable sources discussing the line: [2].--Geographyinitiative (talk) 18:33, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

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Geographyinitiative So you want a svg version showing the Strait, without the different flight paths? --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 16:42, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

@Geographyinitiative I need your feedback on my questions above, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 15:50, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

ethnic and linguistic maps of the Caucasus

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Article(s): [[]]

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Please update these maps due to the w:flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians. Initially, it would be better to mark this area as uninhabited, because according to the UN there are between 50 and 1,000 people left.

The second thing is to add a "spot" of Greeks near the city of w:Yessentuki to the first map. --Swiãtopôłk (talk) 16:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

All of Nagorno-Karabakh and the striped areas around it, need to be colored in striped green and white, because almost all Armenians fled the region in September/October 2023, but has still not been populated by Azerbaijani civilians in the striped areas, after Azerbaijan gained it in late 2020. The whole region is patrolled by Azerbaijani troops and police, who are the only human presence, hence why the whole region needs to be colored both in green and white stripes, rather than just in green or just in white. --Multituberculata (talk) 20:54, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Current and former Marxist–Leninist states (North Korea to be striped)

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Article(s): en:Marxism–Leninism and related pages.

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Add a rotated (45 degrees) stripe pattern to North Korea (red and dark red).

To reflect the lack of consensus whether North Korea is still Marxist–Leninist or not. –Vipz (talk) 18:51, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 DoneI have created an SVG map (Former & Current Marxist–Leninist states map.svg) per your request. Please let me know if this is incorrect. Thatautistichistorian (talk)

Map of French Guyana in a book for Wikisource

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  Current state of the map

Article(s): https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Aventures_en_Guyane

Request

Hi! Would it be possible to enhance this image? Similar to what has been done regarding this one for example : File:Belliou la Fumée - Hachette- page 17.jpg. This illustration will be on Wikisource in French. --Tpe.g5.stan (talk) 09:41, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

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I edited the image like the other picture you linked, but some of the writing in the image is hard to read(even in the original), so if you want i could try making a higher resolution version and re write the text so that is is easier to read :3  Done Worm-b0y16 (talk) 12:48, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks a lot !

On republications of this book they have completely changed the map. It is most probably the editor's work anyway (the author has disappeared/died in the forest and the book was published posthumously). I do not think it will be necessary. Tpe.g5.stan (talk) 13:14, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

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Update the Map

Data - https://dahd.nic.in/hi/related-links/annex-ii-8-gist-state-legislations-cow-slaughter

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Update the map and add the states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh in red. Data from [3]--103.241.226.199 06:23, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Both maps of India also need to include the new borders of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, which were created in 2019, and the borders of the State of Telangana, which was created in 2014. --Multituberculata (talk) 19:19, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Update map of NCAA D-I men's hockey locations

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  Map showing the locations of all NCAA Division I men's college ice hockey teams

Article(s): en:List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs

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This map needs to be updated with current locations listed at en:List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs#Men

--R.L (talk) 17:54, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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3 images need fixing

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  Artsakh needs removing
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  Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica and Fiji need to be grey as they have no official Railways
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  Artsakh is being dissolved, Ukraine and Moldova have left Commonwealth of Independent States and CISFTA

Article(s)

en:International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, en:List of track gauges, en:Collective Security Treaty Organization

Request

(I have listed underneath the 3 images what needs fixing.) --HelpfulHens (talk) 16:54, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea

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  Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea absorbed themselves into Russia.

Article(s)

en:List of states with limited recognition

Request

(Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea come up when I hover over them but they should come up as Ukraine as they dissolved themselves.) --HelpfulHens (talk) 16:59, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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I don't see what you're referring to. M.Bitton (talk) 20:53, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

@HelpfulHens Neither can I. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 12:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

When you hover the curser over Crimea and the Donbass, they showed up as Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea. But they have since been corrected. HelpfulHens (talk) 21:56, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Update of the maps of India, which need to include the borders of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Telangana.

