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Map Use Papaloapan River
Dear Kmusser, I realize this has been asked before but I´d like to make sure. I´d like to use the map of the Papaloapan river catchment for a Master´s thesis that will be published (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papaloapanrivermap.png). Apart from referencing your name and wikipedia, is it also necessary to refer to the USGS and the Digital Chart of the World which you used as a basis for your map? Thanks and best wishes!
 * You are welcome to the map and no you don't need to list my sources as well. Kmusser (talk) 12:13, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

USE OF MAP
Dear Kmusser, I would like to use a portion of one of your maps (Rio Grande, Bolivia) for an article I am working on and plan to publish. It is listed as Creative commons. How should I acknowledge your work? All the best, Ben 190.186.141.83 (talk) 19:51, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Just list myself, Karl Musser, as the author and Wikipedia as the publisher. Thanks. Kmusser (talk) 20:48, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Update of Airport Maps
Any chance of updating your excellent IAH destinations map? IAH has added a ton of international destinations in just the last few years. The destinations text looks well updated, and there's also an article about new destinations here. Thanks!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3479:D440:8D25:F9DA:40E1:6566 (talk) 15:27, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Kmusser. Please update the airport map of San Juan (SJU). Include only the non-stop destinations because some destinations now marked as direct (like DEN, LAS, MEX, PAP, SEA) are not direct, as they are not same plane service in the flights segments although maintain same flights numbers (totally normal in US airlines and hubs). Only differentiate between "seasonal" and "year-round" destinations. The destinations for the map are: ANU, ATL, AXA, AZS, BDL, BOG, BOS, BWI, CCS, CLT, CLE (seasonal), CPX, DCA, DFW, DOM, DTW (seasonal), EIS, EWR, FDF, FLL, FRA, HOU, IAD, IAH, JAX, JFK, LRM, MAZ, MCO, MSP (seasonal), NEV, ORD, PBI, PHL, PLS, POP, PTP, PTY, PUJ, SBH, SDQ, SKB, STI, STT, STX, SXM, TPA, VIJ, VQS, YYZ. The map date would be June 2014. SKB starts on January 15, AZS PLS & POP starts on January 20, MAD starts on May 22 and HOU starts on June 14. Thank you! Miguelpr91 (talk) 17:27, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Done, and thanks for doing the research, it does make it easier, though you forgot Miami :-) Kmusser (talk) 00:31, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you! True, I forgot Miami. But Toronto is year-round by Westjet, Saturday-only. :) Miguelpr91 (talk) 03:19, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Kmusser (talk) 19:01, 26 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello Kmusser. Please update airport maps of Panamá (PTY) and Bogotá (BOG). To PTY: YUL, BOS, TPA, CDG, GEO, LIS. Update to July 2014. For December add DEN. TO BOG: Add (SJU, LIS, LHR, FOR, APO, LQM, LMC, VGZ, TME) Erase (CRC, BSB, VLN) Change (SAP is direct destination) updated to August 2014. Thanks :) --Luisfege (talk) 06:51, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Toro Negro State Forest
Hello Kmusser. It would be awesome if you could put together a trail map for Toro Negro State Forest for publishing. Details are HERE. Thanks - Happy and healthy new year 2014 ! Mercy11 (talk) 00:59, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

FLL
You have great maps. Would you please consider updating FLL (Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport). Thanks! --Meff56 (talk) 23:17, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. Kmusser (talk) 19:01, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Des Plaines River
The Des Plaines River map contains an error - Wake County should be Will County.

Ranita26 (talk) 14:20, 24 January 2014 (UTC)ranita26
 * Done, thanks for catching that. Kmusser (talk) 00:31, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Map use
Hello Kmusser, I love your work! Would you allow me to use your Platte River map in a scientific publication, with attribution? I know this is asking a lot, and will completely understand if you say no. Thanks, Lauradays (talk) 21:51, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are welcome to the map, per the Wikipedia license it can be used for any purpose, credit myself (Karl Musser) as the author and Wikipedia as the publisher. Kmusser (talk) 00:31, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Map use
Hi Karl, we like your work a lot! We are editing a journal intitled Orpheus Noster in our Károli University(Budapest, Hungary)about the early history of Amerika. Would you give us permission to publish your map of the Caribbean in a scientific publication, with attribution? Cheers, Imreghmonika (talk) 12:13, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, the replies above apply to all my maps uploaded here, per the Wikipedia license they can be used for any purpose, credit myself (Karl Musser) as the author and Wikipedia as the publisher. Kmusser (talk) 13:44, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

New Cambodian Province (Jan 2014) -- existing maps need updating
Hello Kmusser and thanks for the great work you do! I just wanted to make you aware that the Cambodian province of Kampong Cham has been split into two, the land east of the Mekong is now Tbong Khmum Province. I have been asking the creators of the various affected maps to make the appropriate changes (you can see a discussion and the source maps involved here). It would be great and much appreciated if you could find the time to update and create a similar locator map for the new province.

