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Conventions for visa policy maps

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Hello, WP:MAPS. I am currently working on the visa policy of Nauru, and I was wondering if there was any conventions on the colors would be? It seems like the other visa policy articles have a lot of different colors, and I just wanted to be correct. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Jester (talk • contribs) 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Shetland islands

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just dropping a quick note here as I was asked to look at this Talk:Shetland#Need_better_map_image - looks like it ought to get a combination of File:Wfm_shetland_map.png and File:Shetland_UK_location_map.svg — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdwardLane (talk • contribs) 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Please assess

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Please assess Fictitious entry. Thanks! 11:32, 3 October 2018 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asianflavoure (talk • contribs) 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Registration is open for WCNA 2022 and Mapping USA

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 WikiConference North America 2022 will be virtual, November 11-13. We will hold it jointly with OpenStreetMap US's Mapping USA. Our theme this year is open knowledge allies.

Registration is now open here! Please register by the 10th so that we can set everyone up online on our platform. Like last year, we are planning on using Hopin.

Our schedule is will be finalized and available in the next few days. We have an exciting line-up of sessions related to Wikimedia, OpenStreetMap, and the intersection of the two. Stay tuned!

Local meet-ups will occur in Indianapolis and New York City - if you are available and interested in attending either of these, you can find more details here.

If you want to connect with other participants or have questions, please join our Telegram channel here.

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mapframe maps

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I've been doing a lot of editing on infobox map issues, following up on Wikipedia:Mapframe maps in infoboxes. Today I noticed this project page makes a few mentions of that underlying technology, but nothing in particular about this, so maybe we should add something. --Joy (talk) 15:31, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Exception to MOS:COLOR for maps?

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There is a discussion at Wiki project Military History about whether the MOS:COLOR accessibility guideline should have an exception for colors used in maps. Noleander (talk) 01:34, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion moved to Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style#Should_MOS:COLOR_be_updated_to_clarify_if_and_when_color_hues_may_be_used_to_convey_information_in_maps? Noleander (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Update: The above-named discussion about applying MOS:COLOR to maps concluded last week. The results were:

  • A new sentence was added to MOS:COLOR: "Applying these color accessibility guidelines to images and maps sometimes requires judgement when balancing them with other design principles."
  • The existing WP Informational page WP:MAPCOLOR was updated to include guidance from this academic paper about map accessibility, and also to include some example maps.

There were some notions mentioned in the discussion that did not become recommendations, such as: "All new maps must comply with color accessibility guidelines", or "It is permissible for some maps to deviate from color accessibility guidelines, provided there are compelling cartographic design justifications." Noleander (talk) 16:59, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system#Requested move 15 September 2025

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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate system#Requested move 15 September 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 11:54, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

this page could use a map

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List of WWII-era Fortifcations on the British Columbia Coast 2604:3D08:5776:7900:CC7F:BE41:B43C:7329 (talk) 01:57, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]


"Please" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:5776:7900:CC7F:BE41:B43C:7329 (talk) 01:58, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

where were the coordinates on that page sourced from?
I can create a map of this in a few minutes, what I'm concerned about is that these coordinates seem to be user generated, which would be original research. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 21:36, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I started to take a stab at this, but it's kind of tricky because the vast majority of the points cluster in three small areas: Prince Rupert, Victoria, and Vancouver. See the autogenerated OpenStreetMap map: [1]. The headers ("North Coast", "Central Coast", and "South Coast") already tell you the general area of each fort, so I'm not sure how much more value a map would add. Justin Kunimune (talk) 00:10, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Have you been able to find the citations on the coordinates? GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 17:52, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't look; I'm just saying don't spend too much time trying to verify the coordinates because I'm not sure a map would be practical in the first place. Justin Kunimune (talk) 21:46, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You can make your own map, like this (remove the *s):

{*{Location map+|British Columbia | width = 250 | caption = whiz bang | places = {*{Location map~|British Columbia |lat=54.16|long=-130.36|position=right|label=Seal Cove}} {*{Location map~|British Columbia |lat=50.00|long=-120.00|position=right|label=Whap}} }} Benjamin Trovato (talk) 01:30, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]