User talk:Planemad/Archive 4

Meet in Chennai this week?
PlaneMad, You said: Hi Marcus. Looks like you're making quite a hectic tour around south India. Am quite busy with college and exams during Nov-Dec. Tell me when you plan to come to Chennai, hopefully should be free -- PlaneMad|YakYak 19:19, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I am now in Chennai for this full week and would enjoy meeting you for coffee and a chat. I am staying at the New Woodlands Hotel rm#1338 and am available most evenings and sometimes in the day, always early morning.

Let me know if you're available and we can set up a time/place at your convenience. I recently was fortunate to meet Shyamal, Sundar, and Nicholas (Nichalp) and plan to meet Bhadani later. Its good to put a face to all these helpfull names that I encounter while editing South India Protected areas subjects. We had some good conversations.

Regards, Marcus Sherman

Hi, Planemad
Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. I loved your's this photo very much.

Cheers. L.vivian.richard

Updating the MRTS distances
Thanks for doing that, and i read your post on the IRFCA mailing list ;)

Wow... that was clever!! I did expect, while typing the post, that someone would find me out.. and it has turned out to be true!!

Also, thanks for the comment!! The Silent Contributor (talk) 16:28, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Plane
Yo thanks for adding the punjab map for Banga (Nawanshahr), i created the article and appreciate any help. bye thankx —Preceding unsigned comment added by Avenue 51 (talk • contribs) 23:43, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

A favour
Hi Planemad. Do you have the time to draw a map for me. It is not a territorial map that I normally request of you, rather a map showing places and place names (from a reliable source ofcourse) where Western Chalukya architecture flourished. All that is needed is a map of Karnataka (or India) showing those locations in central Karnataka where the art flourished.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 02:59, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi. Did you receive the map I sent you? If there is any confusion, please let me know.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 12:24, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

WTH
what is the point of having a nickname if u intend to use the real name itself. i suggst u either remove the nickname option itself or give it some other name. SVCE as a nickname for SVCE. lol....... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmathewc (talk • contribs) 15:26, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Maps
Hi. I'm working on polish wiki, and i have small problem. In which program You creating maps like this one: (here). I know You make maps in .svg file and i want to learn about this format (file), especially with reference to maps. Sorry for my english. pl:Dyskusja wikipedysty:D kuba 12:45, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Now I'm searching for copy of illustrator, but its difficult. I'm working on Inkscape, too, but this is not very good aplication for creating/editing map in my opinion. Are you working (or did you work) on MapInfo? pl:Dyskusja wikipedysty:D kuba 14:27, 31 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.158.58.102 (talk)

Noida Toll Bridge?
Hey i was just editing the Noida DND Flyway Article and realize that it lacks a map and some images... could you draw out a map of the thing when you had time...?

also, since you are visiting the region....pics of delhi, noida, etc would be great!!

btw, awesom work and intresting blog.....! Madhav (talk) 11:22, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi,

I'm editor of a magazine called DIPLOMAT based in London. Our target audience is foreign diplomats working in London. We are doing an article on Sovereign Wealth Funds which mentions the ADIA.

I was hoping we could publish your image of the ADIA tower at night that I have seen on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ADIA_Tower_at_night.jpg

We would obviously credit you and could send you a few copies of the magazine.

Do let me know. My email address is: vvk@diplomatmagazine.com

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Venetia van Kuffeler Diplomat magazine —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.159.165 (talk) 20:38, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Hello! Need help regarding map
Hi! I was wondering if you could help me find a detailed map on specific areas in Karnataka esp. Hassan and Kodagu. I have tried many sites like texas austin, survey general of india. I need a more specific map. ANy links or do you have any? Im an agriculturist and I would love to have a map (showing elevation) abt my home districts.

Thank you so much.

