This page provides conventions for the creation oforthographic maps. Orthographic maps display a country (or set of countries) on a globe representation of the world. Like location maps, orthographic maps are very basic, and should have very few, if any, labels. Maps should be centred on the subject of interest.
Usage: These maps are often used in country infoboxesTemplate:Infobox Country to demonstrate where a country is in the world.
Where: These maps can be found onWikimedia Commons,Grey-green orthographic projections maps.
Tutorial:here (perl) orhere (French)
Generative tool: Online on ObservableHQ, on the left of the map, click « ⋮ » then « Download SVG »:
| Subject | Colorimetry (RGB/hex) |
|---|---|
| Subject's area (country, province, state, etc.) | #346733 R:52 G:103 B:51 A:1 |
| Subject border | #335033 R:51 G:80 B:51 A:1 |
| Other areas part of the same political unity | #C6DEBD R:198 G:222 B:189 A:1 |
| Claimed uncontrolled areas | #49C946 R:73 G:201 B:70 A:1 |
| Outside area | #B9B9B9 R:185 G:185 B:185 A:1 |
| Other borders | #FFFFFF R:255 G:255 B:255 A:1 |
| Water (ocean, sea, lake, etc.) | #FFFFFF R:255 G:255 B:255 A:1 |
| Border of the globe | #AAAAAA R:170 G:170 B:170 A:1 |
| Latitude/longitude grid | #000000C4 R:0 G:0 B:0 A:0.77 |
Naming (upload):
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To identify where a country is with respect to other nearby countries that the viewer may know about.
The first of these maps was uploaded toWikimedia Commons byUser:Ssolbergj in2008.
These conventions are fromCommons:Grey-green orthographic projections maps, although maps are not [yet] consistent in presentation style.Discuss proposed improvements.
Two different orthographic color schemes have widespread usages within Wikipedias and Wikimedia websites.
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