Talk:Atlas
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[edit] Never Mind my Last Post!!
Folks, it's wikipedia user Chocolatier again ... I'm such a new user of all these things that my enthusiasm can lead to minor embarassments ... such be the case now... so i'm "editing out" my last edit... thanks--142.163.78.193 17:25, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Congrats!
This atlas is really, really awesome! Well done!! --Astrokey44 09:08, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Make maps
Hello, you can be interesting in the en:wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Maps. This project need to set up efficient cartographic protocols/norms, for wikipedia purpose. If you know some cartographers able to lead a such project, that's welcome. - lyhana8 (Talk) 15:21, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Alternative
Is there any gallery of maps with less English text that I can link to from a picture of the day description? I tried linking to maps but that is a redirect to here. /81.229.40.149 16:22, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
- There are sometimes separate maps of entries. Electionworld 23:25, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wikibooks
Maybe Wikibooks is a better place for this Atlas project. Since Commons is a multilingual project the atlas will get more complex as more languages are added. If the atlaswas at Wikibooks, the atlas can be single language with translations at the different Wikibooks language edistions. Atlases are books used for education so the atlas project should fit the purpose of Wikibooks (educational text books and manuals). /81.229.40.149 16:56, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
- It might be true, but the maintenance of the atlas, especially checking for new maps is easier in commons. A future alternative could be a separate domain Wikiatlas. Though commons is multi-lingual, the atlas entries are limited to English and the native languages of the countries involved. Electionworld 23:24, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Beyond your mission statement
With your experience in the Atlas project, a matter with some relation --place name list/identifier with maps 'Proto-project' is being discussed here: w:Talk:List_of_countries_in_Europe#Proto-proposal -- and I wondered whether anyone here would care to advise us on what's already in the works of a similar (or identical!) nature to your knowledge. I'd some hopes you all already had something along these lines in progress, but perhaps there is another Commons project of related scope (One generating locator maps comes to mind). Thanks // FrankB 17:09, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Help with map project
Does anyone have a .svg map program that can be of my assistance? I need some help in creating a street map of New York City in .svg format. I am trying to format it similar to Google Maps or Windows Live Maps. Help will be appreciated. You can respond on my talk if you'd like. Thanks. --Imdanumber1 11:57, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Clickable maps for the atlas
I'm working on making clickable image maps for this atlas. For example:
I made this map with the image map editor tool. I took a long time to make it, and then I realized the map didn't include Antarctica, so I'll have to do it over again with a different map. I'm thinking we could have a map like this on every regional page in the atlas.
What do you think? -Teaandcrumpets 16:32, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
- Update: I'm making clickable map templates for all the regions of the world. If you want to help, pick a continent/region, and do it. It's pretty easy with the image map editor. -Teaandcrumpets 13:08, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
It seems there are already many maps from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum on commons, yet few are assigned to Category:Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and/or to Ortelius. Please check and expand what I have started. --Matthead 04:28, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
GIS DATA REQUEST FOR RARELIBRA: I am interested in obtaining the GIS files for your map of rayons of Kazakhstan. I would like to use them in some GIS-based research I do. Please email me for details: jablackburn@fullerton.edu. Thank you and excellent work.
[edit] GIS DATA REQUEST FOR RARELIBRA
GIS DATA REQUEST FOR RARELIBRA: I am interested in obtaining the GIS files for your map of rayons of Kazakhstan. I would like to use them in some GIS-based research I do. Please email me for details: jablackburn@fullerton.edu. Thank you and excellent work.
[edit] Sealand
I was wondering what u where gonna do with the principality of Sealand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand)
I hope this is the right place to ask this, i'm new to this..
Tosty_82 (wikipedia-account) april 2nd 2008
