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The parent of this WikiProject are WikiProject India and WikiProject Maps

Aim – This project aims to draw hi-resolution, vector maps for India-related articles. It also aims to get hi-resolution raster (.png) topography images. mastan

Scope – NPOV maps related to India (post-1947) and historical pre-Independence India (includes the South Asian nations of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan). The secondary goal would be to get NPOV maps for Pakistan, PRC, Afghanistan and Bhutan since they border disputed territories of India.

Members

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Members

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Types

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

Locator

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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

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

City maps

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Maps of cities. See the featured image of Manila alongside for reference: rama nathapuram [1]

Topographical maps

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

These maps show demographic information using colors.


for more and updated information about indian census or maps

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Using locator maps

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Locator maps for cities are automatically added when the Infobox Indian Jurisdiction is used and latitude and logitude parameters are provided. If a locator map needs to be added to a section in an article, then use Location map template. Find below some examples.

Usage

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{{Location map|India
 |label=label
 |position=left or right - position of the label relative to the mark, defaults to right
 |background=color - background color for the label, defaults to none 
 |lat=latitude in degrees
 |long=longitude in degrees
 |mark=image file name - a red dot by default
 |caption=caption - caption below the map
 |float=left or right or none
 |width=width of the map
}}

Examples

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{{Location map|India|float=none|label=Mumbai|lat=18.96|long=72.82|position=left}}

 
 
Mumbai
Mumbai (India)

{{Location map|India|float=left|width=100|label=Thiruvananthapuram|lat=8.5|long=76.9|caption=Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of Kerala}}

 
 
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of Kerala

{{Location map|India|float=right|label=Chennai|lat=13.09|long=80.27|background=white}}

 
 
Chennai
Chennai (India)

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{{location map+|India|float=none|width=270|caption=Metropolitan cities of India|places=
{{location map~|India|label=[[Mumbai]]|position=right|lat=18.96|long=72.82}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Chennai]]|position=right|lat=13.09|long=80.27}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Delhi]]|position=left|lat=28.35|long=77.13}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Kolkata]]|position=left|lat=22.33|long=88.20}}
{{Location map~|India|label=[[Bangalore]]|position=left|lat=12.58|long=77.35}}
{{Location map~|India|label=[[Hyderabad]]|position=bottom|lat=17.20|long=78.80}}
}}

Graphic Conventions

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Colours

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Please use the following colours recommended by WikiProject Maps.

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

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


Border styles

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Style Used for Comments
Thick line Primary borders Use a thick line for the primary (usually political) borders on a map. If the map primarily depicts a country, use a thick line for the country borders; if a state, the state borders.
Thin line Secondary borders Use a thin line (approximately 1/2 the thickness of the primary borders) for secondary boundaries. If a state map shows counties, use a thin line for county borders.
Italic font Bodies of water Use an italicized font for labelling bodies of water: oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.
All-caps font Primary regions Use a font in all-capital letters for labelling primary regions of interest: country names, state names, etc.
Mixed case font Secondary regions Use mixed case (capital followed by lowercase) for regions of secondary interest: provinces in a country map, counties in a state map, etc.

Words-relate Conventions

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Typeface

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Use only Sans serif-type fonts in the maps.

Scheme Case Font Size Tracking Opacity Example
Union territory Normal Bold 30/24 0 35
National capital UPPERCASE Bold Italic 24 -25 100
Union territory capital Normal Italic 24 -25 100
State UPPERCASE Bold 40/30 0 35
State capital Normal Regular 24 -25 100
Metro cities UPPERCASE Regular 24 -25 100

Cartographic conventions

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  • Names of coastal cities are written in the sea
  • Names of rivers and mountain ranges follow the path of the river/range
  • Capital cities are usually marked with a star

Uploading

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Format

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All maps should be drawn SVG format. SVG is a vector format that allows upscaling without pixellation. It also allows users to download and modify the map to make derivatives. Please do not use the following raster formats: .png, .gif and .jpg for maps. For topographical maps, use .png.

Filenames

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TBD

Upload location

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  • If the map contains no text, upload it to commons:
  • If text is needed to be added to the map, please make two versions: One, a blank map without text, and the other with text. Upload the blank map to commons, and the one with English text here on en wiki.

Licensing

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Only images with a licence that allows commercial usage and allows derivatives to be made may be uploaded to wikipedia. The following licences qualify:

  • PD (Public domain) – user releases all rights to the image
  • GFDL – derivatives or commercial usage must be released only under the GFDL licence. User must be credited.
  • CC-BY- (creative commons, attribution) – similar to GFDL, the user must be credited, but derivatives may be released under other licences.
  • CC-BY-SA- (creative commons, attribution, share-alike) – same as CC-BY- but derivatives may be released only under the CC-BY-SA licence

You may use either one of the above. However to allow maximum compatibility across all wikimedia projects, it is suggested that we use either PD, or a dual licence GDFL + CC-BY-SA (v1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0). (dual licence).

Summary

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Please add the following information to summary while uploading.

{{Information
|Description=
|Source=
|Date=
|Author=
|Permission=
|other_versions=
}}

Legend

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Use the following template:

Template syntax Produces
{{Legend|#0000FF|Area where live [[Blue wale]].}}
  Area where live Blue whale.

Software and tips

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Two popular SVG drawing software available are Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape is free and available for many platforms.

  • Draw images in the highest resolution possible.
  • For text please use a generic font such as Serif, Sans-serif. Sans is more suited for maps. The wikimedia renderer rasterises all fonts using Arial, so use Arial regular to maintain appearance of the map.
  • In inkscape make sure that you unflow the text
  • Ensure that no embedded raster images are present
  • Always add metadata. In Inkscape, metadata can be added in the Document Preferences.

