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:''The parent of this WikiProject are [[Wikipedia:WikiProject India|WikiProject India]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps|WikiProject Maps]]''
'''Aim''' &ndash; This project aims to draw hi-resolution, vector maps for India-related articles. It also aims to get hi-resolution raster (.png) topography images. mastan 

'''Scope''' &ndash; NPOV maps related to India (post-1947) and historical pre-Independence India (includes the [[South Asia]]n nations of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan). The secondary goal would be to get NPOV maps for Pakistan, PRC, Afghanistan and Bhutan since they border disputed territories of India.
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==Members==
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* [[user:Nichalp|<span style="color: #0082B8;">Nichalp</span>]] [[User Talk:Nichalp|<span style="color: #0082B8;">«Talk»</span>]] 06:04, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Lostintherush|Lost]] 10:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC) I have no skills at this, only trying to learn
* {{user|Deeptrivia}} 13:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
* <sup> [[User:PlaneMad|<span style="color: red;">Plane</span><span style="color: blue;">Mad</span>]]|[[User talk:Planemad|YakYak]]</sup> 13:29, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
*[[User:Dwaipayanc|Dwaipayan]] ([[User_talk:Dwaipayanc|talk]]) 13:35, ow, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
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* [[User:Ganeshk|<span style="color:navy;">Ganeshk</span>]] <span style="color:navy;">([[User talk:Ganeshk|<span style="color:navy;">talk</span>]])</span> 15:32, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
*[[User:ImpuMozhi|Het666]] i m a geography lover , have read almost all countries' article 
*[[User:ImpuMozhi|ImpuMozhi]] 22:07, 11 June 2006 (UTC). I lack skilled, but I wanna learn.
*--[[User:Whizkidravi|<span style="color: green;">ᵺe Æﬃﬆ</span>]] 18:50, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
*— [[User:Ambuj.Saxena|Ambuj Saxena]] ([[User talk:Ambuj.Saxena|talk]]) 14:44, 20 October 2006 (UTC) (I can help with most of the things)
* {{user|Rama's Arrow}}
* {{User|wiki.Gunjan}} Railways, transportation infrastructure, Current affairs etc.
* [[User:Saravask|Saravask]] 17:01, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
* [[User:Mlpkr|Mlpkr]] 6:12, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
* [[User:Mkeranat|Mkeranat]] ([[User talk:Mkeranat|talk]]) 08:26, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
* [[User:gppande|gppande]] [[User:Gppande|gppande]] ([[User talk:Gppande|talk]]) 15:23, 20 February 2008 (UTC) I am good at using Inkscape, leave request on my talk page.
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* [[User:Faizhaider|Sayed Mohammad Faiz Haider Rizvi]] ([[User talk:Faizhaider|talk]]) 12:15, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
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==Types==
The project is divided into locator maps, general maps and city maps.

===Locator===
Locator maps are used to show the location of a city, town, state or particular area within India. It is also used to show the location of a district, division or region in a map of a state

===General maps===
Non-locator maps. Maps of this type incude rivers, ancient kingdoms, crop-related etc. 

===City maps===
Maps of cities. See the featured image of Manila alongside for reference:
rama nathapuram
[http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&tab=wl]

===Topographical maps===
These maps depict the topography of a region. See [[User:Captain Blood/GMT Example]] for an example.

These maps show demographic information using colors.

<gallery>
Image:Ph map manila.svg|City maps
Image:India physical map.svg|Topographical maps
Image:India_Telangana_locator_map.svg|Thematic maps
</gallery>


for more and updated information about indian census or maps

[http://censusindia.gov.in/]

==Using locator maps==
Locator maps for cities are automatically added when the [[Template:Infobox Indian Jurisdiction|Infobox Indian Jurisdiction]] is used and latitude and logitude parameters are provided. If a locator map needs to be added to a section in an article, then use [[Template:Location map|Location map]] template. Find below some examples.