Pls can u email the maps to vivek.mohan@consultant.volvo.com

Regards, Vivek —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.138.116.230 (talk) 04:11, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

airport map
hi in the airport map, in thr northestern part, Arunachal Pradash, has been marked as occupied terrotory. i would like to inform u that it is a part of India and people in there have Indian passport. China has not invided the place or something. please verify with the indian government or to be more spacific, Arunachal government. thanking You Shantanu sbaruva@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.204.189 (talk) 10:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

To use photo of ADIA
Dear Friend!

I am a Korean novelist writing a book titled "Dubai: Leadership of Vision". For the purpose I like to ask you if you'd email high-resolutioned image of ADIA to me with the permission to print in the book.

If So, I will insert your name in the ACKNOwledgement and send a copy to you.

Thank you Bong Seon ahn Seoul, Korea

ahn5260@paran.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahn2560 (talk • contribs) 21:26, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

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Welcome to OpenStreetMap
Hi. I just noticed you added a user page on the OpenStreetMap wiki recently. OpenStreetMap needs more people in India to get involved, and also more people who are interested in creating OSM map images for wikipedia. People like you! So welcome to OpenStreetMap! -- Harry Wood (talk) 00:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

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Something related to maps related to regions in India
1. As it is well-known and commonly agreed, regions in India like Marwar, Braj, Awadh etc. are not distinctly defined. I saw an interesting map of the [[Media:Marwari_map.PNG|Marwari language]] which shows some areas in Dark Green and some in light green. You have made maps of Bundelkhand, Baghelkhand, Awadh etc. I suggest that they can be:
 * a.) Shown with regional focus and not national focus as currently. The district boundaries are not clear.
 * b.) Shown on lines as above, i.e. districts surely lying in that region in dark colour and unsure areas/districts in light colour or anything similar to this.

2. I want to download and use your locator map. Could you please tell me how to program them.  Maquahuitl talk! 14:34, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

svce
Thanks for the info.Can't wait for your pictures.Please replace the wimpy vga pictures that i took with a camera phone.Amog (talk) 13:05, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Great job on the pictures.How did you manage to get that panorama of the library in broad daylight? Brilliant stuff! Btw,your Arun right? Amog (talk) 13:33, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * That's awesome!..you getting paid?.. Every time I tried to take a picture,I usually got chased by some teacher or senior yelling, "Ay,Ay..kamira phone." ...I finally managed to get those two pathetic pictures on college day,when the whole bunch were busy catcalling girls dancing on stage in the o.a.t:)
 * And i know some guys in your class,so i asked them:D Amog (talk) 14:29, 20 April 2008 (UTC)


 * A weeks attendance is to die for.seriously.
 * I added a couple of references citing that svce is a prominent college.Unfortunately finding an article that said that it was,wasn't too prominent(search took about three hours):) - Amog |T a l k

You should take a look at this - Amog |T a l k 06:40, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah.Problem is,my sems start tomorrow :/ It's all up to you now. - Amog  |T a l k 03:22, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I've been meaning to ask you,can you upload the svce logo in vector format? Sort of like |20px.The white background clashes with the infobox.See also :D - Amog  |T a l k 03:43, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Sems are definitely crummy.I'm sitting on Wp when my exams are going on! And i tried a png format..I removed the white and uploaded it,but when i posted it,it was near-invisible. - Amog  |T a l k 17:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Very urgent request please!
can you do a map on world geyser location. here is the source. i know that map is not big but the country's name along with their spots are mentioned. thanks, Sushant gupta (talk) 08:50, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Permission to reprint kashmir_map.svg
Hi Planemad

Your maps look great and there is one in particular I wonder if you would be able to give permission for use of your kashmir_map.svg in an academic book to be published in the UK on a study of the lingusistics of an immigrant community in Northern England. The map would be used to illustrate the geographical origins of some of the languages being written about in the book.

If you were able to give permission for use of the map it would be great and a big help to us. Alternatively if you were willing to let us have the use of the source file (eps, cdr or whatever) in a vector format that we could adapt or use as a basis, that would be perfect.

We could of course put a copyright/authorship acknowledgement with the map.

