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			== Problem in using "locator maps" by Opera ==
			Hello everyone, I am trying to bring forward a problem which I have faced since day 1 in wiki. I use opera for browsing and always the locator maps mysfunctions and as a result the red orb always sticks to to the top of the frame (be it mumbai/chennai or Kolkata), recently I checked with IE and the problem did not occur, so I am sure the problem is because of the browser. Can anyone solve this problem. ] 15:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
			:I use Opera too (9.02), but I don't face the problem. Don't think it is a browser problem. ] ] 16:00, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

			:I use opera 9.0, so what do you think the probable cause can be? ] 07:59, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
	* Colours to be used for general maps
			::Not sure. Try upgrading and see if it is resolved? ] ] 08:13, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
	* Naming conventions for file names
	] ] 09:35, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

	== ~~Requests~~ ==		== Map request ==

			Pls. create a map for ]. One can create it from this link:A reference map is located at URL. Its urgent. ] ] 09:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
	I know right now we should be completely focussed on fixing standards, but still I wanted to ask whether we should have a section for map requests on the project page? We have ] at ]. ] (]) 13:14, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
	:~~Once we've finalised the base~~ map~~, we should open a sub~~-~~page for map requests~~. ~~Otherwise it will be the case of putting the cart before the horse~~. ] ] 20:06, 10 ~~June~~ ~~2006~~ (UTC)		:See ]. ] ] 19:10, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

	== Map ~~status~~ ==		== Map requests ==

			It would be good to have the following maps:
	]
			* ], based on
	This is how it looks like at the momoent, districts to be added to only a few more states.<br>
			* ], based on
	Unfortunately i wont be able to work on this for another month due to my univ exams followed by a trip to Mumbai ( I will come online tho) . I still have to add the tropic of cancer Nichalp asked me to do. I can add the missing districs when i come back .<br>
			* ], based on
	At the moment the file contains states on different layers and districts on different layers, so a wide variety of options are available to diplay. Just turn off whichever is not needed. Right now the districts are at 70%opacity so you can see the state borders underneath --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 18:48, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

			Regards, ] (]) 19:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
	: Districts addded to all states. Phew, my eyes can finally take a rest (till july 6). Highlighted TN as an example --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 17:57, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

			== Important All India maps ==
	:: I can't see anything on the thumbnail version (it's blank.) Only when I fully zoom on the map do I see anything. Is this happening only with me? ] (]) 01:47, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
			]
	:::Happening to me too. ] ] 04:29, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
			* Soil type
			* River basins (drainage)
			* Natural vegetation

			] (]) 04:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
	:::Seems to be a problem with illustrator created maps, fixed now by clicking the clear cache link on that page--<sup> ]\|]</sup> 10:15, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

			:: Here's a map on Natural vegetation. - ] \|<sup>]</sup> 19:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
	:::: IMO, district boundaries should be continued across the LoC for NPOV. e.g., . This won't mess the map up a lot, I hope. I think it's necessary for NPOV. ] (]) 16:56, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

			== ] displaying as a blank area ==
	::::: What would be the point of including districts that arent under Indian control. and then theres the question of wether the districts are extended ones of the ones under Indian control or the existing districts borders of Pok and Northern territories--<sup> ]\|]</sup> 09:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
	::::: Nichalp, can you tell me what more changes need to be done? i find line borders to be more clearer than dot-dash borders that you suggest --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 09:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
	:::::::The dotted borders halp maintain NPOV. ] ] 16:57, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	::::::Thanks Planemad for your help on Delhi map, I'm going to use your tips soon. Since both countries claim J&K in its entirety, and since these districts existed prior to 1947 (except the carving out of Kargil District), I thought that shouldn't be a problem. Indian sources still draw the original pre-invasion boundaries, e.g., , , , . I have a couple of suggestions: To me it seems the district borders of Assam are darker than other states, so probably that can be fixed. Second, the rivers in Bangladesh suddenly appear from nowhere, which looks a bit odd. Can anything be done about it? Regards, ] (]) 12:29, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

			Could someone find out why ] is not displaying for me properly in article space? At ], ]. How can this be fixed? Thanks. ] 13:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
	::::::: All those maps seem to be old, the latest one ive managed to find is and it doesnt show the extended borders. If you can get an updated map, il draw them. About the rivers,they become so wide in Bangladesh that it cant be ignored , but i will reduce the length upto the confluence of the two. Im also thinking of including major rivers and lakes in the map. <sup> ]\|]</sup> 09:59, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
			:Not sure why it is not rendering. Maybe someone at Village Pump-T may help. ] ] 14:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