===Usage===
 {{[[Template:Location map|Location map]]|India
  |label=''label''
  |position=left ''or'' right - position of the label relative to the mark, defaults to right
  |background=''color'' - background color for the label, defaults to none 
  |lat=''latitude in degrees''
  |long=''longitude in degrees''
  |mark=''image file name'' - a red dot by default
  |caption=''caption'' - caption below the map
  |float=left ''or'' right ''or'' none
  |width=''width of the map''
 }}

===Examples===
<nowiki>{{Location map|India|float=none|label=Mumbai|lat=18.96|long=72.82|position=left}}</nowiki>
{{Location map|India|float=none|label=Mumbai|lat=18.96|long=72.82|position=left}}
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<nowiki>{{Location map|India|float=left|width=100|label=Thiruvananthapuram|lat=8.5|long=76.9|caption=Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of Kerala}}</nowiki>
{{Location map|India|float=left|width=100|label=Thiruvananthapuram|lat=8.5|long=76.9|caption=Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city of Kerala}}
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<nowiki>{{Location map|India|float=right|label=Chennai|lat=13.09|long=80.27|background=white}}</nowiki>
{{Location map|India|float=right|label=Chennai|lat=13.09|long=80.27|background=white}}
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<pre>
{{location map+|India|float=none|width=270|caption=Metropolitan cities of India|places=
{{location map~|India|label=[[Mumbai]]|position=right|lat=18.96|long=72.82}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Chennai]]|position=right|lat=13.09|long=80.27}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Delhi]]|position=left|lat=28.35|long=77.13}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Kolkata]]|position=left|lat=22.33|long=88.20}}
{{Location map~|India|label=[[Bangalore]]|position=left|lat=12.58|long=77.35}}
{{Location map~|India|label=[[Hyderabad]]|position=bottom|lat=17.20|long=78.80}}
}}
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{{location map+|India|float=none|width=270|caption=Metropolitan cities of India|places=
{{location map~|India|label=[[Mumbai]]|position=right|lat=18.96|long=72.82}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Chennai]]|position=right|lat=13.09|long=80.27}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Delhi]]|position=left|lat=28.35|long=77.13}}
{{location map~|India|label=[[Kolkata]]|position=left|lat=22.33|long=88.20}}
{{Location map~|India|label=[[Bangalore]]|position=left|lat=12.58|long=77.35}}
{{Location map~|India|label=[[Hyderabad]]|position=bottom|lat=17.20|long=78.80}}
}}
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==Graphic Conventions==
===Colours===
Please use the following colours recommended by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps|WikiProject Maps]]. 
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Locator maps (blank)}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Areas maps}}

===Border styles===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="720px" align="center" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F7FCFF"
! Style !! Used for !! Comments
|-
| Thick line || Primary borders || Use a thick line for the primary (usually political) borders on a map. If the map primarily depicts a country, use a thick line for the country borders; if a state, the state borders.
|-
| Thin line || Secondary borders || Use a thin line (approximately 1/2 the thickness of the primary borders) for secondary boundaries. If a state map shows counties, use a thin line for county borders.
|-
| Italic font || Bodies of water || Use an italicized font for labelling bodies of water: oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.
|-
| All-caps font || Primary regions || Use a font in all-capital letters for labelling primary regions of interest: country names, state names, etc.
|-
| Mixed case font || Secondary regions || Use mixed case (capital followed by lowercase) for regions of secondary interest: provinces in a country map, counties in a state map, etc.
|}

==Words-relate Conventions==
===Typeface===
Use only [[Sans serif]]-type fonts in the maps.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="720px" align="center" cellpadding="3" style="background-color:#F7FCFF"
|-
! Scheme !! Case !! Font !! Size !!Tracking !! Opacity !! Example
|-
|Union territory || Normal || Bold || 30/24 ||0 || 35 ||
|-
|National capital || UPPERCASE || Bold Italic || 24 ||-25 || 100||
|-
|Union territory capital || Normal || Italic || 24 || -25|| 100||
|-
|State || UPPERCASE|| Bold || 40/30||0 || 35 ||
|-
|State capital || Normal|| Regular || 24 ||-25 || 100||
|-
|Metro cities || UPPERCASE || Regular || 24 || -25 || 100||
|}

===Cartographic conventions===
*Names of coastal cities are written in the sea
*Names of rivers and mountain ranges follow the path of the river/range
*Capital cities are usually marked with a star

==Uploading==
===Format===
All maps should be drawn SVG format. SVG is a vector format that allows upscaling without pixellation. It also allows users to download and modify the map to make derivatives. Please do not use the following raster formats: .png, .gif and .jpg for maps. For topographical maps, use .png. 

===Filenames===
TBD

===Upload location===
*If the map contains no text, upload it to [[commons:]] 
*If text is needed to be added to the map, please make two versions: One, a blank map without text, and the other with text. Upload the blank map to commons, and the one with English text here on en wiki.

