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== Japanese empire ==

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'''Article(s):''' [[Japanese empire]]

'''Request:''' Fix the [[South Pacific Mandate]] borders to the curvature of the globe. Essentially they follow the exact borders of the original [[TTPI]]. Thanks. [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Chris (クリス • フィッチ)]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 11:44, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

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This type of thing is extremely difficult, particularly for open-ocean boundaries, and particularly without understanding the projection used. A vector artist will only ever be able to make a vague approximation, while a GIS user would have to guess-and-check the original projection in order to georeference it. The easiest solution is probably to start over with fresh GIS boundary data - would you mind tracking that down for us?[[User:Lesqual|Lesqual]] ([[User talk:Lesqual|talk]]) 19:57, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

:I went looking for a GIS file for the TTPI border and came up empty - I think the original map would be better off just deleting that border entirely. [[User:Kmusser|Kmusser]] ([[User talk:Kmusser|talk]]) 20:27, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

:I've georeferenced and re-digitized the old naval chart for the TTPI, but that's not the end of the process. I guess I need to either A) figure out precisely what the projection is, make a map of that into an svg, and cut & paste the border area, or B) get the rest of the boundary data for the Japanese Empire and make an entirely new map. Would equirectangular or mercator as opposed to orthographic damage the artistic point the article is trying to make? [[User:Lesqual|Lesqual]] ([[User talk:Lesqual|talk]]) 16:22, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

== Mount Cayley volcanic field ==

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File:Mount Cayley volcanic field.png|Mapping of [[Mount Cayley volcanic field]].

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'''Article(s):''' [[Mount Cayley volcanic field]]

'''Request:''' Colors need to be made wiki-friendly, looks like a good target for SVG conversion IMO. <span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"><b><font color="black">[[User:Resident Mario|Res]]</font></b><font color="black">[[User_talk:Resident_Mario#top|Mar]]</font></span> 16:48, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

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:This appears to be a simple recoloring & de-annotation of a work currently under Crown copyright. Is this eligible for WP use based on UK copyright laws? [[Special:Contributions/173.79.52.233|173.79.52.233]] ([[User talk:173.79.52.233|talk]]) 18:44, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

::It would be Canada not UK, but it should be ok, [[User:Black Tusk]] made the map and while it references a map under Crown copyright his is quite a bit different than theirs. If someone did want to make a completely new map using GIS the data is available to do so at http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/index.html. [[User:Kmusser|Kmusser]] ([[User talk:Kmusser|talk]]) 01:00, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

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== Combined UK county map (Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria) ==