I look forward to hearing from you, preferably by email to wordworks@gairloch.co.uk

Thank you

Alexgray (talk) 10:09, 3 April 2008 (UTC), Wordworks Gairloch, Scotland

Need help for Template:Location map Tripura
Hi,

You have made many location maps for Wikiepdia and so I need your help for creating one. I made map Image:Tripura locator map blank.svg.png and decided to use it as a Template:location map using Template:Location map Tripura. I tried to find the best co-ordinates based on google maps but still fail by large margin to get the exact co-ords. Whats the best way to go for this? The map is to the scale and I do have the svg version with me. (Whenever I upload the svg version something goes wrong with it so sticking with png). I have gone through the documentation for creating a location map but didn't help to find out co-ords. I am looking to use this map just like Template:Location map Mumbai -- gp pande «talk» 10:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

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SVCE issue
Just done with my BE-Auto dude... Planned to do MS this fall..So kinda free till then.. U have done a great job.. keep up the good work.. All the best.. Kaushik —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaushikmechano (talk • contribs) 03:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Telangana Map
The map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:India_Mysore_locator_map.svg is named as Mysore map. But it is actually Telangana map. This page is also linked to Telangana article. I see you are the original creater of this image. I am not able to rename the image. Can you able to rename the map? Thanks. Ramcrk (talk) 02:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Image formats
I figured out why the logo's were coming out invisible :) When I selected regions of contiguous colors,i was adding to my selection,instead of removing.(Stupid, I know.)

Is there any way i save images in vector formats using a bitmap graphics editor? - Amog  |T a l k 13:16, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Great to finally catch you online. This is a map i just did.I know it's a little crude, but it's my first :) - Amog  |T a l k 18:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I did think of trying that initially, and I even downloaded inkscape today(That's how i downloaded the blank India vector), but I found I was more in tune with a raster editor, and used it today.I'm planning on learning inkscape when I get holidays.This thing took me the better part of three hours :)...And thing's like Jowar and Bajra were drilled into our heads in grade 10.Stupid 10 mark essays. - Amog  |T a l k 18:59, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is too much of a distraction.Add that to the fact that I'm a compulsive time waster :D
 * By arrears,you mean the exams you missed? - Amog  |T a l k 19:07, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I know what arrears are.I just figured that since you seemed to have missed a couple, Anna university was nice enough to let you write 'em with us first partly second years.I'm going to earn a couple for myself if i keep this up :D - Amog  |T a l k 19:17, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * No? Then it must've been electron devices getting to me.I gotta sleep, or I'm going to flunk chemistry.'night - Amog  |T a l k 19:25, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Here's another image i finished. I know we have a better one, but can the animation be used? - Amog  |T a l k 15:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh, and i earned my first ever arrear today. Wheeee - Amog  |T a l k 09:55, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I finally made an svg image.See here. - Amog  |T a l k 19:35, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm going to have to re-do that image.The colors are all wrong (I did that animation on the agriculture map.) And I'm pretty sure i have an arrear coming my way.It was that stupid electron devices paper. - Amog  |T a l k 14:05, 25 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I played around with that image again.It ended up pretty big..almost 13 MB.And wow,it took about five uploads to get it right...does it look FP material? :) - Amog  |T a l k 18:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Gah.I can't seem to visualize a 'very simple progress indicator'; do elaborate. And how come you don't have free time on holiday? - Amog  |T a l k 13:39, 29 May 2008 (UTC)


 * The picture puts things in perspective.And I used sans (that okay?).I kinda figured you were busy with your GRE and stuff ( going for 'higher studies'). - Amog  |T a l k 16:04, 30 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I hope so. Sounds like you like that job of yours a lot. Good luck with that! And please don't give up on the svce article. We'll get the GA soon! Amog  |T a l k 18:40, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Arun! :) - Amog  |T a l k 10:15, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

College Entrance Pic
Dude the coll entrance pic u have put up recently doesnt look good.. It looks kinda animated and also spoils the alignment.. It would be good if u could put in a better pic... (Kaushikmechano (talk) 14:04, 29 May 2008 (UTC))