			== GIFS ==
	:::::::: I had seen the census map earlier. In that map, I think they are bound to end the lines (although they leave the border open), because they don't have data available for that region, and they have to shade it as "Data Not Available". Anyway, India's stand on Kashmir hasn't changed through all these times. It's true that Brahmaputra (Jamuna), Padma, etc. are quite wide in Bangladesh. However, I'd say that map also looks a bit wierd for the same reason, that it abruptly widens the rivers at the borders. Of course, no such sudden transition really occurs, and these rivers widen much earlier (e.g., ). Marking rivers throughout India, will be the best solution. ] (]) 11:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

			This week two animated maps were promoted to featured status (See: ]). Since we do have svg base maps of India, would anyone like to bell the cat in creating animated maps? I don't think it should be too difficult. ] ] 14:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
	== TBD ==
			: Its not difficult to make the animations, we just need the data. Or if anyone can make the frames, i can package it into a gif --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 16:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
	Anything else to be decided or clarified on the project main page? ] ] 20:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
	: Are all borders black? why not use grey or white for districts. that way it wont be visible in a thumbnail and wil only show up in a bigger version --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 18:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
	::Will it be visible in a larger resolution? ] ] 16:53, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	:::One more problem: I thought of using Planemad's map for the locator. But it stops displaying after a purge. I remember he saying that Adobe maps have that problem. Can that be fixed? - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 17:01, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	::::Planemad, could you improve my image (projection etc) while keeping it at the same drawing resolution (6x)? It would be nice to have a featured image across all Indian towns. ] ] 17:07, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

			== Map request ==
	:Nichalp, the map i made was from yours. Since the projection had to be changed, i used a map with the best resolution scaled it to match yours as much as possible and modified the borders. Then i overlayed the state census maps and tried to fit them on the state borders, and then drew the districts. The border accuracy of both maps are essentially the same, the major difference being the projection used.
	:So why all this fuss about projection? quite simply all available maps on the net use conical projection which is the recomended one, this makes tracing roads and rivers, and marking cities from existing maps much easier. The problem was that Nichalp used the IR map due to its high resolution, but unfortunately was mecrator projected. No other available maps use this projection. But one advantage of using it will be for auto city locator maps which will not work with my map --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 18:17, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
	::Cool! Thanks for the explanation. However I'm not satisfied with the status of Kashmir and AP as per the new maps. I feel they are a bit POV. ] ] 18:49, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
	::: np, im open to suggestions on the disputed areas. But why exactly is it POV? <sup> ]\|]</sup>
	::::Because to accurately represent NPOV, we would need to have four different border styles. 1) Undisputed international boundary. 2) defacto boundary (LoCs) 3) Extent of area claimed by India 4) Extent of area claimed by others. ] ] 06:14, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
	]
	::::: These are the borders used: 1> Solid black, 2> Solid red, 3>Broken black, 4> Broken red <sup> ]\|]</sup> 07:50, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

			Hi. I need two maps drawn for two Empires. I have scanned the maps from my source books (John Keay - History of India and Goerge Moraes - Kadamba Kula, A history of ancient and medieval Karnataka).
	:One way to fix the thumbnail problem will be to open it up in inkscape and save it again. Anyway i will only work on the main map, so you guys will have to make locator maps etc . i dont have too much badwidth so i dont upload until really needed --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 18:20, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
			I can email these .jpf files to anyone who is willing to draw them. I can also provide full information of the source where the map came from.thanks] 15:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
			:you can upload them as FU. We can delete them later. ] ] 15:50, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

	== ~~Expansion~~ of ~~main India map~~ ==		== State Locator Maps ==

			Has the state locater map for Karnataka been created yet? The status on the project's page tells me that all state location maps are complete. However, I'm not able to find the map(image) neither in Misplaced Pages or in Commons. --] 04:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
	I'm pleased to see Nichalp's SVG map has come on a long way! May I suggest an improvement? It would be extremely useful to have an India map with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan on (with relevant subdivisions). Indian culture has greatly influenced these countries and the historical borders of India (or the states that made up India) have changed from time to time. Such an expanded map would be very useful for cultural and historical purposes. Thanks. ] \| <span style="color: green;" lang="pa">ਸੁਖ</span> \| ] 22:41, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
			:Nope and wont be done unless i get a good source map to use similiar to this . Ive updated the status page --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 13:25, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

	==~~Naming~~ conventions==		== Some conventions for Indian Empire Maps ==
			]
	proposal:
			]
	* '''India_base_map.svg''' base_map, like a common central database with roads, rail, cities. Not for use in articles

			Some maps like kadamba are not drawn on top India locator map and also do not have capitals. Some maps like Hoyasala map have red color instead of orange color shade. Can not we follow some uniform standard for all these empire maps? ] and many related empires articles use these maps. ] 14:43, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
	* '''India_map.svg''' political map with only major roads, cities, important roads.
			:Capitals are a new feature. Nobody really thought of them till recently. We are using this color for red: #B00000. The orange look might be because of transparency. Shall we set the transparency to 60%? ] ] 18:29, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
	* '''India_physical_map.png''' major physical features
	* '''India_roadway_map.svg''' national and state highway map with towns
	* '''India_railway_map.svg''' big task!
	* '''India_airway_map.svg''' air routes

