Submissions:2023/An Alternative to the Pushpin Map in the Neighbourhood Infobox
This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2023.
Title:
- An Alternative to the Pushpin Map in the Neighbourhood Infobox
Theme:
- Community Initiatives, Education
Type of session:
- Lightning talk
Abstract:
Pushpin maps are used in the majority of Wikipedia Neighbourhood Infoboxes. However, they are not very useful since they lack detail and the scale is very large. Additionally, when enlarged, the Pushpin location and neighbourhood label both disappear. In a few neighbourhoods or cities, other static or interactive maps are also being used. A new type of map using an aerial photograph of the neighbourhood has been developed; see Neighbourhood Infobox at Draft:Britannia Village, Ottawa. The map is labelled to define the boundaries of the neighbourhood and to highlight points-of-interest discussed in the article. This type of map could be used in Neighbourhood Infoboxes across Canada since the federal National Air Photo Library (Ottawa) has aerial photos of the entire country. Although these photos are dated (e.g., 1968), the neighbourhood boundaries are current. This type of map is useful because it provides historical context and appeal when compared with Pushpin maps or readily-accessible Google or Apple maps, or OpenStreetMap. The presentation is available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiConference_North_America,_Toronto,_November_11,_2023,_final.pdf
Author name:
E-mail address:
- Bobreichert67
gmail.com
Wikimedia username:
- Robert Neustadter
Affiliated organization(s):
- Britannia Village Community Association
Estimated time:
- 15 minutes
Special requests:
Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:
- No
Okay to livestream?
- Livestreaming is okay
If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)
- yes