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Article(s): Hundreds of articles across Wikipedia.

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The internal borders of India urgently need to be updated. The borders of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh which were created in 2019, and the borders of the State of Telangana, which was created in 2014, need to be drawn in the maps of India, which are very widely used in hundreds of articles across Wikipedia. These maps are categorized under the Category:SVG locator maps of states in India (red location map scheme). --Multituberculata (talk) 19:41, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Transnistria maps

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  Artsakh needs removing
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  Artsakh needs removing

Article(s)

en:International recognition of Transnistria, en:Foreign relations of Transnistria

Request

I have added the info above.

(details of your request go here...) --HelpfulHens (talk) 20:07, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Percent of scheduled tribes in India by tehsils by census 2011

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  Percent of scheduled tribes in India by tehsils by census 2011

Article(s): en:Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Request

Need to Make more visible indian states boundaries. Now It is hard to distinguish state and district boundaries. To make states and union territories boundaries more visible. Now it is almost same as for districts. --Kaiyr (talk) 11:33, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

@Kaiyr A this is a duplicate of the one I'm working on at Wikipedia:Graphics_Lab you should close this here. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 14:06, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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4 maps of Cuban municipalities with colouring pbms for islands

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  1) Municipality of Morón in Ciego de Ávila province
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  2) Municipality of Bolivia in Ciego de Ávila province
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  3) Municipality of Esmeralda in Camagüey prov.
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Article(s): fr:Morón (Cuba), fr:Esmeralda (Cuba), fr:Nuevitas, fr:Bolivia (Cuba) (all already in use)

Request

Hello you people who do such wonderful work, can you please help with that one ? The pbms are with the colouring of the islands (red, yellow, or absence thereof). (The refs are all maps in openstreet showing the municipalities' limits and the islands' limits.)

Start with checking on map 4 "Nuevitas" because the red colouring of the islands makes it easier to sort out. In that map, at that scale, we see roughly what looks like 4 of them red islands + a sort of peninsula west of them that's (righfully) attached to Nuevitas municipality by being in red too. Add to that the island in white, on the left of them red ones, and that gives the following list from west to east :

• cayo Coco, the island in white in map 4 and in red in map 1. It is with Morón. This one has the proper colour in all 4 maps but I mention it in case you decide to spend some time checking what's what. Knowing what this one is, will help.
• cayo Romano Occidental. It belongs to Morón, so :

map 1: it should be in red (not in white).

map 2: it should be in yellow (not in white).

map 3: it should be in white (not in yellow).

map 4: it should be in white (not in red).

• cayo Romano Oriental is with Esmeralda. It's the island that's got on its north side a long thin island which is cayo Cruz, so we can't get that one wrong. But also : it's taken me a while to sort out that the blob on its right, the one that looks (rather loosely) like an elephant with a bloated trump turned towards the left, is supposed to represent cayo Romano Oriental too (determined that by careful comparing of municipalities limits aligned with them cayos, + cayo Romano Oriental is almost 3 times the length of cayo Romano Occidental so that fits these maps too). So :

map 1 and map 2: both blobs ok in white.

map 3: both blobs should be in red (not in yellow).

map 4: both blobs should be in yellow (not in red).

• cayo Guajaba is with Nuevitas. This one has the proper colour in all 4 maps.
• cayo Sabinal (the "sort of peninsula") is with Nuevitas. This one has the proper colour in all 4 maps.

Of course all the maps for all municipalities in Ciego de Ávila province and in Camagüey province also show the wrong colours for these islands but at least there is no red involved so it doesn't show so much. Besides that, in all the maps, Guáimaro municipality is shown to go all the way to the sea, which it doesn't (see fr:Guáimaro where I added a comment in that sense). For the municipalities in Camagüey province, each of them has a handy section "Municipalités voisines" with a table that gives links to all neighbouring places, + with the corresponding map in each, so you can jump from one to the next without having to go back to commons each time. I just finished that, will do Ciego de Ávila province next.