			Hi mlpkr, i noticed that you've raised the issue of standardising history maps. When User Dineshknambadi first requested me to make the rashtrakuta map, i looked at previously made historical maps to see if there was any format to follow. I found that the maps using the India locator map laid emphasis on features that were irrelevent for depicting historical maps, which is why i tried to make a new template map to use for historical perposes, keeping the following in mind:
	* '''India_<state>_locator_map.svg''' locator map, with state highlighted. districts not visible but capital marked.
			# Borders of modern India and states do not need emphasis as it did not exist in those times.
	* '''India_<state>_districts_map.svg''' closeup of state with districts highlighted and capitals marked
			# Most kingdoms and cities were limited by rivers, so showing major rivers was a must.
	* '''India_<state>_map.svg''' political map of state with roads, rail, important towns, district outlines
			# Most of the available history maps from foreign sources used conical projection and not mercator projection. So it is more suitable and convenient for the map to use conical projection.
	* '''India_<state>_physical_map.png''' physical map showing moutain ranges, rivers, peaks, water bodies.
			# India locator map lays too much emphasis on the disputed regions. This is irrelevant for historicalmaps and will clash if you needed to mark an area lying in Kashmir or Arunachal. Hence a single base color for the entire map.
			The colors i used however were arbitrary. I'd like to know what others think?--<sup> ]\|]</sup> 12:31, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

			'''Comment''' A map with state boundaries gives better perspective from the present day point of view, a map with rivers gives better historical perspective. This inconsistancy was noticed in a recent FAC. A map with rivers tends to add some clutter to the map though. A capital with a dot or a star is a must but a decision has to be made which one. It only makes for more clutter to add names of other historically important locations (other than the capital) in the map. For example, the Badami Chalukyas ruled from Badami, but near by Aihole and Pattadakal were also important. The Rashtrakutas ruled from Manyakheta, but they built their finest monuments in Ellora. I suggest we stick to only the regal capital. ] 23:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
	I suggest uploading non text version on commons and uploading text versions to english wp with '''same''' filename --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 09:43, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

			: While making history maps, we usually use source scans from books as the info is rarely available online. Due to this i feel we should duplicate the source maps using all available info so that data isnt lost, as maps over here are free versions of difficult to find maps. Theres no point in marking only the capital if we are using a map with much more info. Maybe we can have two versions of all maps, one with all the works and another to serve as a locator map with just the extent and a locator dot--<sup> ]\|]</sup> 10:38, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
	:The physical map will need to be png. SVG can't handle the information. Information is on the project page. Also I've heard that certain browsers can't handle image filenames with spaces in them. We would need to append hyphens or underscores. ] ] 16:03, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

			:How about a overlay of the style used by Planemad and Mlpkr, this way we get the political present day state boundaries and the historical/rivers perspective limiting ourselves to only the major rivers etc. Then we can use a star for the capital, a dot for a limited the number of other important cities within the Empire/kingdom? We have to be careful in interpriting maps from history books. Very often (more often than not) the author overlays maps of multiple kingdoms from different time periods in history indicating important cities from different eras into one map. All this could simply be clutter providing the reader with opportunity for confusion.] 15:41, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
	== City maps ==

			== India_Maharashtra_locator_map.svg displaying as a blank area ==
	]
	Here's a blank ] map showing state and district borders, rail and ] tracks, besides roads, parks etc. What do you guys think of the colour scheme? Light yellow could not be used for territory of primary interest because it makes the white roads almost invisible. Other colours are all the recommended ones. This would probably help up concretize standards for city maps. ] (]) 06:14, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
	:You're going great guns DT! have you seen this image: {{FA}} ]? I like the colour scheme in that. ] ] 06:21, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
	::Great work deeptrivia. I think it is important to decide what and what not to include in city maps. Im sure no ones going to use these map for navigation, so including too many minor roads and details might be a wasted effort--<sup> ]\|]</sup> 09:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

