Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources/Tutorials
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Notes
[edit]- Current translation effort (fr-en)
Some map-related tutorials in the process of translation from French into English at :
Drawing tutorials
[edit]- Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Resources/Starting Inkscape
- PDF conversion to SVG
- PDF conversion to SVG/Adobe Illustrator
French team have the following set of tutorials: French graphic tutorials. Translations welcome !
Map tutorials
[edit]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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1.Valley; 2.Plain; 3.Hill; 4.Rivers; 5.Troops; 6.Moves; 7.Text; 8.Locator map; 9.Legend.
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Page or file | fr | Software | Introduction |
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Level 0 tutorials | |||
Change the colors of a country | fr![]() |
Inkscape | Quickly change the color of a zone already delimited on a map |
Translate an SVG | fr![]() |
Inkscape | Translate or modify a map or diagram without redrawing it entirely (svg or bitmap) |
Copy a bitmap map into SVG | fr![]() |
Inkscape | Copy a bitmap map into SVG |
Centre or crop an image | fr![]() |
Inkscape or The Gimp | Centre or crop an image |
Level 1 tutorials | |||
media:Tutorial-cartography_(basic).svg | ![]() |
Inkscape | Introduction to vector map making with Inkscape: download, open with Inkscape and follow the exercises |
Create and color map zones | fr | 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![]() |
Inkscape | Cut a map into several sub-areas. (Should replace the preceding tutorial.) |
Draw roads and railroads | fr![]() |
Inkscape | For roads, freeways, railroads, etc. Download and watch the English video. |
Draw topological maps | fr![]() |
Inkscape | Draw subway line maps |
Draw a cartogram | fr![]() |
Scapetoad | Draw a cartogram |
Level 2 tutorials: topography Creation of maps using GIS (fr:SIG) and DEM | |||
Open JUMP GIS | Open JUMP GIS | Creating a general map with Open JUMP GIS | |
QGIS lesson 0: Get ready | QGIS | Introduction to QGIS | |
QGIS lesson 1: Create a topographic background | fr![]() |
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![]() |
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![]() |
Néant | Determine the scale of a map from the precision of its data |
First steps with GRASS | fr![]() |
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![]() * Optimizing relief ![]() * SVG topography ![]() |
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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 |
Note: Inkscape, the convenient free vector editor used by most wikigraphists, can be downloaded here. |
Web tools
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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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The overall category for working on maps is Category:Wikipedia maps. For categorized maps themselves see Category: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.
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. }} |