In case you need some sources, here are a few that show the new boundaries. This one, in the sixth paragraph, lists the districts (and one city) that have been cut from Kampong Cham to make the new province. Also, here is a source in Thai with a map showing (roughly) the dividing line. Many thanks in advance for your help.--William Thweatt TalkContribs 06:42, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Done, sorry it took so long. The dividing line was based exclusively on that last link you gave, so if you find something more detailed that shows something different let me know and I'll adjust it.  Kmusser (talk) 00:17, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks! As always, nice work.--William Thweatt TalkContribs 02:06, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

turkish lake
hello my friend, how are you? long ago you made for me some maps of iranian rivers. i want to know if you can draw also maps of turkish lakes. i currently write an article of the Lake Uluabat. can you draw me a map with the lake, the places at the shore, the rivers etc? have a nice day.--KureCewlik81 (talk) 16:41, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't have much time for map-making these days, but I'll take a look when I get a chance. Kmusser (talk) 18:53, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * wonderful. thank you. just send me message when you have time.--KureCewlik81 (talk) 22:32, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello my friend, how are you? I've finished the article about that lake and want to know if you have time to draw a map. The article is here de:Uluabat Gölü. Have a nice day.--KureCewlik81 (talk) 20:58, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
 * hello Kmusser, I just wanted to ask if you could find time to create these turkish lake map. Ciao.--KureCewlik81 (talk) 22:12, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Sadly not anytime soon, I just don't have the time for wikipedia these days. Kmusser (talk) 16:59, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, if you don't have time, it's no problem. I try to give this wish to the german map section. maybe they can help me. have a nice day. ciao--KureCewlik81 (talk) 17:09, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * after a long time I will try my luck and ask you, if you have any time to make this map. I hope you are fine. PS: you can teach me you techniques and I will try to make own maps.--KureCewlik81 (talk) 09:50, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I feel like I should reward you for persistence :-) I still don't know when I'll get to it, but the next map I make will be this one.  Kmusser (talk) 17:43, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Your maps are really good and have a great layout. therefore I am so persistent :-)--KureCewlik81 (talk) 00:38, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

An interactive map of Wikipedia Education Programs for Outreach wiki
Hello Karl,

I saw your name in the list of cartographer supporters of an IEG proposal for the Wikimaps Atlas project by User:Yug and User:Planemad.

I'm on the WMF's global education team, and some of our community members have asked us to add a map of educational programs on education.wikimedia.org. We really want this, too; and we'd especially like to have an interactive map, like this one used by Wiki Loves Monuments here.

I've submitted a map request on the Graphics Lab/Map workshop. But that process could take quite a while and it isn't guaranteed. So they suggest proposing a direct collaboration with a mapmaker using his talk page to request special maps.

I wanted to reach out to you because I thought your map of the Road to Recovery on the White House's website was pretty neat. :) (Pretty neat is an understatement; it was actually awesome.) :)

Do you know anyone in the cartography community who might want to participate in this? Could you possibly help us with this? I'm hoping so! :)

All the best to you, Anna Koval (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 15 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Dear Kmusser, I saw your reply to User:KureCewlik81 above and just wanted to let you know that the map that I requested your help with has already been made by User:NordNordWest here. Thank you anyway. :) I hope your wikibreak will be a positive one. Take care, Anna Koval (WMF) (talk) 17:22, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Saw Mill River watershed map request
I started working on expanding this one with at the Westchester edit-a-thon on Sunday. To make it perhaps easier to start, here's an online version from Westchester County's GIS website. Daniel Case (talk) 20:37, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Map usage/tweakage
Hello Kmusser! I was curious to see if I could tweak route signage on your maps, especially for cities like Albany, NY and others as such. I have the templates for larger signs and the fonts for them too for a bit more clarity and I was just wondering if I could receive your permission to do so. If you would like the fonts/signage for future maps/tweakage, just let me know!

All the best, Mike
 * Sure, go for it. Kmusser (talk) 00:06, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

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Request for another version of the Muskegon River Map
Hello! I have a request regarding the Muskegon River Map (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Muskegonrivermap.png). Is there any way I can obtain a high resolution version of this image (300dpi). I am creating a signs to place along the Muskegon Lake Channel and would like to use this image on the sign.

Additionally, I would like a portion of the map to be cropped, so only the lower peninsula of Michigan is depicted. If no high resolution version of the image is available, would you be able to provide a brief set of instructions on how to create the map utilizing USGS/ArcGIS? I would consider myself to be a beginner-intermediate level in terms of experience with ArcMap.

Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks!