			] does not display on the page for Maharashtra, in the Infobox. Nor does it appear on your state list. I suppose it needs a red orb at ]. Can someone help with this?] 19:31, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
	===Getting borders to coincide===
	]
	This is an Inkscape question. I've been trying to make the borders between districts (see district map on right) coincident by brute force. It doesn't work well and takes a lot of effort. I'm sure there must be a better way to do this. What should I be doing? ] (]) 05:49, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
	:If inkscape uses a similiar style structure as illustrator this shouldnt be too difficult. What i did for the districts in the india map, was to draw one disrtict over another, with each one having a fill color and a border. So when the areas overlapped, you will see the borders of the district on the higher layer and not the lower one. the principle is to use a higher layer to define the edges of the lower layer instead of shaping them to perfectly fit into each other like a jigsaw --<sup> ]\|]</sup> 09:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
	::I like fitting it as a jigsaw puzzle. It makes the map more complete and accurate, although it's harder work. ] ] 16:55, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	: Okay, that's done. The map still doesn't look very neat. What changes can I make? ] (]) 02:30, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
	::Try increasing the brightness of the roads. ] ] 16:55, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

			== India Map is not correct. ==
	: Okay, the roads are now as bright as they can be. ] (]) 02:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

			'''India map is not correct on this site. Change it''' <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (] • ]){{#if:15:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)\| 15:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)}}.</small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->
	::Can the different area names be clickable like in the discussion below. - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 16:54, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

			:I have read your too. Please read ]. Regards, ] <span style="color:navy;">(])</span> 15:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
	== Clickable maps ==

			== New India Maps ==
	Please see ]. - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 20:42, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
	:Yup, I noticed it on the Football WC page last week. I've also seen the same in the ] article. ] ] 04:27, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

			Assalam Allaykom (Peace be upon you)...
	== Locator map ==

			im Part of the ], and i have created several historical Maps for the ] and ]s... eventho im not part of the Indian Wiki Project, i have created 9 maps for ] concerning its Historical Boundries and Dynasties... so i was asking where can i release them, (a gallery of the India Project) or if you find them interesting that you can use, please feel free to do so...
	''Crosspost from Nichalp's talk page:''
	Good news. I finally found a solution for the locator. I saw this ] and found ]. This template picks up lat and long values and places a locator dot. It is pretty cool. No calculation required. I used that template with the India map. Can you please take a look at this ] and let me know if the cities are fairly accurate? - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 15:57, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	Example: <nowiki>{{Location map\|India\|float=none\|label=Chennai\|lat=13.09\|long=80.27\|position=right}}</nowiki> produces:
	{{Location map\|India\|float=none\|label=Chennai\|lat=13.09\|long=80.27\|position=right}}
	- <font color="navy">] (])</font> 16:02, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	:Yup, it looks accurate to me. Can anything be done about the overlapping text? ] ] 16:32, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	::The position flag can be used to set the label to left or right. Please take a look at the ] again and check if the overlap was fixed. - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 17:04, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	:I have used the new locator map on ]. Please check and comment. - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 23:15, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
	::Could you check Hyderabad? I think we should go live with this now. ] ] 09:00, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
	:::What do I check? - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 15:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
	::::I have added autolocator to ] too. Please check. - <font color="navy">] (])</font> 15:35, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
	:::::Perfect. Good job Ganesh! ] ] 17:43, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

			please contact me if you find something wrong with my maps, again im pretty sure Indians know more about their History then an Arab like myself...
	== Roadway map ==

			]
	]
	Made from a comprehensive list of highways , i had to exclude a few ( 103-107) cause i couldnt find its exact route. If you open the svg file, all the paths have been named according to its number, eg "nh4".<br>
	Also marked the gq and nsew routes and major cities. Finished marking important cities and tourist towns for Kerala and TN. Notice that rivers have been drawn. <sup> ]\|]</sup> 19:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

			maps of Indian maps will be found here
	== Disputed areas colours ==
			->
			Ma Assalamah (Peace be with you)
			--] 00:31, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

			== Locater Map of Antarctica ==
	I'm unhappy with the hashed lines used to mark the disputed areas on the map. When the image is thumbed, the hashes are hardly discernable. Could it be reverted back using the two separate colours? ] ] 14:20, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
			Can any one from this project help to add locater maps for Indian Antarctic stations for ] and ] _ ] 18:56, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

			==] Tagging with ]==

			] can automatically tag articles with {{tl\|WP India}} Banner as <nowiki>{{WP India\|class=\|importance=}}</nowiki> to the talk page of articles without the project banner. It can also add the workgroup paramaters like "\|kerala=yes\|kerala-importance=" etc ,if needed. The currently supported workgroups are Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal, Goa, Himachal Pradesh , Karnataka , Punjab,cities, Cinema, Literature, Protected Areas of India, History, Politics, states, Geography,Maps,Districts and Tamil. <br>

			If you need so, you need to provide me with the ''Categories'' to run the Bot. Due to some technical issues, the Bot will not run recursively to sub-categories. The requester should kindly verify that '' there are NO non-related articles ''in the category.
			<br>
			You may request for the bot run on my talk page... Thanks -- <small> <span style="border:1px solid #6699FF;padding:1px;background:#6699FF">] <sup> ] </sup> </span> </small> - 06:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

