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Where to find maps.wikimedia.org on ru.wikipedia.org?
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 20 Dec '15

20 Dec '15

Since several days ago, I'm struggling to find any URL or action on ru.wiki from which I can see or load maps.wikimedia.org. Yet, some claim that maps.wikimedia.org is used on the Russian Wikipedia. Please help: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Scrum_of_scrums/2015-12-02 Nemo

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Fwd: Generate location maps dynamically, producing actual images
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

I can't believe there isn't a report for this, anyway I filed https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T120809 Blocks: T92535: Exclude {{location map}} images from PageImages T70008: PDF-related improvements needed at Wikivoyage, especially for dynamic maps T32702: PDF export extension problem with <div style="position:> and any location templates T52714: VisualEditor: Location map template does not display correctly T64572: Media Viewer and location map overlays Nemo

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Status of WIWOSM?
by Simon Legner 22 Nov '15

22 Nov '15

Hi, I wanted to ask what the current status of the WIWOSM project [1] is. It seems that there hasn't been a data update since March 2015 as reported via [2, 3]. Is this due to technical problems or does the project lack of maintainers? Thanks in advance and best regards from Austria, Simon [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WIWOSM [2] https://github.com/aiomaster/WIWOSM/issues/11 [3] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:WIWOSM#No_update_since_march_2015

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Re: [Maps-l] [GLAM] [Image donation] 512 maps and images from the proceedings of the Dutch Parliament 1885-1995
by Maarten Dammers 22 Nov '15

22 Nov '15

Hi Olaf, That looks like a nice collection of maps! I added a couple to the Wikimaps Warper. See for example https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/221#Preview_tab . For people who want to play around with the Warper too: * Go to https://warper.wmflabs.org and login. Select Oauth Wikimedia Commons * Go to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_contributed_by_Tweede_Kam… and pick a map * Edit the source, change "| warped = " to "| warped = 1" and save it * You'll now have a link "View the georeferenced map in the Wikimaps Warper", click it * Go to the "Rectify" tab * You'll get two maps. On the left the old map, on the right the current OpenStreetMap (https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/221#Rectify_tab) * Put a point on the same location on both maps (for example a city) and click "Add Control Point" * Do this for at least three points, but more is better. Try to spread them around the map * Click "Warp image" and wait * Go to the "Preview" tab to see your work (https://warper.wmflabs.org/maps/221#Preview_tab) Maarten Op 20-11-2015 om 15:42 schreef Olaf Janssen: > > Hi, > > This might be interesting for those interested in Dutch (colonial) > history: last week I did an donation of 512 maps and images from the > proceedings of the Dutch Parliament (the so-called States General > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:States_General_of_the_Netherlands>. > They are from the period 1885-1995. > > The images are in Category:Media contributed by Tweede Kamer > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Media_contributed_by_Tweede_Kam…>. > Every image has geo coordinates for the map centre. > > The set has some unique content, not only about the Netherlands, but > also about its former colonies Dutch East-Indies (now Indonesia) and > Suriname. Themes include the Delta Works, polders, land reclamation > and the construction of roads, railways, and ports. > > To foster reuse, I started assigning thematic categories to some > images, for example Eastern Scheldt > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Eastern_Scheldt>, Delta > Works <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Delta_Works>, > Canals in Friesland > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Canals_in_Friesland>, > IJsselmeer <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IJsselmeer> > and Railway lines in the Netherlands > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Railway_lines_in_the_Netherlands> > > Met vriendelijke groet / With kind regards > > Olaf Janssen > > Wikipedia & open data coordinator > > Koninklijke Bibliotheek- National Library of the Netherlands > olaf.janssen(a)kb.nl <mailto:olaf.janssen@kb.nl> > > +31 (0)70 3140 388 > @ookgezellig > > www.slideshare.net/OlafJanssenNL <http://www.slideshare.net/OlafJanssenNL> > > > Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands > Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5 | 2595 BE Den Haag > Postbus 90407 | 2509 LK Den Haag | (070) 314 09 11 | www.kb.nl > <http://www.kb.nl/> > > English version <http://www.kb.nl/en/email> | Disclaimer > <http://www.kb.nl/disclaimer> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam

