The cartography department of the Malaysian WikiProject aims to assemble a collection of high-quality maps for use in Malaysia-related articles; both through obtaining existing public domain or free-license maps, and by creating new ones as needed. New maps can be created using the guidelines made ready by WikiProject Maps.
Participants
Please feel free to add your name to this list if you would like to help the project; you are also encouraged to participate in any of our taskforce or workgroup that might interest you.
Creating maps
The preferred image format according to WikiProject Maps is SVG as it retains the image quality when scaled. It is suggested that maps follow the formatting at WikiProject Maps/Conventions and uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia also has a help page to assist SVG users.
Potential sources
Map requests
Please leave a map request below and we will try to accommodate your requirements. It should be noted that there is no guarantee that your request will be met, but we will try to get it done to our best abilities.
- Kuching District area map with distributions into three (3) local authority jurisdictions, namely DBKU, MBKS and MPP. Map source can be obtained from the MPP official website. CoolCityCat (talk) 16:40, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
Geographical
Here are lists of geographical maps that are needed for the project.
Blank maps
Ideally blank maps should have borders for subdivisions in the state (ie: district or division borders)
State and Federal Territory locator maps
There is already available locator maps for all states and FT, however those maps have not conformed to the color scheme recommended below.
Transport
Air transport
| Subject | To Do | Image name | Thumbnail | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirAsia (domestic) |  Done | Image:AirAsia route map.png |  | Kawaputra |
| AirAsia (international) | ||||
| Firefly (domestic) | Done | File:Firefly routes2.png |  | Kawaputra |
| Firefly (all) | Done | File:Fireflymap.png |  | BaronVonchesto |
| Malaysia Airlines (with subsidiary) | ||||
| Malaysia Airlines (domestic) | Done | Image:MAS route map.PNG |  | Kawaputra |
| Malaysia Airlines (international) | ||||
| MASwings | Done | Image:MASwings5.PNG |  | Kawaputra |
| All routes | Done | Image:Malaysia air routes.PNG |  | Kawaputra |
Airport destinations
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Land transport
| Subject | To Do | Image name | Thumbnail | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysian Expressway System | Done | Image:Expressway in Malaysia.PNG |  | |
| North-South Expressway | Done | Image:North South Expressway (PLUS).PNG | .PNG) | new map title needed |
| Keretapi Tanah Melayu (network) |
Locator maps
To have standardization of locator maps you may follow the suggestions below.
City locator
For major towns or cities it is better to use the whole Malaysia map image for the locator. To get locator image, you don't need to create each image for each city, but use {{Location map}} template. For Malaysia see: Module:Location map/data/Malaysia.
The format is:
{{Location map|Malaysia |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}}Alternatively, if you want to add a map in the infobox, simply add the parameters below:
{{Infobox Settlement| ...| ...|pushpin_map = Malaysia|pushpin_label_position = right/left| ...}}Examples:
- Kuching, lat=1.5544, long=110.3546, without caption.
{{Location map|Malaysia|lat=1.5544|long=110.3546|width=400|label=Kuching|float=left}}
- Kuala Lumpur, lat=3.1357, long=101.688, with caption (notice that frame is used if caption is defined).
{{Location map|Malaysia|lat=3.1357|long=101.688|width=400|label=Kuala Lumpur|float=left|caption=Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in Malaysia.}} Advanced usage
Images can be composed into layers, including text. These examples take advantage of {{Location map+}}, {{Location map~}}.
- Multiple cities on a map with wikilinks.
{{Location map+|Malaysia|float=left|width=400|caption=The main cities of Malaysia|places={{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=5.9714|long=116.0952|label=[[Kota Kinabalu]]|position=right}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=5.4167|long=100.3167|label=[[Georgetown, Penang|Georgetown]]|position=roght}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=3.1357|long=101.688|label=[[Kuala Lumpur]]|position=right}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=4.9|long=101.1167|label=[[Ipoh]]|position=left}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=1.483|long=103.733|label=[[Johor Bahru]]|position=right}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=1.5544|long=110.3546|label=[[Kuching]]|position=left}}}}- Using different symbols for non-city locator:
{{Location map+|Malaysia|float=left|width=600|caption=Location of some airports in Malaysia|places={{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=2.746|long=101.71|label=[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|KLIA]]|position=right|mark=Map symbol airport 02.png|marksize=20}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=6.33|long=99.73|label=[[Langkawi International Airport]]|position=right|mark=Map symbol airport 02.png|marksize=20}}{{Location map~|Malaysia|lat=4.323|long=113.99|label=[[Miri Airport]]|position=left|mark=Map symbol airport 02.png|marksize=20}}}}
Caveats
Location templates sometimes give inaccurate location of markers if the marker size is large and label may not properly aligned. The marker reference is at the top-left, not at the center. More advanced low-level image composition is given in m:Help:Composite images.
Tools and color standardization
From Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps. If your are using Microsoft Paint, on the navigation bar click on "colors" -> "edit colors" -> "define custom colors", then insert numbers under "RGB" below into respective "Red", "Green, and "Blue".
| Color | Hex | RGB | Sample | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | #000000 | 0, 0, 0 | Primary label color | |
| Brown | #A08070 | 160, 128, 112 | Political borders. Country, state, and province borders should be brown. | |
| Light brown | #D0C0A0 | 208, 192, 160 | Secondary political borders. | |
| Light yellow | #FFFFD0 | 255, 255, 208 | Primary territory of interest, or one of four choices for four-color maps. | |
| Pink | #FFD0D0 | 255, 208, 208 | Another color to be used for four-color maps. | |
| Orange | #F8A20C | 248, 162, 12 | A third color to be used for four-color maps. | |
| Green | #3CE67B | 60, 230, 123 | A fourth color to be used for four-color maps. | |
| Light blue | #CEFEF2 | 206, 254, 242 | An alternate color to be used for four-color maps. | |
| Orange | #F7D3AA | 247, 211, 170 | Alternative color for the above Tan (surrounding territories). | |
| Medium blue | #9EC7F3 | 158, 199, 243 | Bodies of water. Oceans or lakes. | |
| Blue | #1821DE | 24, 33, 222 | Water borders, if necessary. For lake or ocean borders that need a color contrasting with surrounding land, or for rivers. | |
| Red | #B00000 | 176, 0, 0 | Points of interest. Cities, especially. | |
| Red-orange | #F07568 | 240, 117, 104 | Alternative color for the above Red (points of interest). | |
| Medium red | #E0584E | 224, 88, 78 | Border color for areas highlighted in Red-orange | |
| Green | #A0F090 | 160, 240, 144 | Parks or natural preservation areas |
Map templates
- {{Reqmap}}