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Arkansas data

Hey MTF, as far as WP:USRD goes, the state of Arkansas seems to be one of the neglected projects. (Maybe these are related.) I have been trying very hard to get the articles created, but it takes lots and lots of time. The maps here are all I have to use in terms of article creation and citations. The state highway system is not very well covered. But I was wondering if someone could help me find some data to use for Arkansas highway maps. I would like to include some maps in the articles that I create. The data that I have been able to find only has Interstates, U.S. Routes and "major" state highways. I would like to make maps for all routes, however. Could someone pleae help out the state of Arkansas? Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 22:51, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

The priority is to create maps for any articles at GA-Class or higher that lack them. Until they're all done, you'll have to make requests and hope someone fulfills them, one at a time. Imzadi 1979 → 23:05, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

If someone could find the data for me, I would use the tutorial and not bother this project with lots of requests. Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 00:00, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

"If someone could find the data for me" -- what? If you want to make your own maps, you're doing your own legwork. Start with the links at Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_U.S._Roads/Maps_task_force#Resources (especially the first two). You can check the website of Arkansas HTD for further data, but check the website copyright policy carefully, as state data may be (and usually, but not always, is) copyrighted. Xenon54 (talk) 00:20, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm not asking for someone else to do my legwork, I have already looked at all of those items. That's why I was asking for help. I was wondering if someone else had encountered good Arkansas data in their own work. Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 02:33, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Priority for Arkansas should be expanding articles to B-Class and working on eliminating the errors, such as phantom concurrencies, that seem to plague that state's articles. Currently, only Georgia and Puerto Rico are worse than Arkansas when it comes to article ratings. Maps are a nice addition to a well-written article, but focusing on maps before the articles are ready to support them is putting the cart before the horse. —Scott5114↗ 03:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Since I'm the only editor actively working on Arkansas, I thought I may as well do everything for each article as I create them. I thought I could help the encyclopedia by making maps, and thus improve a few articles. If I got lucky, someone may even offer to help me out in achieving this common goal. However this project is clearly more worried about how many "good articles" get on the main page and how the stats look. A state highway can have a map even if the article is start class. Good luck racking up GA nominations, but for those that care about information over glory and remember what this project is about, you can find me working alone on Arkansas highways. There is a large need for editors, and you are all welcome to help me out if you don't like how I'm doing the Arkansas pages. Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 04:07, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Well, if you can get the Arkansas roadgeeks I know off-wiki to stop emailing me every week pointing out more errors in the Arkansas articles, more power to you... —Scott5114↗ 04:17, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

(ec) Brandon, I find that attitude very insulting. For quite a while now, I've been the only Michigan editor. Now, as the only Michigan editor, it's been my job lately to get all of the Start-Class articles to C-Class or B-Class. When I got a pool of Cs and Bs, I've been able to pick and choose from them for the GANs I do. Then I can go through those articles, copy edit and check them against the criteria, and get an honest review for the feedback. Once I got a pool of GAs, I can pick and choose among them for ones I want to sent through ACR or even FAC. Same process with the higher level of criteria for those processes. Quit whining, and do your own research. I've made three trips to the Library of Michigan in Lansing, and countless e-mails to sources at MDOT to get information for the articles I've worked on. From the toils come the rewards. Imzadi 1979 → 04:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Scott, would they be open to emailing me? I would really like to work with them. Imzadi, I have used Mullins Library and sent numerous emails and letters to the AHTD. The majority of the time they do not even respond. There is no lack of effort here. Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 12:53, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

They do both have accounts here, though they are somewhat inactive. I'll send them a message and see if they'd be willing to get in touch with you directly. —Scott5114↗ 12:55, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, it would be a big help. Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 12:59, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi my fellow Wikipedians, I Have two important questions to ask, please reply:

Background: I been editing the Dominican National Highway System for the past year now and i been trying to improve the articles little by little as i have time and try to find sources. Lately I been stuck at the fact that I don't know what Mapping or Modeling Software to use to create these maps and here is where my questions come along...

1)What Map Software, if any, can i Use to create a series of Standardized Maps for the Dominican highways DR-1, DR-2, DR-3,etc? is there any particular one the group prefers?

2)Is it okay if I choose to use the Same U.S Road Map Standards for the Dominican Republic's NHS. The Standards are convenient and well-established for more than 5,000 maps so I see this as a convenient move...Is that okay?

I'll await a response. Thank you!EdwinCasadoBaez (talk) 16:30, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

1. Most of the people around here are using QuantumGIS/qgis because it's free, unlike AcrGIS that's a commercial product with a hefty licensing fee. There's a whole tutorial for creating maps, but you'll have to find the GIS data for the Dominican Republic.
2. Feel free to use the standards. We don't claim anything exclusive on them.

If you have questions, feel free to pop on IRC and ask us questions. (I don't do maps myself at the moment, but others who do are in the channel.) There are even an easy set of instructions on how to get into the highways IRC channel. Imzadi 1979 → 17:50, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Also, if you have some success finding GIS data and getting QGIS/Inkscape to work for you, please show us the results. I love it when maps are so good people can't believe they're made from freely available data. –Fredddie™ 04:14, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you guys for the support. i'm going to start learning how to deal with QGIS as soon as my left-hand wrist heals up again, i recently fractured it but i'm looking forward to becoming good at this. I'll make sure i show my results :) EdwinCasadoBaez (talk) 06:10, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

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