Wikipedia:WikiProject China/Cartography


 * The parent of this WikiProject are WikiProject China and WikiProject Maps

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

Project notice
Place this WikiProject notice Template:WPCHINA at the top of an image's Talk page. To use it, place   at the top of an image's Talk page.

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

Using locator maps
If a locator map needs to be added to a section in an article, then use Location map template. Find below some examples.

Examples

 * Currently none...

Colours
Please use the following colours recommended by WikiProject Maps.

Typeface
Use only Arial font in the maps.

Cartographic conventions

 * 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

Format
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
TBD

Upload location

 * If the map contains no text, upload it to
 * 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
Only images with a licence that allows commercial usage and allows derivatives to be made may be uploaded to Wikipedia. The following licences qualify: (not an exhaustive list)
 * PD (Public domain) – user releases all rights to the image
 * CC-BY- (Creative Commons, attribution) – 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. To allow maximum compatibility across all Wikimedia projects, it is recommended to use CC0, Cc-by-4.0 or Cc-by-sa-4.0.

Summary
Please add the following information to summary while uploading.

Software and tips
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

 * Chinese Political map
 * Univ of Texas maps

Status
Current requests can be found at Category:Wikipedia requested maps in China.

All China
 * I have added a request to our SVG-talented people to draw a map showing Zheng He routes, or, even better, other diplomatic and military campaigns of the Yongle reign. Am willing to help with the data. Vmenkov (talk) 03:39, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

State
 * Currently none...

City
 * Currently none...