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Many thanks to whomever will accept to take the time so sort out these 4 maps' colours. --Pueblo89 (talk) 05:59, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

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Large svg map

• Simplified (but not too simple) SVG of Canada's census divisions
  Simplified (but not too simple) SVG of Canada's census divisions
• Description of second image (if needed)
  Description of second image (if needed)
• Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)
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Article(s): [[]]

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I have an extremely large (235 mb) svg file of Canada's census divisions. I downloaded the shapefile from [4] (it's freely licensed) and converted it to SVG. I can't simplify the paths on Inkscape without messing up the internal borders. What should I do to be able to upload it to Commons? --Kingofthedead (talk) 06:19, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

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@Kingofthedead: I assume that you're referring to the "census division" from the "Administrative boundaries". What do you mean by "messing up the borders"? How much simplification are you after? Is the map going to be shown by itself or as part of another bigger map with which it needs to align? M.Bitton (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

@M.Bitton: I downloaded the "census divisions" shapefile from Administrative boundaries. I then converted it to svg. By "messing up the borders" I mean the internal borders become too simple, leaving white space in between. In reality I only want the extremely, unnecessarily detailed coasts which have a lot of nodes to be reduced. This is what it looks like when I use the "simplify" feature on Inkscape:

The purpose of uploading this map is to have a high-quality SVG file of all census divisions of Canada which includes all of Canada, similar to File:Blank USA map with counties.svg. Kingofthedead (talk) 05:03, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. M.Bitton (talk) 13:10, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done @Kingofthedead: please check the finished map and let me know if I missed something, though please bear in mind that anything minor would have to wait until the new year. The instructions on how to use it are here. M.Bitton (talk) 14:42, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Vectorize raster map file

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  Raster map file

Article(s): en:Tren Maya

Request

Hi! Please vectorize this raster map file. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 21:19, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

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Fake SVG needs replacement

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  Apparent fake SVG; locator map of Uzbekistan
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  Locator map of Tajikistan, for comparison
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  Finished map

Article(s): en:Uzbekistan

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Appears to be a fake SVG; needs to be urgently replaced by an authentic one matching the style of other maps in Category:SVG_locator_maps_of_countries_of_Asia_(gray_and_green_globe_scheme). --–LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 04:40, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

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Please note that although this particular map seems is bad, not all so-called "fake SVG" maps are.  Request taken by M.Bitton (talk) 19:35, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done @LaundryPizza03: I didn't overwrite the problematic map. M.Bitton (talk) 16:25, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Keir Starmer Approval Graph

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Article(s): en:Leadership approval opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election

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Can someone please update this graph to the latest version using the information in the Keir Starmer section on the Wikipedia page linked above, which as of the time of writing stetches from April 2020 to 19 Sep 2023. Helper201 (talk) 19:55, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

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Incorrect/missing colors of waterbodies

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Article(s): en:Vironniemi

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The map above is just an example; there are probably 100+ of these maps with incorrect/missing waterbody colors on maps of Helsinki. File:Helsinki districts.svg is the base map file and has the correct coloring; please compare it to the image above. Those incorrect maps were made by User:Stadscykel who later fixed some of them (e.g. Special:Diff/43585007, Special:Diff/43585930), but most of those maps still have incorrect/missing colors. Related discussions on fi.wikipedia: link and link, and here on Commons: link. --JAAqqO (talk) 01:06, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

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Update with source

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  Description of first image
• Description of second image (if needed)
  Description of second image (if needed)
• Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)
  Description of third image (if needed; don't request too many at once, though)

Article(s): [[]]

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An update is needed since a source from en:UNOSAT (link here) has given demarcation for the new state of north Somalia SSC-Khatumo. Could someone incorporate the UNOSAT source on Khatumo borders into the above map please? --Billboardbillal (talk) 10:48, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

