Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Locator maps

Locator map for Comunidad Valenciana in Spain

This page provides conventions for the creation of locator maps.

Usage: Locator maps are first create blank maps aiming to be derivated into several specific Locator maps, Areas maps, Historical maps, Exchange maps.

Creation: Locator maps are conveniently derivate from country or wider area Location maps (blank). The map maker has to color the ocean, land, rivers, subject area, to the Locator maps conventional colours. Locator maps are very basic, and should not have, or have very few labels. Their aim is to show the geographical occupation in a wider context, not to explain this occupation.

See also: Area maps

Convention

Convention for locator maps (2012 scheme).

Subject	Colorimetry (RGB/hex)
Landmasses
Toponymes (names)	#000000 R:0 G:0 B:0
Territory of interest / Marked / Focus	#C12838 R:193 G:40 B:56
Surrounding territories (Internal).	#FDFBEA R:253 G:251 B:234
Surrounding landmass (Outside)	#DFDFDF R:223 G:223 B:223
Background D (opacity 50%)	#C1283880 R: G: B:
Foreground C (opacity 50%)	#FDFBEA80 R: G: B:
Circle marker opacity, glow effect, zoom box: scale effect (opacity 25%)	#C1283840 R: G: B:
Political borders. Country, state, and province borders. Nuance is provided by line styling.	#656565 R:101 G:101 B:101
Water.
Hydronymes (names).	#1278AB R:18 G:120 B:171
Rivers; coastlines for lakes, oceans.	#1278AB R:18 G:120 B:171
Water bodies: oceans, seas or lakes.	#C7E7FB R:199 G:231 B:251
Helper
Zoom box shadow (opacity 50%)	#65656580 R: G: B:
Naming (upload): File:{Subject name in English} locator map (blank).svg (for template map) File:{Subject name in English} locator map-en.svg for English version File:{Subject name in English} locator map-ko.svg for Korean version File:{Subject name in English} locator map-num.svg for numbered international version

Inset maps

Inset maps may be used with in locator maps so that the location can be seen in a wider context; the subject being located within larger-scale map (the local map), accompanied by a smaller scale map of the country or wider region (the wide map). Two versions are commonly seen:

• The wide map in an inset within the local map;
• The local map as an inset within the wide map.

As an example of each:

Gallery of examples

• 
  Note: This widely used scheme should now become the semi-official locator style.
• 
  State within its larger union (USA)
• 
  Zoomed in territory with circle markers
• 
  Country within its larger union (European Union)
• 
  Country w/o context

Ancient scheme

Extended content

This 2008 scheme has been supersed by the 2012 scheme. Former convention for locator maps (2008 scheme - superseded) (see more). Subject Colorimetry (RGB/hex) Toponymes (names) #000000 R:0 G:0 B:0 Major political borders. Country, state, and province borders. #A08070 R:160 G:128 B:112 Other minor political borders. #D0C0A0 R:208 G:192 B:160 Territory of interest. #FFFFD0 R:255 G:255 B:208 Surrounding territories. #F7D3AA R:247 G:211 B:170 Bodies of water, oceans or lakes. #9EC7F3 R:158 G:199 B:243 Lake or ocean's coasts, rivers, if necessary. #1821DE R:24 G:33 B:222 Naming (upload): File:{Subject name in English} locator map (blank).svg (for template map)

See also

• Commons:Category:SVG locator maps (location map scheme)
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Locator maps (2008) - supersed
• Hack, Hans; Aisch, Gregor (Oct 10, 2018), Introducing Locator Maps in Datawrapper, Datawrapper
• Hack, Hans; Aisch, Gregor (Oct 10, 2018), Locator Maps App, Datawrapper