Sashuman (talk) 16:48, 22 March 2016 (UTC)


 * I do not have a higher resolution available as I lost the original files for that map to a hard drive crash. It would be fairly easy to recreate in ArcGIS though.  The layers you'd need are available from USGS at http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/atlasftp.html (state and county boundaries, and the hydrographic database for the stream and lake - no real short cut or trick to selecting out the river you want, I just selected individual line segments) and http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/atlas-ftp-global-map.html (Canada boundary) and http://nhd.usgs.gov/wbd.html (watershed boundary - Muskegon is HUC8 = 04060102). Kmusser (talk) 17:16, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Would you be able to discuss via email how to create this map? Questions: Did you create this in ArcMAP???? Having a really hard time here.

(1) http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/atlasftp.html How do I download the Michigan state boundary? Under boundaries --> state boundaries --> I do not see an option to download (2)http://nationalmap.gov/small_scale/atlas-ftp-global-map.html Should I download the "Coast line-Global Map" layer? and how? (3)http://nhd.usgs.gov/wbd.html Which folder contains the HUC8 = 04060102 file?

Thanks! Sashuman (talk) 00:16, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure, you can e-mail me at fantasymaps at fantasymaps dot com, but I don't promise a prompt response. To download a file, click on the link of the file you want to download.  If you're using ArcGIS either the shapefile or geodatabase is fine.  For Canada, you just need a general outline of Canada, any of the files under boundaries will have that.  For the watershed, I'm not sure, but I think you can use any of them, just try one and open it in Arc, if the area covered includes Michigan you're good, that huc isn't going to have it's own file, it'll be a single polygon in a larger file. Kmusser (talk) 17:00, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Request for higher resolution Papaloapan River map
I would like to use your Papaloapan River map for a scientific publication and the journal requires a higher resolution image than is available on the wiki page. How may I obtain one?Siluroid (talk) 19:42, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I no longer have the original files for any of my river maps so I'm afraid what I uploaded is the highest resolution available. What are they looking for?  I uploaded that one at a high enough resolution that I would've thought it would look fine in print.  Kmusser (talk) 20:01, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

File:Tibet provinces.png
What is your actual source for these image. The mentioned map File:Map of Tibet Ü-Tsang Amdo and Kham.jpg dows not provide sufficient information about the borders.--Antemister (talk) 09:14, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * You'd have to talk to the uploader of the original cited map, I just re-colored it when it was brought to the Graphics lab. Not sure what you mean about borders though, it purposely doesn't have defined borders - I believe the areas are just supposed to represent general cultural regions, not political provinces in the modern day sense, so I just made them fuzzy colored blobs. Kmusser (talk) 13:35, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually these are only cultural areas without defined borders. Waht do you mean with the "original cited map" File:Map of Tibet Ü-Tsang Amdo and Kham.jpg was uploaded by a professor for tibetology, I am pretty sure that he had uploaded a more precise map if he had one.--Antemister (talk) 16:49, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't understand what your question is. : is based directly on File:Map of Tibet Ü-Tsang Amdo and Kham.jpg using three colored blobs to indicate the general areas labeled on the source map. Neither map has defined borders for the areas in question.  Kmusser (talk) 17:17, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
 * But File:Map of Tibet Ü-Tsang Amdo and Kham.jpg does not contain any color shades but only the modern administrative boundaries. Your colors are then rather original research.--Antemister (talk) 11:58, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You are trying to make this way more complicated than it is. Do you see the textual labels on the source map? I added a colored blob centered on each of those labels, I did not choose where those go randomly or based on some other source or research, I used where the label was placed on the source map.  I did combine Ngari into Ü-Tsang because our Ngari article does so, but that's the only change. Original maps are allowed on Wikipedia as long as they don't introduce unpublished ideas WP:OI which I'm not. I'm not intending to convey any information not in the source map, my intent was simply to present the same information in a more visually pleasing way.  If you don't like the map, don't use it.  If you think it's inaccurate, tell me why and give me a better source and I'll change it. Kmusser (talk) 14:27, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Class I Railroad Network
Hi Kmusser,

I would like to create a high-resolution version of your railroad network map from 2005. I've downloaded the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2015 and opened it in QGIS, but I'm not intelligent enough to filter for every railroad. May you please tell me, how you've done the map?--Kopiersperre (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The field you want is RROWNER1 and you have to select the specific railroads you want, if you're matching mine that would be: BNSF, CN, CPRS, CSXT, KCS, NS, and UP. I left out Amtrak as it mostly uses other companies rails, but if you want their own rails in there, they are AMTK.  Also note that dataset is U.S. only, I believe I used the dataset from http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/north_american_transportation_atlas_data/index.html to get Canada and Mexico, but that probably is pretty dated at this point, I'm not sure if there's a newer source available.  Kmusser (talk) 16:13, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

River categories
I'm startubg a new discussion at WP:CFD about the naming of river categories. Since you have participated in t least one of the recent discussions in the matterm you nay want to express your opinion at Categories for discussion/Log/2016 July 11. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 02:40, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Thank you
Dear Kmusser,