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Gautier, Jackson County, Mississippi

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Article(s): w:Gautier, Mississippi

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Hello, can someone please upload a new map of Jackson County, Mississippi, specifically one that includes w:Gautier, Mississippi, as the area of the city has increased? It would be a new version of File:Jackson County Mississippi Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gautier Highlighted.svg. If it's not too difficult, someone could also upload new maps showing the other cities in Jackson County, Mississippi. Thanks! Kk.urban (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

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A comprehensive geographical map for the Seattle light rail network Link light rail

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  1 Line
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A comprehensive geographical map that shows both 1 Line and 2 Line with all stations of the Seattle light rail network Link light rail, including dashed lines under construction of both 1 Line and 2 Line with all stations, which can later be edited on, once they open to service in 2024 or 2025. Both lines should be colored differently. Currently, there is no detailed map that shows both lines. There are only maps which show 1 Line and 2 Line, separately.

The entire Link light rail network, including the lines under construction, are shown in detail in this website: https://www.urbanrail.net/am/seat/seattle.htm --Multituberculata (talk) 08:28, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Note that these maps also omit the T Line, which should be included. The UrbanRail website is also out of date, so station names need to be double-checked. SounderBruce 08:47, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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Translate to English and vectorize German language map file

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  Raster German language map

Article(s): en:South–North Water Transfer Project

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Hi! Please translate and vectorize this raster German language map file. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 05:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

@OrdinaryScarlett Graphic workers do not do translations, it's up to the requester to provide the translations in a way it's easy to work with, copy, see which goes where etc, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

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Piggly Wiggly locations map out-of-date

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  This map is not up-to-date.

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Link: en:Piggly Wiggly

Looking at pigglywiggly.com/store-locations/, they now have locations in New York and Texas, and don't have any in Missouri or Minnesota anymore. BhamBoi (talk) 04:27, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

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Map colours

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Article(s): en:Psilocybin decriminalization in the United States

Request

I think the colours for "Legal for medical use and decriminalized" and "Decriminalized" are quite similar and could lead to confusion, especially on small screens like mobiles and for people with sight and colour blindness and similar such issues. So, I think more different/distinct colours could be used for this map, taking into account colour blindness and sight issues and just generally be easier to distinguish between for everyone. Helper201 (talk) 17:30, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

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Create vector static map for commuter rail network

Article(s): en:Virginia Railway Express

Request

Hi! Please create a vector static map for this commuter rail network. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 02:41, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

P.S. Please use #eb1b23 for the Fredericksburg Line, and #1a458b for the Manassas Line. Thanks again! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 02:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

@OrdinaryScarlett As it is the requester who has the knowledge about the subject and the graphic workers knows the graphic, it's common that the requester provides a good free source for the request. Graphic worker doesn't generally do research and reads a lot of text etc, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:28, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Sure! A great source for the geographical data for both lines can be found at Data:Virginia Railway Express.map, which I made myself using the preexisting KML file attached to the Wikipedia article. I hope that's good enough? --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 23:04, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Where is the east end of the red line? It just appears to merge with the blue one on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data:Virginia_Railway_Express.map cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 02:41, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

The two merge together and both end at the same point; at Washington Union Station. Because of the way that these maps work, unfortunately you can only see one line over the other when they overlap. But yes, they both at the same point. --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 05:46, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

P.S. Again, but ideally a map similar to this would be preferable. Thanks again! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 00:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

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Convert raster map files to a vector file

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  Raster map file #1
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  Raster map file #2 (also needs to be updated)

Article(s): en:Corridor Cities Transitway and various South Florida rail articles

Request

Hi! Please convert this raster map file to a vector file. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 23:27, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

P.S. I added a second one. For the Downtown Miami Link service, please cut it back to Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer. Thanks again! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 00:20, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

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