			== Help Needed for Locator Map of Gujarat on gu.wiki ==

			I am one of the Admins on ] which is a developing project. I have noticed that on Gujarati Wiki, the locator maps always appear for the whole of India, while on English, they appear for particular state when the infobox is placed. For example, if you compate ] and ] you would know what I mean. Can someone please advise what will we need to do? do we need to modify the code, template or need the Image of Gujarat on gu.wiki uploaded somewhere?--]<sup>]</sup> 11:17, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
			:You will have to modify ] template to use the Gujarat map when the state parameter is set to Gujarat. Please refer to ] and ] for how it is done here. Regards, ] <span style="color:navy;">(])</span> 02:01, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
			::Hi Ganesh, I did try modifying the Image part in ] template to look like ], but still there is same Indian map on page, where I have used this infobox. Can you please have a look at it and help me out?--]<sup>]</sup> 16:33, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

			== West Bengal locator map ==

			West Bengal map <nowiki>Image:West_Bengal_locator_map.svg</nowiki> shows the northwest tail of ] wrongly as part of ]. This is the locator map. But, the district map <nowiki>Image:WestBengalDistricts_numbered.svg</nowiki> shows the district border correctly. Can someone please correct the locator map accordingly? Thanks. --] (]) 17:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
			:Do you have an official source for the correction to be made? ] ] 18:22, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
			::PS You can prevent images from being displayed add the colon after the ]</nowiki>. I've made the change, but do let me know the source, else it might be reverted. ] ] 18:31, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
			:::I haven't made any change. District map is used in ] for quite some time now. Official map is . --] (]) 18:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
			::::{{done}} I've fixed it. Refresh your browser cache, and it will show up. ] ] 18:48, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
			:::::Thanks. Now it looks fine. Earlier the whole ] subdivision was being shown in ]. --] (]) 18:58, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

			== Need locator map for Chhattisgarh ==

			from official website can be a used as a reference for building up a locator map for Chhattisgarh. There is a similar map already showing districts: ]. But not sure whether coordinates are set fine in that map; attempt to use it as base_map in geographic Infobox did not work as expected. --] (]) 08:14, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
			:Just a suggestion: try contacting ] directly. He has made most of the state maps. ] ] 07:48, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

			Current map for Chhattisgarh seems to be wrong. For example one can easily check that cities in ] are falling in different districts according to this map. --] (]) 08:34, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

			== Need Haryana Locator Map ==

			Hi, I will be working on the ] article in the next few weeks. Would someone be able to make a locator map, and also a political map, if possible? Thanks! -- ] (]) 16:06, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
			:Thanks for the locator map! Could someone change the location of the minimap to top left corner? Right now it's obscuring part of Sirsa district (See at ]).. Another request, Haryana has two new districts, ] and ]. Could someone include them as well, based on these sources - , and for Mewat. There are no specific sources for Palwal yet, only news articles stating that Palwal, Hodal and Hathin tehsils are part of the new district. ,-- ] (]) 15:13, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

			== Request: some changed needed in West Bengal district maps ==

			It seems they were based on two maps of different size. So, my request is to make them based on a map of fixed size. If you see the table in ], it will be clear what I am suggesting. I tried to remove the text from Birbhum_district.png; though, I am not sure whether that change is going to persist. Thanks. BTW--] (]) 17:04, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
			:This seems to be a easy task, so I am doing it myself. --] (]) 06:21, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

			== Request: Map needed for Indian Antarctic Program ==

			There is a good map available on the depicting the historically significant ] station and the Indian Bay camp.

			Will it be possible to have a map based on this location? It can be used for the ] article which I'm currently revamping.

			] ] 13:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

			== GIS source for disputed areas? ==
			Does anyone here have a source for GIS data showing the various disputed area boundaries? I'm working on some maps for areas in China and would like to maintain consistency in how the disputed areas are portrayed and would prefer to use GIS data if it's available rather than just freehand drawing in the boundaries. ] (]) 18:25, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

			== Uttar Pradesh Indicator Map ==

			In the ] article the indicator map displays ] in the wrong place despite the correct co-ordinates being entered in the infobox. Could this be fixed? --] ] ] 13:11, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

			== West Bengal map needs correction. ==

			The border of North and South 24 Paraganas districts seems to be incorrect. Please check correct maps at: and . I had a discussion on this on my talk page. Please correct the map as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me if you have any queries. Thanks. --] (]) 10:33, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

			== Infobox image help ==

			As I was editing I wikilinked to this article about ] in India and there is something wierd going on in the infobox with the image spilling out onto the text in one place. I assume that this is some sort of formatting issue but have no experience with infoboxes or images.<br>
			FYI, I checked the image and several other wikis where it is in use and this problem does not occur, the image is normal and the text below readable. Cheers. <b>] <sup>]</sup></b> 22:58, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