Thank you for creating and licensing the file Riodelaplatabasinmap.png. I have found your map is extremely useful for trying to explain the Paraguayan war and I have incorporated it in the article Treaty of the Triple Alliance and (annotated) in Passage of Humaitá. Ttocserp 17:27, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, glad you found it useful. Kmusser (talk) 21:26, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Source data for historical reservation maps
Hi Kmusser - I'm looking for GIS data for historical reservation boundaries. I see you've made a couple of maps: Rosebudreservationmap.png and Siouxreservationmap.png I'm wondering where you found the boundary files or whether you drew them yourself? Thanks! Acartographer (talk) 00:50, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Afraid not, I started with GIS data for current reservations (which you can get from either Census Bureau or USGS National Atlas) and then just drew in the historical boundaries - fortunately most of which follow rivers so I was able to use those, the only bit I had to freehand on the Sioux map was a short segment into Nebraska. For Rosebud the historical boundaries follow current counties, so that one was easy.  Kmusser (talk) 14:00, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Jialing River Map
Hi Kmusser! Thanks for all the great maps you've made that have greatly enhanced the wikipedia experience.

I noticed that your map, Jialingrivermap.png, was missing the upper reaches of the Jialing River as named. I'm not sure if you still make corrections, but would you be able to fix this? If not, I would be happy to make the changes if you happen to have the original photoshop or illustrator file available. I'm including an example image showing the headwaters of the Jialing. Thanks! -- NoGhost (talk) 22:57, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching that, I don't have my original files, but that looks like an easy enough correction I should be able to Photoshop it in. Kmusser (talk) 15:38, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. Kmusser (talk) 03:26, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That's great, thanks so much! -- NoGhost (talk) 08:19, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Thames River (Connecticut)
I attempted to find the data for the Thames River watershed, but I couldn't find anything to download. Could you make a watershed map of the river? (It's located in Connecticut) &mdash; JJ Be  rs  14:14, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, the day job has been keeping too busy to make new maps. Some day I hope to come back to it.  Kmusser (talk) 16:34, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh, thanks for responding anyways. &mdash; JJ Be  rs  00:23, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Russian rivers
Hello Kmusser: thank you for sharing all these maps, I'm using many of them in wikipedia in Spanish. I would like to have a map like this but without the purple line which means the Siberian route. Can you make it, please? Thank you JuanCamacho (talk) 10:04, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The original file has been lost, but fortunately I had a map from a freelance project that was close and only needed minor edits, here you go Russian_rivers.png. Kmusser (talk) 12:36, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot JuanCamacho (talk) 08:37, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

St. Louis is not in the proper place
Dear Kmusser, I have noticed in this map of the Mississippi river, that Saint Louis isn't in the proper place; it must be more to the north, at the confluence of Mississippi and Missouri rivers. This is a very good and useful map, but it would be better with the city in the correct place, Can you change it please? Thank you very much! JuanCamacho (talk) 12:45, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * That's not one of mine, ask the author, I believe they are still active and they should have their original graphics files. I could try and fudge it in Photoshop, but it would leave a smear where they have St. Louis now. Kmusser (talk) 19:05, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I just went and checked and Shannon already did an update to this map, you should be using File:Mississippiriver-new-01.png instead. Kmusser (talk) 19:10, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

404 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kmusser
The link to the map at "White House" is redirected to an error page.

"My web page. My maps, formerly featured by the White House."

WV-Mike

Map of roads of Ponce
Hello Kmusser:

Sometime ago (HERE) you created a map of the 31 Barrios of Ponce and I got busy adding specific maps to each of the those 31 Barrio articles (e.g., Vayas, Magueyes, Anón, etc.) using an awesome Inkscape tool you told me about  HERE. That was some project! Thanks!

However, I have been working in the last few months on another project, the 26 roads of Ponce (as you can see HERE). My question is, can you make maps of roads and, if so, could you develop them so they can be added to the 26 road articles?

I am not sure what you think of this but, what I envision, is that perhaps --just as you superimposed the map of rivers on top of map of Barrios-- that you could superimpose a map of the 26 roads on top of the existing map of Barrios you already created (i.e., use it as a "base" map), and available, and which editors could then use on the lead of the List of Ponce Roads article in the same way that the map of rivers is used in the lead of the List of Ponce rivers article. I am not sure where to start, let me know what you need and perhaps I already have it or can somehow contribute some information/leads. Thanks! Mercy11 (talk) 03:26, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Maybe, I'll have to check and see if there's a decent source for the roads linework, many roads articles here borrow from OpenStreetMap and just highlight the road in question, but you do get a lot of clutter you doesn't necessarily need that way. Kmusser (talk) 18:06, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * If it seems it's going to become too cluttered, we can skip some of shorter roads that might not merit inclusion. That could bring the # down to perhaps ~20 but, most importantly, because such shorter roads tend to be near each other, it should reduce clutter quite a bit. I can list the ones to be included. In fact, here they are:
 * PR-1, PR-2, PR-9, PR-10, PR-12, PR-52, PR-123, PR-132, PR-133, PR-139, PR-143, PR-163, PR-501, PR-502, PR-503, PR-504, PR-505, PR-506, PR-510, PR-511

