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  1. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Commons:Free_mediaCommons : Free media resources/Map - Wikimedia

    Apr 16, 2024 · This page sums up freely licensed maps and satellite data (also public domain) that can be used as sources for file upload at Wikimedia Commons. However never blindly upload everything from these pages. Please always double check if the media is really freely licensed and if it is useful for Wikimedia Commons projects.

  2. commons.wikimedia.org › Uploading_files › enCommons:First steps/Uploading files - Wikimedia Commons

    Understand what kinds of uploads Wikimedia Commons can accept. Images that you upload to Wikimedia Commons have to be educational and freely licensed . While "educational" may be a vague category, "freely licensed" is quite specific:

  3. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Commons:First_stepsCommons : First steps/File transfer and tools - Wikimedia

    Aug 25, 2022 · File transfer process [ edit] If you copied a file from another Wikimedia project, indicate which one (for example, "the German Wikipedia"), the author there, and the original title. So in order to transfer files from Wikipedia, please follow Wikipedia's Moving images to the Commons guidelines.

  4. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Commons:OpenRefineCommons : OpenRefine/Uploading files with OpenRefine

    1 Software installation. 1.1 Download and install OpenRefine (version 3.7 or later!) 1.2 Optional: download and install the Wikimedia Commons extension for OpenRefine. 1.3 Running OpenRefine online, in the cloud (via Wikimedia PAWS) - ONLY for files that can be uploaded from URL! 2 Preparing your upload in general. Avoid deletion!

  5. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Commons:File_typesCommons:File types - Wikimedia Commons

    May 5, 2024 · On Wikimedia Commons, the file types we recommend are: SVG, PNG, and JPEG. BMP files are not allowed on Commons. These can be losslessly converted to PNG, and the file size will always be smaller. Size and scaling. See also: Commons:Maximum file size

  6. meta.wikimedia.org › wiki › Learning_patternsLearning patterns/Data transfers to Wikimedia Commons ...

    To transfer media files to the free media repository Commons, an Internet connection, a free Commons user account and a free tool for transmitting the data (pls. see sections below) is needed. In addition, the uploading institution has to be the copyright owner of the files in order to release them under a free license (if they are not already ...

  7. commons.wikimedia.org › wiki › Commons:PreparingCommons : Preparing images for upload - Wikimedia

    Jan 3, 2022 · The basic choices are SVG for simple diagrams (esp. those that need to be scaled), PNG for diagrams that can't be easily or efficiently created as vector graphics, and JPEG for photographs or similar images (e.g., screenshots of modern 3D video games, or anything else that’s not mainly solid colors).