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Some map-related tutorials in the process of translation from French into English at :

Drawing tutorials

French team have the following set of tutorials: French graphic tutorials. Translations welcome !

Map tutorials

There is a list of existing map tutorials; more are welcome. French users have provided some, and translations into English would be welcome.

The best places to obtain SVG map backgrounds are listed in SVG maps, particularly Location_maps (2008 standard) and their sub-pages. The Map conventions and toolbox also provide six helpful conventions, some strongly supported by specific teams. The tutorials below follow the training of a hypothetical new map maker: the deeper you go, the more complexity and beauty you find.

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colspan="4" | Level 0 tutorials
Change the colors of a country

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| Inkscape

| Quickly change the color of a zone already delimited on a map

Translate an SVG

| fr{{3/4 complete}}

| Inkscape

| Translate or modify a map or diagram without redrawing it entirely (svg or bitmap)

Copy a bitmap map into SVG

| fr{{3/4 complete}}

| Inkscape

| Copy a bitmap map into SVG

Centre or crop an image

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| Inkscape or The Gimp

| Centre or crop an image

colspan="4" | Level 1 tutorials
:media:Tutorial-cartography_(basic).svg

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| Inkscape

| Introduction to vector map making with Inkscape: download, open with Inkscape and follow the exercises

Create and color map zones

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| Inkscape

| Create and color map zones freehand. Create and color independent zones in Inkscape starting from a map showing borders of countries or other zones. (See also next tutorial.)

Cut a map into several sub-areas

| fr{{2/4 complete}}

| Inkscape

| Cut a map into several sub-areas. (Should replace the preceding tutorial.)

Draw roads and railroads

| fr{{4/4 complete}}

| Inkscape

| For roads, freeways, railroads, etc. Download and watch the English video.

Draw topological maps

| fr{{3/4 complete}}

| Inkscape

| Draw subway line maps

Draw a cartogram

| fr{{1/4 complete}}

| Scapetoad

Draw a cartogram
colspan="4" | Level 2 tutorials: topography
Creation of maps using GIS (fr:SIG) and DEM
Open JUMP GIS

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| Open JUMP GIS

| Creating a general map with Open JUMP GIS

QGIS lesson 0: Get ready

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| QGIS

| Introduction to QGIS

QGIS lesson 1: Create a topographic background

| fr{{3/4 complete}}

| QGIS

| Introduction to QGIS, GIS technology, load GIS file into QGIS, edit the color style, output the topographic background.

QGIS lesson 2: Merge tiles and Shaded reliefs

| fr{{3/4 complete}}

| QGIS

| Introduction to QGIS, GIS technology, load GIS file into QGIS, edit the color style, output the topographic background.

Calculate the scale of a map

| fr{{4/4 complete}}

| Néant

| Determine the scale of a map from the precision of its data

First steps with GRASS

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| GRASS GIS

| Detailed installation of GRASS GIS under Windows and first steps with this free GIS for map creation using digital terrain models

Georeferenced digital cartography{{2/4 complete}}
* Optimizing relief{{4/4 complete}}
* SVG topography{{3/4 complete}}

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| 3DEM
GRASS GIS
Inkscape
GIMP

| Map creation from digital data.
A collection of tutorials for geographical, relief and topographic map creation using digital map data

colspan="4" | Note: Inkscape, the convenient free vector editor used by most wikigraphists, can be downloaded [http://inkscape.org/download here].

Web tools

File:Pony_Express_Route.svg ShareMap.org is community tool that allows creating map on Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0 ) license in SVG format. More information can be found here.

Map resources

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Other

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The overall category for working on maps is :Category:Wikipedia maps. For categorized maps themselves see :Category:Maps.

Wikipedia maps

See also the many resource and help links here:

When adding maps to articles, you have two options; you can add a separate map, or add a geo-referenced template that links to several maps depending on the reader's preference.

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;Help map makers

This page is a collection point for map resources for use in Wikipedia. The overall category for working on maps is :Category:Wikipedia maps. See also Commons:Map resources. For categorized maps themselves see :Category:Maps. To access all the subpages of WikiProject Maps go to Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps.

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French graphic toturials

fr:Wikipédia:Atelier_graphique/Didacticiels_cartographiques

de:Wikipedia:Kartenwerkstatt

es:Wikiproyecto:Ilustración/Taller de Cartografía/Herramientas

Maps