Thanks. Mercy11 (talk) 22:36, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok, the Census Bureau does have roads data for me to use, it's arranged by Municipio so it cuts off abruptly at the border which is kind of unfortunate - it didn't have PR-9 or PR-12, but I included a few extra. Draft is up [on commons].  Let me know if you can work with that.  The border issue messes up P-143, best bet is probably to just draw in connecting bits.  Kmusser (talk) 21:39, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I think it looks great, but I am not sure what to do with it...seriously. For example, how can we put little road symbols (like this one) on the map so that's more informational? (Similar to the rivers map HERE, but with road number shields instead of river names.) I can help, and do the remaining 19, if you think you could do just one as a dry run. BTW, I don't know what I was thinking that I lined up the 20 roads listing above vertically instead of horizontally...my bad!  Mercy11 (talk) 00:53, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Never mind...I think I figured it out. How can I show you what I have done, like how do I upload a sample? I'd like your thoughts about what it's looking like so far. Thx Mercy11 (talk) 02:55, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd say throw it up on commons, you can always update it before you add it to any articles. For stuff that's in SVG format already, like your road symbol, you should be able to copy and paste features between files and then once pasted in re-size them as needed, you might find File:Maps_template-en.svg useful to copy other common symbols out of. Kmusser (talk) 16:56, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi. It's up [on Commons]. Some observations:
 * I am not sure why you said PR-12 wasn't available; it was in your map, and I labeled it.
 * I see you included PR-2R, PR-500, and PR-549..Fine, all labeled.
 * Rqst #1: Can you remove the little spur west of PR-123 in the upper section of PR-123 in Barrio Guaraguao? I am not sure what road you are trying to show there.
 * R#2: Can you connect PR-10's easternmost end to PR-1 at PR-1's 90° turn at Curva Turpo (HERE). The airport runway is in that missing piece and the road makes a crazy "S" turn around the runway there.
 * R#3: Can you remove PR-510? It's the short N-S road at the extreme east end of PR-1. The bulk of PR-510 isn't in Ponce, so can't be considered a Ponce road.
 * R#4: Can you remove the section of PR-506 south of PR-52. That road is no longer available for public traffic and the next (2020) census will probably show that.
 * R#5: Can you attach the 3 segments of PR-503? That is an complete end-to-end road. (I can do the linking if I new how...)
 * The downtown area still came out too cluttered, so I couldn't label it...One possible solution could be to "blow up" that area of the map into a higher scale map and, together with the corresponding barrio boundaries, place the blown-up map on the lower right hand corner of the current map, over the area that's mostly water. It would be an "insert", if you will; the opposite of the rivers map you made and which is shown in this article: List of rivers of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In the rivers map you have an insert of the larger Island-wide area (relative to the main map) for orientation. In the roads map we could have an insert of the smaller downtown area, but blown up, for easy of viewing. We could situate the insert even over some of the lower portion of the land area of barrios Bucaná, Vayas, and Capitanejo as there are no roads there to be covered over by such insert. Thx! Mercy11 (talk) 01:25, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * That looks pretty good! Some comments, PR-12 was still labeled as PR-14 in my data, it looked like a major road so I threw it in.  On the weird little spurs, those are generally because they were a single feature in my data, i.e. part of the main line - it's a lot easier for me to turn things on and off than to actually edit the linework, but I'll see about editing those out - it might take me awhile.  On PR-503, are you sure about that?  I thought it looked strange and so took a close up look at 503 on Google maps and it looks like it has a significant break, though it is one big break rather than two smaller breaks - where the reservoir on Rio Portugues is?  Kmusser (talk) 03:30, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The spur off of 123 is labeled in my data as a disconnected bit of PR-501, checked on Google maps and it has it labeled the same way, should I still take it out? Kmusser (talk) 19:17, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * You are correct in both cases. Let's leave the PR-501 piece as you have it; I will label it when finished. On the PR-503 breaks, how about if we join the 2 upper portions and leave the break at Portugues Dam?...I had forgotten the reservoir did away with the roadway in that section. I will try experiment with File:Maps_template-en.svg and try insert the dam symbol from somewhere. If you think linework would be too tedious and time-consuming, perhaps I can do some linework editing with Inkscape...I don't know, I will have to work on it until I figure it out. Forgot to mention in my first response comment above that PR-143 does run off and on and off and on again along the northern border of the municipality, and to acknowledge that the border does obscure it somewhat. Given the way we currently display the road and its associated road shields, do you think it should be obvious to most readers that PR-143 is running along the border (in which case we can leave it as it currently it)? I am not sure what you meant by "just draw in connecting bits", or if it's still necessary. Mercy11 (talk) 19:57, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I was almost done with edits when you posted, updated the basemap on commmons, they were not nearly as tricky as I feared so it should be good now, I even added in the inset. Let me know if that inset covers the area you were thinking. I think PR-143 is fine as is, I was afraid it wouldn't be obvious that was one road, but the labels make it clear enough. Kmusser (talk) 20:20, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think this one is great! Just one observation, on the inset. It perfectly covers the area I was thinking. However, it's still too tight for the road shields that need to go there not to overlap. Is it possible to make it larger by bringing the inset's SE corner all the way to SE corner of the map, and bringing the NW corner of the inset closer to PR-52/PR-12? Does that description make sense? Also, just noticed there's a single red dot by itself passed the S end of PR-12. In investigating, my Google Maps also shows PR-123 actually connecting to PR-12. Can we connect those 2 roads and remove the dot? One last crazy question I had overlooked: any possibility we could throw in a MIs/KMs scale somewhere? (PR is kind of crazy because road distances are posted in KMs, but speed limits are posted in MPH.) Thanks and, perhaps I can add the scale myself with File:Maps_template-en.svg and Inkscape but not sure if you can advise me as I doubt my final scale will truly represent the real map's scale or will be distorted. IAE, the way I see this now is that I could probably create 20 derivative maps from the base map you made, 1 map for each road!! Mercy11 (talk) 21:24, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, can you connect PR-511 to PR-143. Those two roads actually connect, and Google Maps shows them connecting, but GM labels the missing stretch "Cam(ino) Hogares Seguros" (Hogares Seguros Road), not PR-511. However, I have traveled that road and it has a PR-511 road shield posted a few feet south of of PR-143. I am looking for a pic of it I may have and will post it if I find it. Thx! Mercy11 (talk) 23:09, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * All changes made, check out the updated version. Kmusser (talk) 00:19, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, let me work on it. Will get back to you once all the symbols are in, and perhaps you can give me your thoughts on the final product... thx!  