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3 maps-related proposals
by Yuri Astrakhan 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Folks, 3 out of 11 tech proposals are for maps! I say maps are important, eh? :) Please evaluate and comment - what does the maps community think about them. Thanks! Wiki Needs Pictures <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wiki_needs_pictures> Developing a map to show entities around the world that need photographs on Wikipedia Wikimedia Maps Rendering Improvements <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimedia_Maps_Rendering_Improve…> Improving road labels and borders on Wikimedia Maps Wikimaps Warper 2.0 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimaps_Warper_2.0> Refactoring Wikimaps Warper code to make the project more accessible for volunteer contributions ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Schilling <cschilling(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:14 AM Subject: [Wikitech-l] Technical expertise needed for Individual Engagement Grant proposals! To: labs-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hey folks, Applicants for the current round of Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) have submitted many proposals that involve new tools, bot tasks, and other technical elements. I’ve provided the list of these proposals and brief descriptions below. Your feedback in these technical proposals is requested! If one of these ideas interests you, consider reading it over, and feel free to endorse, express concerns, make suggestions, and ask questions. Your input and expertise will help the applicants develop better proposals, and support the IEG Committee during their evaluation. Comments are requested until October 19th. With thanks, Jethro ---- Wiki Needs Pictures <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wiki_needs_pictures> > Developing a map to show entities around the world that need photographs on Wikipedia Wikimedia Maps Rendering Improvements < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimedia_Maps_Rendering_Improve… > > Improving road labels and borders on Wikimedia Maps Wikimaps Warper 2.0 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimaps_Warper_2.0> >Refactoring Wikimaps Warper code to make the project more accessible for volunteer contributions Alt Text Tools <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Alt_text_tools> >Tool to make it easier to improve text alternatives for images Batch Uploader for Small GLAM Projects < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Batch_uploader_for_small_GLAM_pr… > >Creating a simple batch uploader for small-to-medium entry level partner institutions. Bot Development for Azerbaijani Wikipedia < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Bot_Development_for_Azerbaijani_… > >Developing a translation bot for Azerbaijani Wikipedia Proofreading semiautomatically the Catalan Wikipedia with LanguageTool < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Proofreading_semiautomatically_t… > >Proofreading the whole Catalan Wikipedia using the LanguageTool with the help of scripts and appropriate supervision. Color Blindness Content Checker <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Color_blindness_content_checker> >Make Wikipedia chart and diagrams color blind accessible Pan-Scandinavian Machine-assisted Content Translation < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Pan-Scandinavian_Machine-assiste… > >Creating more machine translation language data for use in Content Translation, for Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål+Nynorsk projects. StrepHit: Wikidata Statements Validation via References < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/StrepHit:_Wikidata_Statements_Va… > >Creating a process that extracts facts from text and produces Wikidata statements with reference URLs. Semi-automatically generate Categories for Vietnamese Wikipedia < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Semi-automatically_generate_Cate… > >Generating new categories for small-scale & medium-scale Wikipedias where editors are lacking. -- Chris "Jethro" Schilling I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)> Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Fwd: [Wikitech-l] [Wikimedia-l] Only one week left for Individual Engagement Grant proposals
by Yuri Astrakhan 24 Sep '15

