Wikipedia:GLAM/GibraltarpediA

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Welcome to the World's First Wikipedia City [edit]

Chart to show number of new articles created by the GibraltarpediA project by January 1st 2013
A colour coded map to show the number of new articles created by the GibraltarpediA project in the official languages of each country by January 1st, 2013
Our rather shy winner - Bill William Compton who wrote most of his articles in Hindi
link=http://toolserver.org/~kolossos/openlayers/kml-on-ol.php?la=en&uselang=en&lon=-5.354&lat=36.141&rang=50&map=1 Geocoded articles on Openstreetmap - Compare this with the picture and see what we have achieved
Local Volunteer Guide Robert Wheeler talks about the Garrison Library
Video address to announce the project at Wikimania 2012 (after John Cummings presented in person).
Where the project is interested in covering
John talking to ICT teachers in Gibraltar about how to use and contribute to Wikimedia projects in schools.
Tyson Lee Holmes tries out a new plaque design at The Convent Guard Room.
John talks about being Wikipedian in Residence in Gibraltar

Bienvenido, آداب عرض, स्वागत, ברוך בואך, Benvido, Benvenuto, Benvinguts, Bienvenue, Bonvenon, Willkommen, Fàilte, Ongi etorri, Selamat datang, Tere tulemast, Tervetuloa, Üdvözlet, Välkomna, Velkommen, vítáme vás, Witamy, Καλώς Ορίσατε, Добро пожаловать, Salvē, 歡迎, 欢迎, 歓迎, 환영합니다, ยินดีต้อนรับ, Dobrodošli, أهلاً وسهلاً, Вітаємо, Welkom, सुस्वागतम, Добредојдовте, Croeso, Добре дошли, Вітаем, வணக்கம்

“ Bringing a whole town to life on Wikipedia is something new and is a testament to the forward-thinking people of Monmouth, all of the volunteers and the Wikimedia UK team. I’m looking forward to seeing other towns and cities doing the same thing. - Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia.[1] ”

GibraltarpediA is the first Wikipedia project to not only embrace a whole city, but also aspires to bridge two continents. The project aims to cover every single notable place, person, artefact, plant and animal in Gibraltar in as many languages as possible. This is a large WikiProject; it's at least three times the size of MonmouthpediA. The area of interest includes the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Spanish municipalities along the coast of the Bay of Gibraltar, the northernmost coast of Morocco and Ceuta.

GibraltarpediA uses QRpedia codes, a type of bar code a smartphone can read through its camera (using one of the many free QR readers available) that takes you to a Wikipedia article in your language. QR codes are extremely useful, as physical signs have no way of displaying the same amount of information and in a potentially huge number of languages.

Articles have coordinates (geotags) to allow a virtual tour of the town using Wikipedia's mobile apps (or the Wikipedia layer on Google Streetview) and are available in augmented reality software including Layar. GibraltarpediA does not use standard black and white QR codes, in order to differentiate between our codes and other schemes and individual's codes.

There are different kinds of QR code—plaques and labels—all put up with the permission of the Government of Gibraltar and/or building owner:

  • Larger ceramic, metal or glass plaques for places exposed to the elements for articles specific to Gibraltar.
  • Smaller plastic, ceramic or metal plaques for labelling objects non specific to Gibraltar, e.g. for use in the flora and fauna guide.
  • Labels for use inside buildings, e.g. for objects within the Gibraltar Museum.
  • Glass stickers in the windows of shops to give information on their professions
  • In addition there will be information posters, signs, notice boards and leaflets to help people contribute and stay informed.

Gibraltar related articles on Openstreetmap

Gibraltar related articles on Google Maps

The amount, detail and quality of the information that the community could create is staggering.

If you think you can help, contact Tyson Lee Holmes, Roger Bamkin, John Cummings (John@gibraltarpedia.org) or to info@gibraltarpedia.org

John is in Gibraltar until the 8th of November to teach people how to contribute to the project.

To see Roger and John's job description for the project click here

Participate [edit]

We are very keen for local people to be involved however they wish. Computer skills are not important, it's the interest and the willingness to be involved, there is a wealth of opportunities for community involvement:

  • Suggest and write content
  • Donate photographs, both new and old
  • Recommend good reference materials
  • Translate articles into other languages
  • Learn and teach skills


Please click here to learn more.

By ""the a date"", we want the community in Gibraltar to see something that they - and people around the world - helped build. We've created a competition, The Something Challenge to reward contributors there are unique prizes not available anywhere else.

To arrange a session to learn how to edit Wikipedia and upload images contact john@gibraltarpedia.org, John is in Gibraltar from the 16th of September, a scanner is available for scanning photographs and documents.

If you own a building in the city that is described on Wikipedia and would like a QRpedia plaque please get in touch.

Gibraltar, Spain can be seen beyond the airport runway.

Achievements and News in Brief [edit]

Articles, Images and News [edit]

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Wikipedia Books [edit]

Collections of Wikipedia articles on Gibraltar that can be easily saved, rendered electronically in PDF, ZIM or OpenDocument format, or ordered as a printed book.

Geocoded articles on Openstreetmap


Gibraltar (including the John Mackintosh) Challenge [edit]

Images [edit]

Anyone is free to to copy, distribute and transmit most images, video and audio on Wikipedia including the Gibraltarpedia images page for commercial and non commercial purposes provided the author of the work is credited, (click on an image for full resolution and for author and license information). Click here for photos of Gibraltar on Wikimedia Commons (use to search for specific images)

News [edit]

Full press coverage on achievements and news page

Partners (Organisations, Businesses and Chapters) [edit]

Wikipedians working in Gibraltar [edit]

Contributors [edit]

Please add yourself to this list if you contribute to an article, sign it using four tildes ~~~~ or click the Signature and Timestamp icon on the edit bar

  1. WinsnerB1942 (talk) 04:05, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
  2. Gibmetal 77talk 2 me 23:32, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
  3. Victuallers (talk) 08:49, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
  4. Davidpar (talk) 14:24, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
  5. --Arnaugir (talk) 18:16, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
  6. Rosiestep (talk) 03:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
  7. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
  8. (not based in Gib but visit at least a few times per year) WillDow (Talk) 10:28, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
  9. ACP2011 (talk), aka Anne (talk) 22:32, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
  10. Prioryman (talk) 09:03, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
  11. Matthew gib (talk) 08:40, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
  12. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits
  13. GibGeordie (talk) 23:30, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
  14. Falconaumanni Black flag waving.png (Carlos para los amigos) 10:46, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
  15. Kippelboy (talk) 04:36, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
  16. Around The Globeसत्यमेव जयते 05:04, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
  17. Gibman87 (talk) 11:55, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
  18. --ElWaliElAlaoui (talk) 17:22, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
  19. --Àlex (talk) 08:28, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
  20. --Toromedia (talk) 17:58, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
  21. --Al Lemos (talk) 23:23, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
  22. --BulgarianLlanita (talk to me) 09:58, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

See also [edit]

  1. ^ Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, on MonmouthpediaTimon Singh, "Monmouth: The World’s First Wikipedia Town Launches In Wales", Inhabitat, 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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