===Licensing===
Only images with a licence that allows commercial usage and allows derivatives to be made may be uploaded to wikipedia. The following licences qualify:
* '''PD''' (Public domain) &ndash; user releases all rights to the image
* '''GFDL''' &ndash; derivatives or commercial usage must be released only under the GFDL licence. User must be credited.
* '''CC-BY-''' (creative commons, attribution) &ndash; similar to GFDL, the user must be credited, but derivatives may be released under other licences.
* '''CC-BY-SA-''' (creative commons, attribution, share-alike) &ndash; same as CC-BY- but derivatives may be released only under the CC-BY-SA licence

You may use either one of the above. However to allow maximum compatibility across all wikimedia projects, it is suggested that we use either '''PD''', or a dual licence '''GDFL''' + '''CC-BY-SA''' (v1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0).
(dual licence).

===Summary===
Please add the following information to summary while uploading.
 <nowiki>{{Information</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|Description=</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|Source=</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|Date=</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|Author=</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|Permission=</nowiki>
 <nowiki>|other_versions=</nowiki>
 <nowiki>}}</nowiki>

=== Legend ===
Use the following template:
{| class="wikitable" 
! Template syntax !! Produces
|-
| <nowiki>{{Legend|#0000FF|Area where live [[Blue wale]].}}</nowiki> || {{Legend|#0000FF|Area where live [[Blue whale]].}}
|}

==Software and tips==
Two popular SVG drawing software available are [[Inkscape]] and [[Adobe Illustrator]]. Inkscape is free and available for many platforms.

*Draw images in the highest resolution possible.
*For text please use a generic font such as Serif, Sans-serif. Sans is more suited for maps. The wikimedia renderer rasterises all fonts using Arial, so use Arial regular to maintain appearance of the map.
*In inkscape make sure that you ''unflow'' the text
*Ensure that no embedded raster images are present
*Always add metadata. In Inkscape, metadata can be added in the ''Document Preferences''.

==Map resources==
*[http://cza.nic.in/map.html India Political map]
*[http://www.surveyofindia.gov.in/soi_geo.html Survey of India maps]
*[http://www.censusindia.net/results/2001maps/index.html 2001 Census state maps with districts]
*[http://www.demis.nl/home/pages/wms/demiswms.htm Demis map server for physical maps]
*[http://india.gov.in/maps/indiaindex.php India portal]
*[http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/ TN Maps online]

==Status / See [[Commons:Category:WikiProject India Maps]]==
'''All India Maps'''
# Base map of India with district boundaries, rivers and lakes {{tick}} [[:Image:India map blank.svg]] / [[:Image:India map en.svg]]
# Locator maps for all States {{tick}} [[:Image:India RegionName locator map.svg]]
# locator maps for all regions {{tick}} [[:Image:India StateName locator map.svg]]
# Disputed areas map  {{tick}} [[:Image:India disputed areas map.svg]]
# Physical map {{tick}} [[:Image:India physical map.svg]]
# Roadway map {{tick}} [[:Image:India roadway map.svg]]
# Railway map (schematic)  {{tick}} [[:Image:India railway schematic map.svg]]
# Precipitation map {{tick}} [[:Image:India annual rainfall map.svg]]
# Earthquake zone map {{tick}} [[:Image:India earthquake zone map.svg]]
# Wind zone map  {{tick}} [[:Image:India wind zone map.svg]]
# Flood zone map  {{tick}} [[:Image:India flood zone map.svg]]
# Population density map  {{tick}} [[:Image:India population density map.svg]]
# Literacy rate map {{tick}} [[:Image:India literacy rate map.svg]]
# Sex ratio map {{tick}} [[:Image:India sex ratio map.svg]]
# Rivers and lakes map {{tick}} [[:Image:India rivers and lakes map.svg]]
# Decadal population growth map {{tick}} [[:Image:India decadal growth rate map en.svg]]
# Climatic zone map {{tick}} [[:Image:India climatic zone map en.svg]]
# Average annual temperature map {{tick}} [[:Image:India average annual temperature map en.svg]]
# Climatic disaster risk map {{tick}} [[:Image:India climatic disaster risk map en.svg]]
# Southwest summer monsoon onset map {{tick}} [[:Image:India southwest summer monsoon onset map en.svg]]
# Air connectivity map