Mercy11 (talk) 00:44, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi. [It's in Commons]. However, there are problems with the inset. Please take a look and give me your thoughts. I couldn't label (road shields) the roads in the downtown area because the roads there are mostly 1-way and it would get confusing if the same road shield is placed on (for example) two parallel roads. I plan to solve this using arrows (see). But even then there are three problems I need your help with. To sort things out a bit, I have color codes the 3 roads in question (PR-1, PR-14, and PR-123). Ignore the color-coded consequential routes PR-503 (dark blue) and PR-133 (light blue); those are fine! Ignore also PR-12 and PR-163; those 2 just happen to be in the area. For reference, I marked the central city square with a pink rectangle; it's important to realize that everything in this city revolves around the central square - even the traffic! The black arrows around the square are like a common denominator for the 3 routes in question, meaning, PR-1, PR-14, and PR-123 all use at least some portion of the streets around that square. Here are the 3 issues in question (#0) [PR-1] (Yellow color) is actually fine; just wanted to use it as a reference. (#1) [PR-123 (Red color)]'s WB route does not go south where there is a street that I crossed out ("X"). That is not possible because the street it's leading to (called Calle Villa street in Google Maps) is 1-way EB there, and would take the driver in an infinite loop. Could you remove the street segment marked "X" and instead draw that SB street much further to the west where I have the 2 red arrows pointing SB (that's labeled Calle Miramar street in GM)? I also drew 7 WB arrows that would take you from where the X'ed out street is to the new location of that X'ed out street. (#2) Also related to PR-123, can you draw the missing red link on the upper right side of the central square? I placed a white arrow pointing to the missing piece. (#3) [PR-14] (Green color) NB is missing a segment (it's labeled Calle Salud street in GM) from PR-14's intersection with the southern leg of PR-1 (that's intersection is labeled Calle Cristina St. in GM) to the "elbow" of PR-14 (it's labeled Calle Guadalupe St in GM). The 4 northernmost green arrows I drew illustrate the path of the missing PR-14 segment.
 * I am not sure I can draw (add) those missing segments. Even if I could, I doubt I can get rid of (remove) part of the existing roads you have drawn. So if you can do those add/remove, it would be great! Let me know if anything described isn't clear.  (Color coding and shield sizes are temporary. Also, only a reduced number of arrows will go in the final product.). Thanks once more for the help! Mercy11 (talk) 23:27, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, I think I got all that, and added in the scale too. For your final I'd recommend putting the direction arrows directly on the roads rather than next to them, should give it a cleaner appearance, they might need to be slightly larger, but you should only need one arrow per line to make the direction obvious.  Kmusser (talk) 14:36, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi! It's up [on Commons]. It's done, really DONE! Check it out and tell me what you think please. I tried to use as few shields and arrows as possible: had to walk a fine line between being redundant and ambiguous. I did the dam in blue (water) and the mountain peak (NE) in green (forest). Thanks for the scale!!! I didn't dare do one (lol). I added a description to the file for licensing; please check what it says...it's really your file and I just added the shields, but Commons started to harass me with questions unless I answered anything other than "it's my own work". Otherwise let me know how to license it and I am fine with that too (don't want to take the credit that belongs to you!) Knowing how to license it will also help me properly license, attribute and describe the remaining 26 roads maps. Finally, if you wouldn't mind, do you know where I can post so someone in Commons deletes the work files (v5, 7d, and 7e)? I should had done them as versions of the same file like you did, and would had been cleaner. Most importantly,  I am concerned that, in the future, other editors might use those work version (5,7e,7d) instead of the final version (9), if the old versions remain posted. Thanks a lot for your comments, input, and working on this thru the finish line!!! Thanks a million!!!! Mercy11 (talk) 21:44, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Looks great! I've updated your description and source, all you need say is that it is derived from and then give a link to the file. For deleting your old versions, tag them with the speedy deletion tag with reason of author request which is code G7, so:  . Kmusser (talk) 14:39, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
 * OK great, I'll do that, and thanks for fixing the description. There's one problem, though. It's the inset again. Because the roads, shields, etc. shown there are so tight, the best way to view them, IMO, is to double click on the map (Its at List of roads in Ponce, Puerto Rico) which takes you to the bigger Commons map. However, even when I expand it as much as it will allow me, it is still (at least in my system with an HD 15" screen) not possible to read the shields for the streets in the downtown area (PR-123, PR-14, and PR-503), which defeats the purpose of all the work we put into the inset. Can you try see if you can read them in your system? I think the problem can probably be solved if I choose the right version of your map to build mine. I think what I have been doing is https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ponce_roads_maps.svg > Download > Full resolution. But I saw there are at least 17 other choice: [1] 5 other options ranging from 32, 64, 128, 256, to 512K. Then, before the "Download" step, there are [2] 7 options at "Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 424 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 170 × 240 pixels | 339 × 480 pixels | 424 × 600 pixels | 543 × 768 pixels | 724 × 1,024 pixels | 585 × 827 pixels."   There are also additional options at [3] "Original file ‎(SVG file, nominally 585 × 827 pixels, file size: 723 KB)", as well as additional options yet for at least 4 choices between 200 to 2,000px (at [4] "This image rendered as PNG in other widths: 200px, 500px, 1000px, 2000px"). Which version should I download to build this map, and, if I downloaded the correct best version already, how can the viewing problem be solved? Thanks, Mercy11 (talk) 17:30, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't know, it looks fine on mine, I even checked on my phone and it looked perfectly readable there as well on its little 2 inch screen. I mean the thumbnail isn't great, but that's SVG, I never have figured out how to make SVG files generate good thumbnail images, clicking through to the commons version and it looks good to me. You can try some trial and error to improve it, but I'd think the full resolution version that you used is the one that you would want.  Kmusser (talk) 17:50, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, so off we go! Mercy11 (talk) 23:56, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