			== Location maps for MP districts ==

			Hello,

			I think it would be better to use maps ] instead of ] for districts (e.g. ]). If reading an article about a district, one certainly knows where is the state, so there is no need to show a map of the whole India. ] (]) 06:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
			:In addition, there are several errors as some districts has been split: . ] (]) 05:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
			::Endorse the idea, there's no need to show whole India.]<sup>]</sup> 18:03, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
			:::I can help but after a week, as I'm busy and My ] also needs to be updated.--] <sup>]/]</sup> 18:14, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

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Problem in using "locator maps" by Opera

Hello everyone, I am trying to bring forward a problem which I have faced since day 1 in wiki. I use opera for browsing and always the locator maps mysfunctions and as a result the red orb always sticks to to the top of the frame (be it mumbai/chennai or Kolkata), recently I checked with IE and the problem did not occur, so I am sure the problem is because of the browser. Can anyone solve this problem. LegalEagle 15:47, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I use Opera too (9.02), but I don't face the problem. Don't think it is a browser problem. =Nichalp «Talk»= 16:00, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I use opera 9.0, so what do you think the probable cause can be? LegalEagle 07:59, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Not sure. Try upgrading and see if it is resolved? =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:13, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Map request

Pls. create a map for Kaziranga National Park. One can create it from this link:A reference map is located at this URL. Its urgent. Amartyabag 09:43, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

See Image:Kaziranga-National-Park-map-en.svg. =Nichalp «Talk»= 19:10, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Map requests

It would be good to have the following maps:

Regards, deeptrivia (talk) 19:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Important All India maps

Soil type
River basins (drainage)
Natural vegetation

deeptrivia (talk) 04:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Here's a map on Natural vegetation. - Amog | 19:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:India annual rainfall map en.svg displaying as a blank area

Could someone find out why Image:India annual rainfall map en.svg is not displaying for me properly in article space? At Climate of India, this is what I'm seeing. How can this be fixed? Thanks. Saravask 13:39, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Not sure why it is not rendering. Maybe someone at Village Pump-T may help. =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:09, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

GIFS

This week two animated maps were promoted to featured status (See: Misplaced Pages:Misplaced Pages Signpost/2007-03-20/Features and admins). Since we do have svg base maps of India, would anyone like to bell the cat in creating animated maps? I don't think it should be too difficult. =Nichalp «Talk»= 14:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Its not difficult to make the animations, we just need the data. Or if anyone can make the frames, i can package it into a gif -- 16:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Map request

Hi. I need two maps drawn for two Empires. I have scanned the maps from my source books (John Keay - History of India and Goerge Moraes - Kadamba Kula, A history of ancient and medieval Karnataka). I can email these .jpf files to anyone who is willing to draw them. I can also provide full information of the source where the map came from.thanksDineshkannambadi 15:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

you can upload them as FU. We can delete them later. =Nichalp «Talk»= 15:50, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

State Locator Maps

Has the state locater map for Karnataka been created yet? The status on the project's page tells me that all state location maps are complete. However, I'm not able to find the map(image) neither in Misplaced Pages or in Commons. --Natrajdr 04:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Nope and wont be done unless i get a good source map to use similiar to this TN Map. Ive updated the status page -- 13:25, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Some conventions for Indian Empire Maps

Some maps like kadamba are not drawn on top India locator map and also do not have capitals. Some maps like Hoyasala map have red color instead of orange color shade. Can not we follow some uniform standard for all these empire maps? Political history of medieval Karnataka and many related empires articles use these maps. mlpkr 14:43, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Capitals are a new feature. Nobody really thought of them till recently. We are using this color for red: #B00000. The orange look might be because of transparency. Shall we set the transparency to 60%? =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:29, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi mlpkr, i noticed that you've raised the issue of standardising history maps. When User Dineshknambadi first requested me to make the rashtrakuta map, i looked at previously made historical maps to see if there was any format to follow. I found that the maps using the India locator map laid emphasis on features that were irrelevent for depicting historical maps, which is why i tried to make a new template map to use for historical perposes, keeping the following in mind:

Borders of modern India and states do not need emphasis as it did not exist in those times.
Most kingdoms and cities were limited by rivers, so showing major rivers was a must.
Most of the available history maps from foreign sources used conical projection and not mercator projection. So it is more suitable and convenient for the map to use conical projection.
India locator map lays too much emphasis on the disputed regions. This is irrelevant for historicalmaps and will clash if you needed to mark an area lying in Kashmir or Arunachal. Hence a single base color for the entire map.

