Commons:Wikimaps sub-projects

This page centralizes information about the current projects involving maps among the Wikimedia community.

Wikimaps can be considered as a meta-project ; it is now an official project sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation. Many sister projects coexist and are also in development, most of which aim at preparing data for Wikimaps or intervene at some part of the Wikimaps workflow.

Please add your project information below. Anybody interested in a project can add himself/herself to the list of participants, make sure newcomers understand the purpose and planning of your project !

Warper

Objective : Import, georeference and publish historical maps. Main Wikimaps sub-project ?

Interaction with the Wikimaps meta-project : Will probably be the Wikimaps core

Demo site : http://warper.wmflabs.org

Next steps in planning :

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Partnerships (GLAMs, etc.) :

• WMF labs

People currently working on the project : (indicate what each person does)

• Susannaanas (project coordination)
• Add your name here

People willing to join the project : (indicate your area of interest/skills)

• Add your name here

Resources : (source code, design or tech documentation, etc.)

• Source code : https://github.com/timwaters/mapwarper
• Design information

Wikiatlas

Objective : Create SVG maps from GeoJSON data (public domain maps)

Interaction with the Wikimaps meta-project : Will allow to import nowadays maps into Wikimaps ?

Demo site : http://4thmain.github.io/projects/hacks/wiki-atlas.html

Next steps in planning :

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People currently working on the project : (indicate what each person does)

• Planemad (design, development)
• Yug (development)
• Add your name here

Partnerships (GLAMs, etc.) : None

People willing to join the project : (indicate your area of interest/skills)

• Add your name here

Resources : (source code, design or tech documentation, etc.)

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Building Inspector

Objective : Geolocalize buildings and streets from old maps.

Interaction with the Wikimaps meta-project : (?)

Demo site : http://leatherwood.herokuapp.com/

Next steps in planning :

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Partnerships (GLAMs, etc.) :

• New York Public Library

People currently working on the project : (indicate what each person does)

• Chippyy (?)
• Add your name here

People willing to join the project : (indicate your area of interest/skills)

• Add your name here

Resources : (source code, design or tech documentation, etc.)

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Your project

Objective :

Interaction with the Wikimaps meta-project :

Demo site :

Next steps in planning :

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Partnerships (GLAMs, etc.) :

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People currently working on the project : (indicate what each person does)

• Add your name here

People willing to join the project : (indicate your area of interest/skills)

• Add your name here

Resources : (source code, design or tech documentation, etc.)

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