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Scope. The aim of WikiProject Maps is to improve the quality of maps across the Wikimedia Foundation. The Maps for Wikipedia page is an overview of different formats and tools for maps available on Wikipedia. The Map conventions page provides advice for creating and improving maps.
Welcome to WikiProject United States on the English Wikipedia! We are a project dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to the United States , with an emphasis on subjects with regional and national significance.
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In a given Wikipedia article for a city, town or other form of population center, there will usually be included an infobox containing relevant information about the area; population statistics, government representation, et al. There will sometimes also be a photograph of the skyline of the area, but almost always there will be a map showing the l...
This project was set up to develop and agree upon a unified standard for locator maps on articles for all cities, towns and localities in the United States and also to facilitate the creation, standardization and publication of such maps into the appropriate city articles. A further goal is to develop a method for updating such maps based on new da...
The current tentative standards are as follows. Locator maps will be scalable vector graphic (.svg) files displaying the county/parish/county-equivalentin which the area is primarily located, along with a smaller inset map outlining the county's location in the state. The specific area of interest in the article will be highlighted or encircled to ...
This WikiProject page is brand new and thus incomplete. Be bold, edit and add to it, and discuss relevant issues on the talk page. Thanks for your interest!
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1. Main tool page: toolserver.org 1. Reflinks- Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references 2. Checklinks- Edit and repair external links 3. Dab solver- Quickly resolve ambiguous links. 4. Peer reviewer- Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps | US locations. Geographic data[ edit] The maps used for this project are generated from the TIGER/Line shapefiles provided by the United States Census Bureau. Any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the data provided by the Census may be reflected in the maps generated by this project.
Jan 14, 2024 · Category:Maps – maps for Wikipedia sites in many languages. Category:WikiAtlas – current and historical atlases for many nations and regions. Category:Satellite pictures – categorized satellite photos.
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Online maps and atlases of the US. The National Atlas of the United States of America. The National Map from the USGS. US Census Bureau map products. MapQuest World Atlas - United States.