Map resources

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All India Maps

  1. Base map of India with district boundaries, rivers and lakes  Y Image:India map blank.svg / Image:India map en.svg
  2. Locator maps for all States  Y Image:India RegionName locator map.svg
  3. locator maps for all regions  Y Image:India StateName locator map.svg
  4. Disputed areas map  Y Image:India disputed areas map.svg
  5. Physical map  Y Image:India physical map.svg
  6. Roadway map  Y Image:India roadway map.svg
  7. Railway map (schematic)  Y Image:India railway schematic map.svg
  8. Precipitation map  Y Image:India annual rainfall map.svg
  9. Earthquake zone map  Y Image:India earthquake zone map.svg
  10. Wind zone map  Y Image:India wind zone map.svg
  11. Flood zone map  Y Image:India flood zone map.svg
  12. Population density map  Y Image:India population density map.svg
  13. Literacy rate map  Y Image:India literacy rate map.svg
  14. Sex ratio map  Y Image:India sex ratio map.svg
  15. Rivers and lakes map  Y Image:India rivers and lakes map.svg
  16. Decadal population growth map  Y Image:India decadal growth rate map en.svg
  17. Climatic zone map  Y Image:India climatic zone map en.svg
  18. Average annual temperature map  Y Image:India average annual temperature map en.svg
  19. Climatic disaster risk map  Y Image:India climatic disaster risk map en.svg
  20. Southwest summer monsoon onset map  Y Image:India southwest summer monsoon onset map en.svg
  21. Air connectivity map

State Locator Maps

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  1. Andhra Pradesh  Y Image:Andhra Pradesh locator map.svg
  2. Arunachal Pradesh  Y Image:Arunachal Pradesh locator map.svg
  3. Assam  Y Image:Assam locator map.svg
  4. Bihar  Y Image:Bihar locator map.svg
  5. Chhattisgarh  Y Image:Chhattisgarh locator map.svg
  6. Goa  Y Image:Goa locator map.svg
  7. Gujarat  Y Image:Gujarat locator map.svg
  8. Haryana  Y Image:Haryana locator map.svg
  9. Himachal Pradesh  Y Image:Himachal Pradesh locator map.svg
  10. Jammu and Kashmir  Y Image:Jammu and Kashmir locator map.svg
  11. Jharkhand  Y Image:Jharkhand locator map.svg
  12. Karnataka  Y Image:Karnataka locator map.svg
  13. Kerala  Y Image:Kerala locator map.svg
  14. Madhya Pradesh Y Image:Madhya Pradesh districts location map big.svg
  15. Maharashtra  Y Image:Maharashtra locator map.svg
  16. Manipur  Y Image:Manipur locator map.svg
  17. Meghalaya  Y Image:Meghalaya locator map.svg
  18. Mizoram  Y Image:India Mizoram locator map.svg
  19. Nagaland  Y Image:Nagaland locator map.svg
  20. Orissa  Y Image:Orissa locator map.svg
  21. Punjab  Y Image:Punjab locator map.svg
  22. Rajasthan  Y Image:Rajasthan locator map.svg
  23. Sikkim  Y Image:Sikkim locator map.svg
  24. Tamil Nadu  Y Image:Tamil Nadu locator map.svg
  25. Tripura  Y Image:India Tripura locator map.svg
  26. Uttar Pradesh Y Image:Uttar Pradesh locator map.svg
  27. Uttarakhand  Y Image:Uttarakhand locator map.svg
  28. West Bengal  Y Image:West Bengal locator map.svg

State political Maps

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  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar  Y Image:BiharDistricts.png
  5. Chhattisgarh
  6. Goa  Y Image:Goamap.png
  7. Gujarat
  8. Haryana
  9. Himachal Pradesh
  10. Jammu and Kashmir
  11. Jharkhand
  12. Karnataka
  13. Kerala
  14. Madhya Pradesh
  15. Maharashtra
  16. Manipur
  17. Meghalaya
  18. Mizoram
  19. Nagaland  Y Image:Nagalandmap.png
  20. Orissa
  21. Punjab  Y Image:Punjab district map.png
  22. Rajasthan
  23. Sikkim  Y Image:Sikkimdistricts.png
  24. Tamil Nadu
  25. Tripura  Y Image:Tripura map.png
  26. Uttar Pradesh
  27. Uttarakhand  Y Image:UttarakhandDistricts.png
  28. West Bengal

City Maps

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  1. Map of New Delhi  Y Image:New Delhi map.svg
  2. Base map of Delhi with city limits and water bodies  Y Image:Location map India New Delhi.png
  3. Base map of Mumbai with city limits and water bodies  Y Image:Mumbai area locator map.svg
  4. Base map of Kolkata with city limits and water bodies
  5. Base map of Chennai with city limits and water bodies  Y Image:Chennai area locator map.svg
  6. Base map of Bangalore with city limits and water bodies  Y Image:Bangalore street Map.png
  7. Base map of Pune with city limits and water bodies
  8. Base map of Ahmedabad with city limits and water bodies
  9. Base map of Kochi with city limits and water bodies  Y File:Kochi India area locator map.svg
  10. Base map of Hyderabad (India) with city limits and water bodies  Y File:Hyderabad Outer Ring Road and its radial roads.png
  11. Base map of Patna with city limits and water bodies  Y File:Patna area locator map.svg
  12. Base map of Bhopal with city limits and water bodies  Y File:Location map India Bhopal.svg
  13. Base map of Trichy with city limits and water bodies  Y File:Tiruchirappalli city locator.png
  14. Base map of Lucknow with city limits and water bodies

District Maps

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  1. Nagpur district map (locator)  Y File:Nagpur.png

Requests

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