Module talk:Location map/data/USA Alaska

Template USA Alaska International Boundary Commission
2008-06-30, Template USA Alaska lat_deg=51.02,71.7 lon_deg=-194.97,-129.82 corners:

These International Boundary Commission monuments should line-up with the template:


 * OK now?--Appraiser (talk) 11:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you,
 * For my purposes, Alaska worked with either (6/29 or 6/30) corners/edges,
 * with the thickness of the border lines and size of the marks,
 * anything between overlapping/touching and "dead center" are sufficient. :)
 * I have not experimented with how/where varying marksizes are plotted,
 * (used 3,4,6 and 8 pixel marks but have not paid attention to "where")
 * whether they calculate a "center" based on size, or just use a mark corner (if so, which corner)?


 * I am curious about the Location Map * "method/process",
 * How/where the background (.PNG) are obtained (detailed "how-to" or specific link)
 * and how the "initial corners/edges" are determined ...
 * Thought I read something on Wiki about:
 * a "tool" to assist in the corner/edge determination, but can not find the link)
 * that many such USA maps are downloaded from the U.S. Census Bureau? but I did not find the "recipe".


 * For instance, if I understand Location map+/~ correctly,
 * "inset" or "overview" maps in a "corner" can be performed by
 * setting the first "mark" to point to an opaque inset map, and
 * pointing the first mark to the appropriate coordinates.


 * My specific interest is extending/replicating the process (on an "as needed" basis) to Boroughs, Counties, Townships.
 * Alaska only has 16 "organized" Boroughs (counties) compared to some states which have many (like Ohio has 88 counties).
 * A dot on an Alaska map provides some information,
 * not as informative as a dot on an Alaskan borough map,
 * with Alaska as an inset/overview and a mark also plotted on the inset/overview.

LeheckaG (talk) 14:52, 30 June 2008 (UTC)