The colors i used however were arbitrary. I'd like to know what others think?-- 12:31, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment A map with state boundaries gives better perspective from the present day point of view, a map with rivers gives better historical perspective. This inconsistancy was noticed in a recent FAC. A map with rivers tends to add some clutter to the map though. A capital with a dot or a star is a must but a decision has to be made which one. It only makes for more clutter to add names of other historically important locations (other than the capital) in the map. For example, the Badami Chalukyas ruled from Badami, but near by Aihole and Pattadakal were also important. The Rashtrakutas ruled from Manyakheta, but they built their finest monuments in Ellora. I suggest we stick to only the regal capital. Dineshkannambadi 23:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

While making history maps, we usually use source scans from books as the info is rarely available online. Due to this i feel we should duplicate the source maps using all available info so that data isnt lost, as maps over here are free versions of difficult to find maps. Theres no point in marking only the capital if we are using a map with much more info. Maybe we can have two versions of all maps, one with all the works and another to serve as a locator map with just the extent and a locator dot-- 10:38, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

How about a overlay of the style used by Planemad and Mlpkr, this way we get the political present day state boundaries and the historical/rivers perspective limiting ourselves to only the major rivers etc. Then we can use a star for the capital, a dot for a limited the number of other important cities within the Empire/kingdom? We have to be careful in interpriting maps from history books. Very often (more often than not) the author overlays maps of multiple kingdoms from different time periods in history indicating important cities from different eras into one map. All this could simply be clutter providing the reader with opportunity for confusion.Dineshkannambadi 15:41, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

India_Maharashtra_locator_map.svg displaying as a blank area

does not display on the page for Maharashtra, in the Infobox. Nor does it appear on your state list. I suppose it needs a red orb at Mumbai. Can someone help with this?Fconaway 19:31, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

India Map is not correct.

India map is not correct on this site. Change it —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kodaliprakash (talk • contribs) 15:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC).

I have read your other post too. Please read Talk:India/FAQ#Map_of_India_is_incorrect. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 15:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

New India Maps

Assalam Allaykom (Peace be upon you)...

im Part of the Arab wikiproject, and i have created several historical Maps for the Persian and Arab Empires... eventho im not part of the Indian Wiki Project, i have created 9 maps for India concerning its Historical Boundries and Dynasties... so i was asking where can i release them, (a gallery of the India Project) or if you find them interesting that you can use, please feel free to do so...

please contact me if you find something wrong with my maps, again im pretty sure Indians know more about their History then an Arab like myself...

maps of Indian maps will be found here -> Ma Assalamah (Peace be with you) --Arab League User 00:31, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Locater Map of Antarctica

Can any one from this project help to add locater maps for Indian Antarctic stations for Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri _ pruthvi 18:56, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:INDIA Tagging with TinucherianBot

TinucherianBot can automatically tag articles with {{WP India}} Banner as {{WP India|class=|importance=}} to the talk page of articles without the project banner. It can also add the workgroup paramaters like "|kerala=yes|kerala-importance=" etc ,if needed. The currently supported workgroups are Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bengal, Goa, Himachal Pradesh , Karnataka , Punjab,cities, Cinema, Literature, Protected Areas of India, History, Politics, states, Geography,Maps,Districts and Tamil.

If you need so, you need to provide me with the Categories to run the Bot. Due to some technical issues, the Bot will not run recursively to sub-categories. The requester should kindly verify that there are NO non-related articles in the category.
You may request for the bot run on my talk page... Thanks -- TinuCherian - 06:41, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Help Needed for Locator Map of Gujarat on gu.wiki

I am one of the Admins on Gujarati Wiki which is a developing project. I have noticed that on Gujarati Wiki, the locator maps always appear for the whole of India, while on English, they appear for particular state when the infobox is placed. For example, if you compate Palitana and પાલીતાણા you would know what I mean. Can someone please advise what will we need to do? do we need to modify the code, template or need the Image of Gujarat on gu.wiki uploaded somewhere?-- Dhaval 11:17, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

You will have to modify Infobox Indian Jurisdiction template to use the Gujarat map when the state parameter is set to Gujarat. Please refer to WP:IIJ and WP:IIJ/P for how it is done here. Regards, Ganeshk (talk) 02:01, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Ganesh, I did try modifying the Image part in Infobox Indian Jurisdiction template to look like WP:IIJ, but still there is same Indian map on page, where I have used this infobox. Can you please have a look at it and help me out?-- Dhaval 16:33, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

West Bengal locator map

West Bengal map Image:West_Bengal_locator_map.svg shows the northwest tail of Bardhaman district wrongly as part of Bankura district. This is the locator map. But, the district map Image:WestBengalDistricts_numbered.svg shows the district border correctly. Can someone please correct the locator map accordingly? Thanks. --GDibyendu (talk) 17:53, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Do you have an official source for the correction to be made? =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:22, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

PS You can prevent images from being displayed add the colon after the ]. I've made the change, but do let me know the source, else it might be reverted. =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:31, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