===State Locator Maps===
# Andhra Pradesh {{tick}} [[:Image:Andhra Pradesh locator map.svg]]
# Arunachal Pradesh {{tick}} [[:Image:Arunachal Pradesh locator map.svg]]
# Assam {{tick}} [[:Image:Assam locator map.svg]]
# Bihar {{tick}} [[:Image:Bihar locator map.svg]]
# Chhattisgarh {{tick}} [[:Image:Chhattisgarh locator map.svg]]
# Goa {{tick}} [[:Image:Goa locator map.svg]]
# Gujarat {{tick}} [[:Image:Gujarat locator map.svg]]
# Haryana {{tick}} [[:Image:Haryana locator map.svg]]
# Himachal Pradesh {{tick}} [[:Image:Himachal Pradesh locator map.svg]]
# Jammu and Kashmir {{tick}} [[:Image:Jammu and Kashmir locator map.svg]]
# Jharkhand {{tick}} [[:Image:Jharkhand locator map.svg]]
# Karnataka {{tick}} [[:Image:Karnataka locator map.svg]]
# Kerala {{tick}} [[:Image:Kerala locator map.svg]]
# Madhya Pradesh{{tick}} [[:Image:Madhya Pradesh districts location map big.svg]]	
# Maharashtra {{tick}} [[:Image:Maharashtra locator map.svg]]
# Manipur {{tick}} [[:Image:Manipur locator map.svg]]
# Meghalaya {{tick}} [[:Image:Meghalaya locator map.svg]]
# Mizoram  {{tick}} [[:Image:India Mizoram locator map.svg]]
# Nagaland {{tick}} [[:Image:Nagaland locator map.svg]]
# Orissa {{tick}} [[:Image:Orissa locator map.svg]]
# Punjab {{tick}} [[:Image:Punjab locator map.svg]]
# Rajasthan {{tick}} [[:Image:Rajasthan locator map.svg]]
# Sikkim {{tick}} [[:Image:Sikkim locator map.svg]]
# Tamil Nadu {{tick}} [[:Image:Tamil Nadu locator map.svg]]
# Tripura  {{tick}} [[:Image:India Tripura locator map.svg]]
# Uttar Pradesh{{tick}} [[:Image:Uttar Pradesh locator map.svg]]
# Uttarakhand {{tick}} [[:Image:Uttarakhand locator map.svg]]
# West Bengal {{tick}} [[:Image:West Bengal locator map.svg]]

===State political Maps===
# Andhra Pradesh 
# Arunachal Pradesh 
# Assam 
# Bihar {{tick}} [[:Image:BiharDistricts.png]]
# Chhattisgarh
# Goa {{tick}} [[:Image:Goamap.png]]
# Gujarat 
# Haryana
# Himachal Pradesh
# Jammu and Kashmir 
# Jharkhand
# Karnataka 
# Kerala 
#*{{tick}} [[:File:Kerala-map-en.svg]]
#*{{tick}}[[:File:Kerala-administrative-divisions-map-en.svg]]
# Madhya Pradesh	
# Maharashtra
# Manipur 
# Meghalaya 
# Mizoram
# Nagaland {{tick}} [[:Image:Nagalandmap.png]]
# Orissa 
# Punjab {{tick}} [[:Image:Punjab district map.png]]
# Rajasthan 
# Sikkim {{tick}} [[:Image:Sikkimdistricts.png]]
# Tamil Nadu 
# Tripura {{tick}} [[:Image:Tripura map.png]]
# Uttar Pradesh 
#*{{tick}} [[:Image:Uttar Pradesh Districts Detail.svg]]
#*{{tick}} [[:Image:Uttar Pradesh administrative divisions.svg]]
# Uttarakhand {{tick}} [[:Image:UttarakhandDistricts.png]]
# West Bengal

===City Maps===
# Map of New Delhi {{tick}} [[:Image:New Delhi map.svg]]
# Base map of Delhi with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:Image:Location map India New Delhi.png]]
# Base map of Mumbai with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:Image:Mumbai area locator map.svg]]
# Base map of Kolkata with city limits and water bodies
# Base map of Chennai with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:Image:Chennai area locator map.svg]]
# Base map of Bangalore with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:Image:Bangalore street Map.png]]
# Base map of Pune with city limits and water bodies
# Base map of Ahmedabad with city limits and water bodies
# Base map of Kochi with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:File:Kochi India area locator map.svg]]
# Base map of Hyderabad (India) with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:File:Hyderabad Outer Ring Road and its radial roads.png]]
# Base map of Patna with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:File:Patna area locator map.svg]]
# Base map of Bhopal with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:File:Location map India Bhopal.svg]]
# Base map of Trichy with city limits and water bodies {{tick}} [[:File:Tiruchirappalli city locator.png]]
# Base map of Lucknow with city limits and water bodies

===District Maps===
# Nagpur district map (locator) {{tick}} [[:File:Nagpur.png]]

==Requests==
*[[:Category:Wikipedia requested maps in India]]
* Request a map at [[User talk:Planemad]], please provide a link to a source map.

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