Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Topographic map of Florida

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Original - Topographic map of Florida

Reason: Detailed and professional
Articles in which this image appears: Florida
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Eric Gaba

Support as nominator --Jujutacular ^talk 02:03, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'm always in awe of Eric's maps. I've created quite a few maps using his instructions and assistance (only 1 is uploaded). However, WP:MAPS and WP:WPMAPS say "Only .svg (vector) and .png (raster) images are to be used for unanimated maps." Jpegs really are an unsuitable format for displaying maps. There is an .svg alternative, File:Florida topographic map-en.svg and I would support that without hesitation. Matthewedwards : Chat 04:22, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Switched. I just used the jpg because it was already in the article. Changed out, citing policy. Jujutacular ^talk 04:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Looks great. We really need more maps of this quality. P. S. Burton (talk) 10:23, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support I can't spot any obvious problems. Noodle snacks (talk) 12:21, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nergaal (talk) 15:30, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- I never vote on maps but this one looks very good indeed. Attention was given to the detail and the result is both aesthetically attractive and clear. Congratulations! A question to Sting: why is the distance scale designed this way?-- Alvesgaspar (talk) 17:58, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Alvesgaspar! Such a nice coment from a cartographer is always very valuable and pleasing. The projection is an Albers equal-area and the linear scale along the meridians is not constant like it could be in a polyconic projection for example. That's why, in a search of precision, I indicate the horizontal linear scale variation between the top and the bottom of the map. And thanks to all for supporting my work! Sting-fr (talk) 23:16, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the Albers projection the scale along the meridians does not vary linearly: it reaches a maximum value at the standard parallel (or at a latitude situated between the two standard parallels), decreasing from there to north (to 0, at the pole) and to south. In my opinion the graphical scale should reflect only the principal scale of the chart (which is the scale along the standard parallels) and the latitudes of the standard parallels should be identified in the legend. Any other solution is confusing. By the way, the scale along the meridians is not constant in the polyconic projection; but the scale along parallels is! Carry on with the good job! -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 00:22, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support Excellent map, easy to read and aesthetically pleasing --Booksworm ^Talk? 21:49, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support HQ image and good details. SMasters (talk) 07:23, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Florida topographic map-en.svg --Maedin\^talk 17:29, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]