file:United States land claims and cessions 1782-1802.png
Hello! I was asked if I would translate your map into German. It would be much easier if you could give me a version without any text. Is this possible? Regards, NNW (talk) 08:34, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately no, I lost the original to that one to a hard drive crash. I'm afraid you would basically have to re-make it.  Kmusser (talk) 11:05, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That's a pity. Thanks for the answer! NNW (talk) 14:56, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Sanaga River Catchment
Hello Kmusser. Do you have a little time to do same GIS? I just started to do the Sanaga catchment in the German Wiki and there are a lot of rivers. The last 4 pages of this PDF might be petty helpful – if you have some time. Regards Peter in s (talk) 18:45, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Will do, I don't know if it'll be anytime soon though. Kmusser (talk) 23:50, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Great. Thank you. Dont hurry. Peter in s (talk) 09:53, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok, not so long after all, done and added to the English article, feel free to copy it to others. Kmusser (talk) 19:20, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Great! Thank you very muchPeter in s (talk) 13:16, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Sangha River Catchment
Hello Kmusser. Unfortunately I like the style you GIS. Can I ask you to do also the Sangha River? Than your maps cover the whole CAR. Would be great. Also dont hurry. The PDF from the last Time (page 384) may help. Regards Peter in s (talk) 11:54, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, I thought we had a decent map for the whole Congo basin, but it doesn't look like we do, so I may take that on when I get a bit of time, and then could break out the major tributaries. Kmusser (talk) 01:33, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Progress, new Congo map uploaded, I'll try and get to the Sangha soon. Kmusser (talk) 01:42, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Kalahari Basin
Hello Kmusser, it’s me again, this time I am not asking for a Map, more for you opinion. It is about the Kalahari Basin. From my understanding it is not really a Basin in a classic way. OK, the Okavango (Makgadikgadi Basin) is a real endoheisch basin. But even Etoscha seems to be a sort of sub Basin of Cunene River. Anything else south of that is desert, but from a hydrological point of view part of Oranje. Would you agree? Peter in s (talk) 06:00, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * It's ok. I get it. Peter in s (talk) 08:55, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I just did a quick glance and it looks like it is complicated. North half mostly goes to the Okavango, South half mostly goes to the Oranje, but it looks like there might be more endorheic basins in the middle and the Etosha its own little basin separate from any others, and then there a small section in the East that probably goes to the Limpopo.  At any rate if definitely is not a single hydrologic basin.  I believe it is a geologic basin, but that's a different thing entirely.  Kmusser (talk) 13:40, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