24 Sep '15

Wikimedia Foundation is offering grants <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> for technical projects until September 29th. If you think you can build something crazy cool for Maps, now is the time. Less than one week left to apply, up to $30,000 for a person or a small team. Maps project could help make https://maps.wikimedia.org better, and possibly even adapt the vector-serving Kartotherian <https://github.com/kartotherian/kartotherian/blob/master/README.md> to osm.org Some ideas I wish can happen: * Add hstore support to Mapnik's c++ code -- this will allow all languages to be stored in the vector tiles simultaneously. * Help with the label clipping issues * Improve/add SQL queries to generate needed data for vector tiles, and make vtiles smaller * Integrate images from commons into maps * Make panoramic views out of the images in commons * Store 3D models and GeoJSON/TopoJSON in Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/>. * Some other crazy ideas that will make maps project and the whole OSM community even more awesome Thanks! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Quim Gil <qgil(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] [Wikimedia-l] Only one week left for Individual Engagement Grant proposals To: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi, the new round of Wikimedia Individual Engagement Grants <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> is open until 29 Sep. For the first time, technical projects are within scope, thanks to the feedback received at Wikimania 2015, before, and after (T105414 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T105414>). If someone is interested in obtaining funds to push this task, this might be a good way. On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Marti Johnson <mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > There is still one week left to submit Individual Engagement Grant > (IEG) proposals > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IEG> before the September 29th deadline. > If you have ideas for new tools, community-building processes, and other > experimental projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start > your proposal today! Please encourage others who have great ideas to apply > now as well. Support is available if you want help turning your idea into > a grant request. > > - > > Submit a grant request < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply> > - > > Get help with your proposal in IdeaLab < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab> > - > > Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging> > > Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal this week! < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply> > > > Kind regards, > > Marti > > *Marti JohnsonProgram Officer* > *Individual Grants* > *Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* > +1 415-839-6885 > Skype: Mjohnson_WMF > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share > <http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make > it > a reality! > Support Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/> > > > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:29:44 -0500 > From: Chris Schilling <cschilling(a)wikimedia.org> > To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals > > Hi everyone, > > This is Chris Schilling (User:I JethroBT). The Wikimedia Foundation > Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is accepting proposals for > funding new experiments from August 31st to September 29th. < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> As a former grantee in > developing the Co-op mentorship space, I encourage you to explore IEG as a > way to realize your idea for improving Wikimedia projects. < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Reimagining_Wikipedia_Mentorship > > > > Your idea could involve building new tools or software, organizing a better > process on your wiki, conducting research to investigate an important > issue, or providing other support for community-building.Whether you need a > small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD) Individual Engagement > Grants can support you and your team’s project development time in addition > to other expenses like travel, materials, and rental space. Project > schedules and reporting are flexible for grantees, and staff are available > on Meta to support you through all stages of your project. > > Do you have have an idea, but would like some feedback before applying? Put > it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you advice and > guidance on how to bring it to life. < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab> Once your idea is ready, > it can be easily migrated into a grant request. IEG Program Officer Marti > Johnson and I will also be hosting several Hangouts for real-time > discussions to answer questions and help you make your proposal better - > the first will happen on September 8th. < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events> > > Please feel free to get in touch with Marti (mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org) or me > with questions about getting started with your idea. > > We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and > make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into > motion, and submit your proposal this September! < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply> > > > With thanks, > > > Chris > > -- > Chris "Jethro" Schilling > I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)> > Community Organizer, Wikimedia Foundation > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> -- Quim Gil Engineering Community Manager @ Wikimedia Foundation http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Maps on Wikipedia
by T Fish 19 Sep '15

19 Sep '15

Is there a way to get an extension to display the tile server on wikipedia? It would be useful to be able to display dynamic maps (with something like a GeoJson) instead of static SVGs. I know the roads project would find this extremely useful. --Tom

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Announcing the launch of OSM Maps for Wikipedia
by Yuri Astrakhan 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Wikimedia Foundation has implemented a new vector tile service Kartotherian <https://github.com/kartotherian/kartotherian> (Mapbox+Mapnik stack) and launched an experimental tile and static maps service available at https://maps.wikimedia.org. Using this service, you can browse and embed map tiles into your own tools using OpenStreetMap data. Currently, we handle traffic from *.wmflabs.org and *.wikivoyage.org (referrer header must be either missing or set to these values) but we hope to open it up to Wikipedia traffic if we see enough use. Getting started is as easy as https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps#Getting_Started Tiles are served from https://maps.wikimedia.org, but can only be accessed from *.wmflabs.org and *.wikivoyage.org. Kartotherian can produce tiles as images (png), and as raw vector data (pbf Mapbox format or json): * https://maps.wikimedia.org/ <https://maps.wikimedia.org/>{source}/{zoom}/{x}/{y}[(a){scale}x].{format}* Additionally, Kartotherian can produce snapshot (static) images of any location, scaling, and zoom level with * https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/ <https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/>* *{source},{zoom},{lat},{**lon},{width}x{height}[(a){scale}**x].{format}* For example, to get an image centred at 42,-3.14, at zoom level 4, size 800x600, use https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,4,42,-3.14,800x600.png (copy/paste the link, or else it might not work due to referrer restriction). Editing map style <https://github.com/kartotherian/osm-bright.tm2> is very easy using the Mapbox Studio, and does not require any data on your machine - simply point it at Wikimedia server. How can you help? * Provide us feedback <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Maps> to help guide future features <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Maps> * Improve our map styles <https://github.com/kartotherian/osm-bright.tm2> * Improve our data extraction <https://github.com/kartotherian/osm-bright.tm2source> * File bugs in Phabricator <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/discovery-maps-sprint/> * Adapt your labs tool to use this service - for example, use Leaflet js library and point it to https://maps.wikimedia.org Based on usage and your feedback <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Maps>, the Discovery team <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Discovery> will decide how to proceed. We could add more data sources (both vector and raster), work on additional services such as static maps or geosearch, work on supporting all languages, switch to client-side WebGL rendering, etc. Please help us decide what is most important. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps has more about the project and related Maps work. We would like to thank WMF Ops (especially Alex Kosiaris, Brandon Black, and Jaime Crespo), services team, OSM community and engineers, and the Mapnik and Mapbox teams. The project would not have completed so fast without you.

