Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Locator maps

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This page provides conventions for the creation of locator maps.

Usage: Locator maps are first create blank maps aiming to be derivated into several specific Locator maps, Areas maps, Historical maps, Exchange maps.

Creation: Locator maps are conveniently derivate from country or wider area Location maps (blank). The map maker has to color the ocean, land, rivers, subject area, to the Locator maps conventional colours. Locator maps are very basic, and should not have, or have very few labels. Their aim is to show the geographical occupation in a wider context, not to explain this occupation.

{{See also|Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Conventions/Area maps|label1=Area maps}}

Convention

class="wikitable" width="70%" align="center" style="background-color:#F7FCFF" \|+ Convention for locator maps (2012 scheme) (see more).
Subject ! width="35em" \| Colorimetry (RGB/hex)
colspan="2"\| Landmasses
Toponymes (names) \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=0\|v=0\|b=0\|hex=#000000\|col=white}}
Territory of interest / Marked / Focus \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=193\|v=40\|b=56\|hex=#C12838\|col=black}}
Surrounding territories (Internal). \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=253\|v=251\|b=234\|hex=#FDFBEA\|col=black}}
Surrounding landmass (Outside) \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=223\|v=223\|b=223\|hex=#DFDFDF\|col=black}}
Background D (opacity 50%) \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=\|v=\|b=\|hex=#C1283880\|col=black}}
Foreground C (opacity 50%) \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=\|v=\|b=\|hex=#FDFBEA80\|col=black}}
Circle marker opacity, glow effect, zoom box: scale effect (opacity 25%) \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=\|v=\|b=\|hex=#C1283840\|col=black}}
Political borders. Country, state, and province borders. Nuance is provided by line styling. \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=101\|v=101\|b=101\|hex=#656565\|col=black}}
colspan="2"\| Water.
Hydronymes (names). \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=18\|v=120\|b=171\|hex=#1278AB\|col=white}}
Rivers; coastlines for lakes, oceans. \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=18\|v=120\|b=171\|hex=#1278AB\|col=white}}
Water bodies: oceans, seas or lakes. \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=199\|v=231\|b=251\|hex=#C7E7FB\|col=black}}
colspan="2"\| Helper
Zoom box shadow (opacity 50%) \| align="center" \| {{Mapcolor\|r=\|v=\|b=\|hex=#65656580\|col=black}}
colspan="2"\| Naming (upload): {{Color\|green\|File:{Subject name in English} locator map (blank).svg}} (for template map) {{Color\|green\|File:{Subject name in English} locator map-en.svg}} for English version {{Color\|green\|File:{Subject name in English} locator map-ko.svg}} for Korean version {{Color\|green\|File:{Subject name in English} locator map-num.svg}} for numbered international version

class="wikitable" width="70%" align="center" style="background-color:#F7FCFF"

|+ Convention for locator maps (2012 scheme) (see more).

Subject

! width="35em" | Colorimetry (RGB/hex)

colspan="2"| Landmasses

Toponymes (names)

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=0|v=0|b=0|hex=#000000|col=white}}

Territory of interest / Marked / Focus

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=193|v=40|b=56|hex=#C12838|col=black}}

Surrounding territories (Internal).

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=253|v=251|b=234|hex=#FDFBEA|col=black}}

Surrounding landmass (Outside)

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=223|v=223|b=223|hex=#DFDFDF|col=black}}

Background D (opacity 50%)

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=|v=|b=|hex=#C1283880|col=black}}

Foreground C (opacity 50%)

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=|v=|b=|hex=#FDFBEA80|col=black}}

Circle marker opacity, glow effect, zoom box: scale effect (opacity 25%)

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=|v=|b=|hex=#C1283840|col=black}}

Political borders. Country, state, and province borders.
Nuance is provided by line styling.

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=101|v=101|b=101|hex=#656565|col=black}}

colspan="2"| Water.

Hydronymes (names).

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=18|v=120|b=171|hex=#1278AB|col=white}}

Rivers; coastlines for lakes, oceans.

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=18|v=120|b=171|hex=#1278AB|col=white}}

Water bodies: oceans, seas or lakes.

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=199|v=231|b=251|hex=#C7E7FB|col=black}}

colspan="2"| Helper

Zoom box shadow (opacity 50%)

| align="center" | {{Mapcolor|r=|v=|b=|hex=#65656580|col=black}}

colspan="2"|

Naming (upload):

{{Color|green|File:{Subject name in English} locator map (blank).svg}} (for template map)
{{Color|green|File:{Subject name in English} locator map-en.svg}} for English version
{{Color|green|File:{Subject name in English} locator map-ko.svg}} for Korean version
{{Color|green|File:{Subject name in English} locator map-num.svg}} for numbered international version

Inset maps

Inset maps may be used with in locator maps so that the location can be seen in a wider context; the subject being located within larger-scale map (the local map), accompanied by a smaller scale map of the country or wider region (the wide map). Two versions are commonly seen:

The wide map in an inset within the local map;
The local map as an inset within the wide map.

As an example of each:

File:Bird Island - west end of South Georgia.svg

| File:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands location detail.svg

Gallery of examples

File:Toolbox SVG locator maps (location map based)-en.svg|Note: This widely used scheme should now become the semi-official locator style.

File:Texas in United States (US48).svg|State within its larger union (USA)

File:Département_971_in_France_(-mini_map)_(zoom).svg|Zoomed in territory with circle markers

File:Poland in European Union (-rivers -mini_map).svg|Country within its larger union (European Union)

File:Russia on the globe (Russia centered).svg|Country w/o context

Ancient scheme

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