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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)[reply]

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)

Subject	To Do	Image name	Creator
Malaysia (with borders)	Done	File:Malaysia location map.svg	Doctor Dodge
Malaysia (without borders)	Done	File:Malaysia states blank no borders.PNG	Kawaputra
Johor	Done	File:Johor location map.svg	Goran tek-en
Kedah	Done	File:Kedah location map.svg	Zh9567
Kelantan	Done	File:Kelantan location map.svg	Zh9567
Melaka	Done	File:Malacca location map.svg	Zh9567
Negeri Sembilan	Done	File:Negeri Sembilan location map.svg	Zh9567
Pahang	Done	File:Pahang location map.svg	angys
Penang	Done	File:Penang location map.svg	Molecule Extraction
Perak	Done	File:Perak location map.svg	angys
Perlis	Done	File:Perlis location map.svg	Zh9567
Sabah	Done	File:Sabah location map.svg	Zh9567
Sarawak	Done	File:Sarawak location map.svg	Zh9567
Selangor	Done	File:Selangor.svg	白布飘扬
Terengganu	Done	File:Terengganu location map.svg	Zh9567

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.

Subject	To Do	Image name	Creator
Kuala Lumpur	Done	File:KL FT locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Labuan	Done	File:Labuan FT locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Putrajaya	Done	File:Putrajaya FT locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Johor	Done	File:Johor state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Kedah	Done	File:Kedah state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Kelantan	Done	File:Kelantan state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Melaka	Done	File:Melaka state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Negeri Sembilan	Done	File:N9 state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Pahang	Done	File:Pahang state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Penang	Done	File:Penang state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Perak	Done	File:Perak state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Perlis	Done	File:Perlis state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Sabah	Done	File:Sabah state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Sarawak	Done	File:Sarawak state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Selangor	Done	File:Selangor state locator.PNG	Kawaputra
Terengganu	Done	File:Terengganu state locator.PNG	Kawaputra

Transport

Air transport

Subject	To Do	Image name	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

Subject	To Do	Image name	Creator
Bintulu Airport
Kota Kinabalu International Airport	Done	Image:BKI airport map.PNG	Kawaputra
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (domestic)
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (international)	Done	File:Air Routes from KUL.PNG	Magnus Manske
Kuching International Airport	Done	Image:KCH airport map.PNG
Labuan Airport
Langkawi International Airport
Melaka International Airport
Miri Airport
Pangkor Airport
Penang International Airport	Done	Image:PEN airport route.PNG
Senai International Airport	Done	Image:JHB routes (final).PNG
Sibu Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
Sultan Mahmud Airport
Tioman Airport

Land transport

Subject	To Do	Image name	Comments
Malaysian Expressway System	Done	Image:Expressway in Malaysia.PNG
North-South Expressway	Done	Image:North South Expressway (PLUS).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}}

Kuching

Kuching (Malaysia)

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.}}

Kuala Lumpur

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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}}
}}

The main cities of Malaysia

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}}
}}

KLIA

Langkawi International Airport

Miri Airport

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Location of some airports in Malaysia

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	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}}

Participants

Creating maps

Potential sources

Map requests

Geographical

Blank maps

State and Federal Territory locator maps

Transport

Air transport

Airport destinations

Land transport

Locator maps

City locator

Advanced usage

Tools and color standardization

Map templates

See also