In October 2017, English Wikipedia community members approved an RfC requesting 
implementation of mapframe 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_159#Should_we_ask_for_mapframe_to_be_turned_on?>
 [1]—a feature that enables contributors to easily display dynamic maps on 
article pages.  At the time, there was some question about whether technical 
support for the maps service would be available long term, and the Foundation 
asked that the community stand by. I’m writing now to say that those questions 
have been answered, and a small team will be assigned for routine maps 
maintenance. 

So, unless we hear from the English Wikipedia community that the consensus on 
adding mapframe has changed since last year’s RfC, we plan to move forward in 
April 2018.  You can read more about this plan and leave comments on Village 
Pump [2]. If you foresee any issues, let us hear from you. Otherwise, happy 
mapping! 

[1] 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_159#Should_we_ask_for_mapframe_to_be_turned_on
 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)/Archive_159#Should_we_ask_for_mapframe_to_be_turned_on>?

[2] 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Turn_on_mapframe?_We%E2%80%99re_ready_if_you_are
 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Turn_on_mapframe?_We%E2%80%99re_ready_if_you_are>

Joe Matazzoni 
Product Manager, Collaboration
Wikimedia Foundation
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