 * This probably is because of the perspective.The picture however, does not change the alignment.That could be a browser issue.Try firefox -  Amog  |T a l k 16:09, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject India Newsletter Volume III, Issue no. 001 - June 2008
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A page Header
Hey Arun, I've made this neat looking header, using a lot of your images. I hope you don't mind, and do add it to your page if you like it :) - Amog  | Talk •  contribs 10:19, 22 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I couldn't resist being a little selfish and stuffing a few pictures in :D - Amog  | Talk •  contribs 14:09, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposition for common map conventions
Hello Planemad. We had on the French-speaking Graphic lab a discussion about the creation of a colorimetric convention for geopolitical and topographic maps for a common use in the Wikimedia project. Now we make this proposition on Commons talk:Project Mapmaking Wiki Standards in order to reach more people and I invite you to take a look at that page and participate so we can harmonize the aspect of our maps, have common conventions and ease their creation. Note also that I initiated on the same page a discussion about the choice for a recommended projection to be used for world maps. Thanks for your participation. Sting-fr (talk) 12:06, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Chennai taskforce
Hi Planemad, I wanted to invite you to the Chennai taskforce. You have been chipping away creating many Chennai neibourhoods. I am planning to create a list of pending neighbourhoods and suburbs and get these created in a consistent manner. Is it possible to get Chennai bloggers and photo walk people to join in this effort and provide pictures and content for these articles. We can model the project on other city projects like New York and Adelaide. We can get the street maps from OpenStreetMaps. I had already added one on Anna Salai. What do ya think? Regards, Ganeshk  ( talk ) 01:39, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Need map, please
I jsut created an article on Osmanistan. I was wondering if its possible to create a map in this regard? theres a map on this page if you scroll down, it shwos where osmanistan would have been (hyderabad area). http://www.humsafar.info/pio28.htm Lihaas (talk) 02:21, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Chennai climate chart
Hi Planemad, There is a discussion going on regarding the climate chart you added (well, I assume) in the Chennai article here. Could you please throw in your opinion? Docku Hi 19:23, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi Thanks
That was nice talking to you.

I was refering to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias  Doctor Bruno   10:49, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

locator map for Chhattisgarh
Currently it is not there. Please see request for this here. Thanks. --GDibyendu (talk) 10:19, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. That was pretty quick. I was going to make a request for zooming the map, but it does not look possible. However, this zooming might be possible for the locator map of Manipur, where the state area occupies a minor (<20%) portion of the whole rectangle that shows all the states of Northeast. Thanks. --GDibyendu (talk) 19:21, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * There seems to some problem in the map: Raipur is being shown in Durg district and Mahasamund in Raipur district. Coordinates seems to be OK. --GDibyendu (talk) 20:16, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Maps
I could not figure out the difference. Looked hard at Malakangiri, but don't have any source to compare it. I've update the CG state map. I'll tell you what, I'll unprotect the template page for the day so that you can test the Orissa maps. Once done, let any of us know, and we'll protect it again. How does this sound? =Nichalp  «Talk»=  18:55, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * All yours! I think the issue might be with the source. Google Earth uses WGS84, while a printed map may use GNIS. Not sure though if this is the cause. You might want to see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geographical coordinates.


 * PS, on an unrelated note, you might want to check out: commons:User:Nichalp/Upload script. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  19:08, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks... but six more states are waiting patiently for a district map whenever you decide to return. :) I've restored the protection level to the template. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:19, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I saw your name on my India Maps watchlist, and I had a feeling you would be pinging me soon. :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  18:05, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Uttar Pradesh State Locator Map in SVG format needed
Hi,

I request you to provide a Political Map/State Locator Map of Uttar Pradesh in SVG format with district boundaries. If possible please provide Pilibhit District Map in SVG farmat.

with Thanks, Makks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mayankkatiyar (talk • contribs) 07:02, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello
Glad to see that you're back on the job. I've been busy with academic work for the past few months. Keep up the good work! Mkeranat (talk) 12:33, 20 September 2008 (UTC)