I haven't made any change. District map is used in Districts of West Bengal for quite some time now. Official map is here. --GDibyendu (talk) 18:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Done I've fixed it. Refresh your browser cache, and it will show up. =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:48, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Now it looks fine. Earlier the whole Asansol subdivision was being shown in Bankura district. --GDibyendu (talk) 18:58, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Need locator map for Chhattisgarh

This map from official website can be a used as a reference for building up a locator map for Chhattisgarh. There is a similar map already showing districts: Image:Map_Chhatisgarh_state_and_districts.png. But not sure whether coordinates are set fine in that map; attempt to use it as base_map in geographic Infobox did not work as expected. --GDibyendu (talk) 08:14, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Just a suggestion: try contacting User:PlaneMad directly. He has made most of the state maps. =Nichalp «Talk»= 07:48, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Current map for Chhattisgarh seems to be wrong. For example one can easily check that cities in Raigarh district are falling in different districts according to this map. --GDibyendu (talk) 08:34, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Need Haryana Locator Map

Hi, I will be working on the Haryana article in the next few weeks. Would someone be able to make a locator map, and also a political map, if possible? Thanks! -- Longhairandabeard (talk) 16:06, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the locator map! Could someone change the location of the minimap to top left corner? Right now it's obscuring part of Sirsa district (See at Haryana).. Another request, Haryana has two new districts, Mewat and Palwal. Could someone include them as well, based on these sources - , and for Mewat. There are no specific sources for Palwal yet, only news articles stating that Palwal, Hodal and Hathin tehsils are part of the new district. ,-- Longhairandabeard (talk) 15:13, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Request: some changed needed in West Bengal district maps

It seems they were based on two maps of different size. So, my request is to make them based on a map of fixed size. If you see the table in Districts of West Bengal, it will be clear what I am suggesting. I tried to remove the text from Birbhum_district.png; though, I am not sure whether that change is going to persist. Thanks. BTW--GDibyendu (talk) 17:04, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

This seems to be a easy task, so I am doing it myself. --GDibyendu (talk) 06:21, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Request: Map needed for Indian Antarctic Program

There is a good map available on the MSN Encarta website depicting the historically significant Dakshin Gangotri station and the Indian Bay camp.

Will it be possible to have a map based on this location? It can be used for the Indian Antarctic Program article which I'm currently revamping.

JSR 0562 13:55, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

GIS source for disputed areas?

Does anyone here have a source for GIS data showing the various disputed area boundaries? I'm working on some maps for areas in China and would like to maintain consistency in how the disputed areas are portrayed and would prefer to use GIS data if it's available rather than just freehand drawing in the boundaries. Kmusser (talk) 18:25, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Uttar Pradesh Indicator Map

In the Uttar Pradesh article the indicator map displays Lucknow in the wrong place despite the correct co-ordinates being entered in the infobox. Could this be fixed? -- Fluteflute 13:11, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

West Bengal map needs correction.

The border of North and South 24 Paraganas districts seems to be incorrect. Please check correct maps at: and . I had a discussion on this on my talk page. Please correct the map as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me if you have any queries. Thanks. --GDibyendu (talk) 10:33, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Infobox image help

As I was editing I wikilinked to this article about Saurashtra in India and there is something wierd going on in the infobox with the image spilling out onto the text in one place. I assume that this is some sort of formatting issue but have no experience with infoboxes or images.
FYI, I checked the image and several other wikis where it is in use and this problem does not occur, the image is normal and the text below readable. Cheers. CaptainScreebo 22:58, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Location maps for MP districts

Hello,

I think it would be better to use maps like this instead of File:Madhya Pradesh district location map Raisen.svg for districts (e.g. Raisen district). If reading an article about a district, one certainly knows where is the state, so there is no need to show a map of the whole India. Yann (talk) 06:44, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

In addition, there are several errors as some districts has been split: . Yann (talk) 05:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Endorse the idea, there's no need to show whole India. — Bill william compton 18:03, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

I can help but after a week, as I'm busy and My InkScape also needs to be updated.--kondi 18:14, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal

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Request for Comments: The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016

Here is something that would affect this wikiproject, especially all maps of India in all of Misplaced Pages: the Indian government proposed a bill, calledThe Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016 that regulates acquiring, disseminating, publishing and distributing any geospatial information relating to India. The bill is open for comments and suggestions until June 3rd, 2016.

This bill proposes that any person who acquires, publishes, distributes and/or value-adds geospatial information should get a license from Security Vetting Authority established under this Act. The word person is defined to include companies, firms and any association of person whether legally incorporated or not. From my reading I get a sense that Wikimedia Foundation should get a license, for every use of maps (and information attached with geo-location) of India.

I think the bill, as proposed, have far-reaching affects. A debate around this is more welcome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veeven (talk • contribs) 14:02, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

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