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WikiDACH 2015 - Wikipedia tut gut
by Sebastian Wallroth 02 Aug '15

02 Aug '15

Vom 30. Oktober bis 1. November 2015 findet nun endlich im prächtigen Schweriner Schloss [1] die erste WikiDACH [2] statt. Der Landtag von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern gestattet die kostenfreie Nutzung damit sich die Welt der Wikipedianer (und aller anderen Wikimedia-Projekte) mit den Menschen der Region, sowie ganz Österreichs, der Schweiz und Deutschlands austauschen können. Teilnehmer können hier ihr Interesse bekunden [3] und es werden noch Helfer [4] gesucht. Wer einen Vortrag oder Workshop [5] anbieten möchte, trägt sich bitte ein. Bitte beschreibt, was Ihr anbieten möchtet. Ein griffiger Titel ist dabei sehr wichtig, außerdem natürlich das Format und die gewünschte Länge des Slots. Da wir viele Besucher erwarten, die die Wikipedia und ihre Schwesterprojekte noch nicht kennen, wäre auch eine Angabe hilfreich, ob sich der Slot für Anfänger eignet. Das Orga Team der WikiDACH 2015 [6] [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweriner_Schloss [2] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiDACH/2015 [3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiDACH/2015/Teilnehmer [4] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiDACH/2015/Call_for_Helps [5] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiDACH/2015/Call_for_Papers [6] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiDACH/2015/Organisatoren -- Sebastian Wallroth Mobil 0176-15154002 http://about.net/real68er PGP Key: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Sebastian_Wallroth/PGP

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Help needed to finish finding the maps in the BL Flickr stream. 11, 000 maps found so far in first 50%.
by James Heald 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

Hi everybody, A quick update on the campaign to find all the maps (and ground plans) in the British Library's one-million-image Flickr stream scanned from old 19th century books. This is of particular relevance to the Wikimaps project, because as soon as we've tagged all the maps and plans on Flickr, the BL will start georeferencing them with its own loyal volunteers, so that in the new year we should be able to upload all the maps to Commons, complete with a full set of georeferencing control points. The good news is that in the first ten days, we've gone through the Flickr pages for half the books scanned for the collection, and tagged 11,000 maps and plans, ready for georeferencing. See latest status here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:British_Library/Mechanical_Curat… The bad news is that the effort so far has almost all been made by about ten people, who are now starting to tire. So the project desperately needs more help, if we're to push on and get all the old maps found. As the status page above shows and links, a lot of progress has been made with many parts of the index; but some other parts -- for example, index pages of books relating to the United States, and to Scandinavia -- still remain almost untouched. What's needed is very simple. As explained on the status page, it's just to go through each entry that has a pink "Untagged maps?" templated link, tag all the images that are maps, then remove the templated link from the list on the wikipage. This should produce an excellent resource for the Wikimaps project. But first we need to identify the maps, so the British Library can georeference them. So if anyone on this list knows anyone who might be interested to help, or if anyone could organise a group to help, please do let them know (or even please do help with a bit of tagging yourself). It would be so good to get all the maps and charts and plans found in this collection. But it's going to need a bit more help. All best, James.

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