+1! As a big fan of maps (like I read them for relaxation :-) I am super stoked 
to see this project come to fruition! You guys rock!

Best regards,

Victoria Coleman

> On May 10, 2018, at 5:58 AM, Toby Negrin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Joe! I'd like to also express my gratitude to the Foundation
> developers, Roan, Möriel, Stephane and Elena who were able to pick up this
> project on short notice and provide the technical excellence it needed to
> be released across the wikis. Thank you!
> 
> -Toby
> 
> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 3:32 PM, Joe Matazzoni <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> As of today, interactive (Kartographer) maps no longer display in the
>> language of the territory mapped; instead, you’ll read them in the content
>> language of the wiki where they appear—or in the language their authors
>> specify (subject to availability of multilingual data). In addition,
>> mapframe, the feature that automatically embeds dynamic maps right on a
>> wiki page, is now live on most Wikipedias that lacked the feature. (Not
>> included in the mapframe launch are nine Wikipedias [1] that use the
>> stricter version of Flagged Revisions).
>> 
>> If you you’re new to mapframe, this Kartographer help page [2] shows how
>> to get started putting dynamic maps on your pages.  If you’d like to read
>> more about map internationalization: this Special Update [3] explains the
>> feature and its limiations; this post [4] and this one [5] describe the
>> uses of the new parameter, lang=”xx”, which  lets you specify a map’s
>> language. And here are some example maps [6] to illustrate the new
>> capabilities.
>> 
>> These features could not have been created without the generous
>> programming contributions and advice of our many map-loving volunteers,
>> including Yurik, Framawiki, Naveenpf, TheDJ, Milu92, Astirlin, Evad37,
>> Pigsonthewing, Mike Peel, Eran Roz,  Gareth and Abbe98. My apologies to
>> anyone I’ve missed.
>> 
>> The Map Improvements 2018 [7] project wraps up at the end of June, so
>> please give internationalized maps and mapframe a try soon and give us your
>> feedback on the project talk page [8]. We’re listening.
>> 
>> [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191583
>> [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:Kartographer
>> [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#
>> April_18,_2018,_Special_Update_on_Map_Internationalization
>> [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#
>> April_25,_2018,_You_can_now_try_out_internationalization_(on_testwiki)
>> [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#
>> April_26,_2018:_OSM_name_data_quirks_and_the_uses_of_lang=%
>> E2%80%9Clocal%E2%80%9D
>> [6] https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples
>> [7] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018
>> [8] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018
>> _____________________
>> 
>> Joe Matazzoni
>> Product Manager, Collaboration
>> Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco
>> 
>> "Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
>> sum of all knowledge."
>> 
>> 
>> 
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