Wikipedia:WikiProject Pakistan/Cartography

WikiProject Pakistan's cartography page is aimed at gathering well made high-quality images of maps and topographical and demographical data displayed on maps.

Aims and Objectives

This project aims to draw hi-resolution, vector maps (most preferably .SVG or .SVGZ) for articles relating to Pakistan or otherwise to territories that fall within the geographical boundaries of the nation. It also aims to get hi-resolution raster (.PNG) images for topographical and demographical images on a map. Another aim is to reproduce the maps previously created by Pakistani Wikipedians to employ the benefits of vector graphics and the suggested colours.

The scope of the project

The scope of the project is related but certainly not limited to the following:

NPOV maps related to Pakistan or any other south-Asian nation (post 1947)
Pre-Independence south Asian sub-continental cartography
The nations targeted may include India, PRC, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Iran, Afghanistan
It is encouraged that a Neutral Point of View be taken into consideration while submitting maps relating to the disputed territories of Kashmir.

Sister projects

WP India's cartography page
It is advised that images that may be a part of the Indian territorial cartography be also made available to the sister cartography page at WP India.

Participants and Nominations

You can participate by adding your name in the list below. Alternatively you can nominate a fellow Wikipedian whom you know has created a map for a Pakistan-related article to this list.

Arunreginald (talk · contribs)
Pahari Sahib (talk · contribs) – nominated by Arunreginald (talk · contribs)
Abbasi786786 (talk · contribs)

Types

The project is divided into locator maps, general maps and city maps.

Locator

Locator maps are used to show the location of a city, town, state or particular area within India. It is also used to show the location of a district, division or region in a map of a state.

General maps

Non-locator maps. Maps of this type include rivers, ancient kingdoms, crop-related etc.

City maps

Maps of cities. See the featured image of Manila alongside for reference. You can take example from the Image:Sindh Hyderabad Saddar city map.svg that was created to duplicate the mapping technologies used in the former image.

Topographical maps

These maps depict the topography of a region. See User:Captain Blood/GMT Example for an example.

Cartography Conventions

Cartography conventions are best practices collected from the WikiProject Maps talk page. Following the mentioned conventions, all maps currently available on the Wikipedia for Pakistan-related articles should be converted into SVG or PNG format. A very good exemplar is the map for the location of Pakistan (pictured left). Please report Pakistan-related maps that do not follow the mentioned guidelines and request an update if no one else has. Your help would be appreciated.

Colours

It is recommended by cartographers on Wikipedia that the following colours be used when creating maps. Adhering to these standards may well render the maps created suitable for use in other major Wikipedia articles. You can further debate in the discussion for this project.

Convention for locator maps (2012 scheme) (see more).
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

Convention for Area maps (see more).
Subject	Colorimetry (RGB/hex)
Point of interest (cities especially).	#B00000 R:176 G:0 B:0
Area of interest (species range, etc).	#F07568 R:240 G:117 B:104
Border colour for areas of interest.	#E0584E R:224 G:88 B:78
Parks or natural preservation areas.	#A0F090 R:160 G:240 B:144
Maps with opposite groups^[1]
Color n⁰1, opacity 100 or 40%:	#e41a1c R:228 G:26 B:28
Color n⁰2, opacity 100 or 40%:	#4daf4a R:77 G:175 B:74
Color n⁰3, opacity 100 or 40%:	#984ea3 R:152 G:78 B:163
Color n⁰4, opacity 100 or 40%:	#ff7f00 R:255 G:127 B:0
Color n⁰5, opacity 100 or 40% (/!\ may conflict with water bodies):	#377eb8 R:55 G:126 B:184
Color n⁰6, opacity 100 or 40%:	#ffff33 R:255 G:255 B:51
Color n⁰7, opacity 100 or 40%:	#a65628 R:166 G:86 B:40
Color for bird distribution map
Year-round.	#adafd8 R:173 G:175 B:216
Breeding areas.	#f5ae8c R:245 G:174 B:140
Migration or migratory areas.	#f7e983 R:247 G:233 B:131
Non-breeding areas.	#9dcce9 R:157 G:204 B:233
Introduced areas.	#ff7f00 R:255 G:127 B:0
Naming (upload): File:{Subject name in English} locator map.svg (or png, for locator maps) File:{Subject name in English} map.svg (or png) For species, use the binominal name. For others, use the English wiki article title. If needed, add just after the subject name the section's name, the year, etc. Note: Colours: A maximum of four colours is required for complex multi-color area maps (see Four color theorem).

References

^ Source: http://colorbrewer2.org > Qualitative scale > Set 1

Map Requests

You can request maps that need tinkering. Requests can be made for maps not available or for updates to maps that do not follow the below mentioned cartography conventions.

To request a map for a Pakistan-related article where the map is not available, use the following template in your Wiki text. Using this template would list the request in a category for Pakistan-related map requests.

 {{reqmapin|Pakistan}}

If you think that the map request may be relative to an Indian article (or any other nation's) as well, then add the other nation's name beside the request as depicted below.

 {{reqmapin|Pakistan|India}}

Locator Map Requests

Locator maps are used to show the location of a city, town, state or particular area within Pakistan. It is also used to show the location of a district, division or region in a map of a province. Following are locator maps requested for various regions of Pakistan.