Wikipedia:Creating shape maps from OpenStreetMap data: Difference between revisions

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== Part 2: If you need to create the shape ==

This optional step is only for shapes that are not already mapped on OpenStreetMap. Note that the entity you want to map must be an existing place in order to be accepted on OpenStreetMap, as OSM is not intended to map out historical, fictional, or unrecognized entities.

# Sign up or log-in to OpenStreetMap.

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If the shape has a Wikidata item and the OpenStreetMap shape relation already has a <code>wikidata</code> tag set to that item's QID, you can embed a map of the shape directly onto a Wikipedia article as [[mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer#External data|external data]]. Use the {{tl|maplink}} template, setting the {{para|id}} parameter to the QID, such as <kbd>Q88466277</kbd>. Normally, changes to the route in OpenStreetMap are reflected in the article within about two days.

Example: <code><nowiki>{{maplink|frame=yes|frame-widthtype=180shape|id=Q126163|type=line|zoom=10|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#00933CQ160409|text=[[NewCentral York City SubwayPark]] {{NYCS|4}} train}}</nowiki></code>

=== Method 2: Using Wikimedia Commons ===