Wikipedia:WikiProject Pakistan/Cartography

WikiProject Pakistan's cartography page is aimed at gathering well made high-quality images of maps and topographical and demographical data displayed on maps.

Aims and Objectives
This project aims to draw hi-resolution, vector maps (most preferably .SVG or .SVGZ) for articles relating to Pakistan or otherwise to territories that fall within the geographical boundaries of the nation. It also aims to get hi-resolution raster (.PNG) images for topographical and demographical images on a map. Another aim is to reproduce the maps previously created by Pakistani Wikipedians to employ the benefits of vector graphics and the suggested colours.

The scope of the project
The scope of the project is related but certainly not limited to the following:
 * 1) NPOV maps related to Pakistan or any other south-Asian nation (post 1947)
 * 2) Pre-Independence south Asian sub-continental cartography
 * 3) The nations targeted may include India, PRC, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Iran, Afghanistan
 * 4) It is encouraged that a Neutral Point of View be taken into consideration while submitting maps relating to the disputed territories of Kashmir.

Sister projects

 * WP India's cartography page It is advised that images that may be a part of the Indian territorial cartography be also made available to the sister cartography page at WP India.

Participants and Nominations
You can participate by adding your name in the list below. Alternatively you can nominate a fellow Wikipedian whom you know has created a map for a Pakistan-related article to this list.


 * 1)  – nominated by
 * 1)  – nominated by

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

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

City maps
Maps of cities. See the featured image of Manila alongside for reference. You can take example from the Image:Sindh Hyderabad Saddar city map.svg that was created to duplicate the mapping technologies used in the former image.

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

Cartography Conventions
Cartography conventions are best practices collected from the WikiProject Maps talk page. Following the mentioned conventions, all maps currently available on the Wikipedia for Pakistan-related articles should be converted into SVG or PNG format. A very good exemplar is the map for the location of Pakistan (pictured left). Please report Pakistan-related maps that do not follow the mentioned guidelines and request an update if no one else has. Your help would be appreciated.

Colours
It is recommended by cartographers on Wikipedia that the following colours be used when creating maps. Adhering to these standards may well render the maps created suitable for use in other major Wikipedia articles. You can further debate in the discussion for this project.

Map Requests
You can request maps that need tinkering. Requests can be made for maps not available or for updates to maps that do not follow the below mentioned cartography conventions.

To request a map for a Pakistan-related article where the map is not available, use the following template in your Wiki text. Using this template would list the request in a category for Pakistan-related map requests.  If you think that the map request may be relative to an Indian article (or any other nation's) as well, then add the other nation's name beside the request as depicted below. 

Locator Map Requests
Locator maps are used to show the location of a city, town, state or particular area within Pakistan. It is also used to show the location of a district, division or region in a map of a province. Following are locator maps requested for various regions of Pakistan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 * Peshawar

Punjab (Pakistan)

 * Chiniot District locator map

Sindh

 * Hyderabad District locator map [[Image:Yes check.svg|14px]] Image:Pakistan Sindh Hyderabad District locator map.svg
 * Dadu District locator map [[Image:Yes check.svg|14px]]Image:Dadu District.svg
 * Ghutki District locator map [[Image:Yes check.svg|14px]] Image:Pakistan Sindh Ghutki District locator map.svg
 * Sukkur District locator map
 * Larkana District locator map [[Image:Yes check.svg|14px]] Image:Locator_map_for_Larkana_District,_Sindh.svg
 * Mirpurkhas District locator map
 * Umerkot District locator map
 * Karachi District locator map
 * Thatta District locator map
 * Jacobabad District locator map
 * Shikarpur District locator map
 * Qambar District locator map
 * Kashmor District locator map
 * Khairpur District locator map
 * Noushehro Feroz District locator map
 * Jamshoro District locator map
 * Sanghar District locator map
 * Matyari District locator map
 * Tando Muhammad Khan District locator map
 * Tando Allah Yaar District locator map
 * Badin District locator map
 * Tharparker District locator map