Nile and Orange
Hello Kmusser, I have a special request again. I am facing the problem with 2 catchment areas, the graphical representation of which, in my opinion, is incorrect. One is the Nile. A colleague has created a nice GIS: see Accordingly (and I believe the graphic) parts of Chad belong to the catchment area. However, almost all other drawings show something different and I can not find any data on it. What do you think about that?

Similarly, we have the same with the Orange River. Almost all graphics exclude the areas in the Kalahari. And on commons we don't have one with the corresponding areas. Regards Peter in s (talk) 16:43, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Definitely a similar situation in both cases and it is a matter of interpretation. For the Nile the difference is whether or not you include Wadi Howar, it would have been part of the drainage historically, but I don't think water from the Wadi has actually reached the Nile since ancient times.  For the Orange river it is whether or not to include the Molopo River which likewise is historically part of the basin, but water doesn't normally make to the Orange.  I think the case for including the Molopo is stronger, as there is still a clear channel connecting the two, which is not the case for Wadi Howar.  So, if you want to count historic connections they both should have the larger basins, if you want to count modern day water flow those areas not quite connecting are separate endorheic basins. If I was making the map I'd lean toward the larger basins.  Kmusser (talk) 18:52, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
 * As a P.S. I noticed discussion on this issue on the Orange River talk page, including a couple of citations that the Molopo is actually blocked from its lower channel. Doesn't change the basic question of whether you want to show historic vs current, but does suggest there might have been a definite cut off in that case.  Kmusser (talk) 03:33, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, Thank you for you quick answer. Regards Peter in s (talk) 09:58, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

State land cessions and Tribal Nations
Hi, I am a big fan of your map of state land cessions. Best historical map. I am a writing a history article and would like to do a version of the map overlaying tribal nations in their territories. But I am a novice at mapmaking. Any tips appreciated Jdossett7 (talk) 01:29, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * That map already has a lot on it, I don't think I'd try to overlay them directly, I think the result would be hard to read. I would do two separate maps and place them side by side in your article. The tribal territories at this time period did not have definite boundaries, the easiest way to map those would be to take a blank map covering the same general area and places labels in the general area of the tribe rather than trying to show boundaries. You could scale the label by the size or importance of the tribe (similar to the map shown at https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/06/24/323665644/the-map-of-native-american-tribes-youve-never-seen-before though that particular map would be copyrighted). Kmusser (talk) 17:33, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Good idea. Do you have any tips on software for making maps? Apologies for the basic questions. Jdossett7 (talk) 11:55, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * For something like that I think I'd just use a graphics program like Photoshop or similar. For a blank basemap browse over on Wikimedia and there should be something usable. Software specifically for mapping tends to have a steeper learning curve and is probably overkill for what you need. Kmusser (talk) 15:23, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks so much. You are awesome. I want to be a cartographer when I grow up. :) seriously though when I finish my article I will send you a link. I have a territory theory of American history. Jdossett7 (talk) 16:01, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

River maps
You make the best river maps of any of the wikipedia articles. I was wondering if you are still making maps, such as the one you made for Esopus Creek or Moodna Creek? Thank you for your time, 420Traveler (talk) 04:39, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I am, but very slowly, only one every couple of months or so. I'm tending towards the more detailed maps rather than the style I used for used for those, it's more time consuming, but I think does produce nicer maps.  Kmusser (talk) 15:26, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thats understandable, it does make nicer maps. If you do find time sometime it would be cool to have you make one for West Kill. Thanks, 420Traveler (talk) 16:43, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Article titles for rivers in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
Hi, since you were involved in previous naming discussions, would you like to participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rivers? Markussep Talk 08:04, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Salt River (Kentucky)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_River_(Kentucky)

The state north of Louisville is Indiana NOT Ohio... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:4A:C202:C640:144:2B39:ED25:F29A (talk) 11:21, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Fixed, thanks for catching that. Kmusser (talk) 15:39, 5 September 2020 (UTC)