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Great effort! Unfortunately, you're likely to get a bunch of requests for changes since there are a bunch of places where geo-political boundaries are murky at

by xfax 13y ago

Great effort! Unfortunately, you're likely to get a bunch of requests for changes since there are a bunch of places where geo-political boundaries are murky at best. For example, your map for India (https://github.com/djaiss/mapsicon/blob/master/asia/in/1024.png https://github.com/djaiss/mapsicon/blob/master/asia/in/1024....) shows the boundary as the line of control with Pakistan and China, instead of the boundary which India claims (based on pre-war demarcations, http://www.mapsofindia.com/images2/india-map.jpg http://www.mapsofindia.com/images2/india-map.jpg)

robinhood 13y ago
Oh man I know. I really struggled for some maps... should I include them or not? It depends on the current world policy, if the world is at peace or at war. Anyway, for most countries, it's still ok :-)
nostromo 13y ago
It'd be a fun project to change political boundaries, location names (Sea of Japan / East Sea), and map orientation (who is at the center?) based on each visitor's geolocation. The world: according to you.
- nwh 13y ago
  That's just going to end with one-continent maps for most people.
- aeontech 13y ago
  Google maps already does that. [1] [1] http://www.menasborders.com/menasborders/news/article/871/Google_in_trouble_again_over_Kashmir_map/ http://www.menasborders.com/menasborders/news/article/871/Go...
kmfrk 13y ago
Rule #1 of maps: There are no unpolitical maps.
teeboy 13y ago
If someone uses that map of India in any application or project targeting India, it is bound to attract a sea of protests. I didn't even know about the existence of this map till college and Google. Overwhelming majority of Indians don't know about your map and would likely see it as justifying Pakistani aggression.
tommorris 13y ago
Simple solution to such requests: tell them to fork.
msy 13y ago
The British Library did an amazing exhibition of maps over history with their role in politics and propaganda a while back. My favourite was a bit of middles ages bravado that was about 3x3m, with meticulous detail, showing one country having completely swallowed another, this was was sent to the king of that country as a warning. The book of the exhibition is still available, I highly recommend it. http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/ http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/

by xfax 13y ago

robinhood 13y ago

Oh man I know. I really struggled for some maps... should I include them or not? It depends on the current world policy, if the world is at peace or at war. Anyway, for most countries, it's still ok :-)

nostromo 13y ago

It'd be a fun project to change political boundaries, location names (Sea of Japan / East Sea), and map orientation (who is at the center?) based on each visitor's geolocation. The world: according to you.

nwh 13y ago
That's just going to end with one-continent maps for most people.
aeontech 13y ago
Google maps already does that. [1] [1] http://www.menasborders.com/menasborders/news/article/871/Google_in_trouble_again_over_Kashmir_map/ http://www.menasborders.com/menasborders/news/article/871/Go...

kmfrk 13y ago

Rule #1 of maps: There are no unpolitical maps.

teeboy 13y ago

If someone uses that map of India in any application or project targeting India, it is bound to attract a sea of protests. I didn't even know about the existence of this map till college and Google. Overwhelming majority of Indians don't know about your map and would likely see it as justifying Pakistani aggression.

tommorris 13y ago

Simple solution to such requests: tell them to fork.

msy 13y ago

The British Library did an amazing exhibition of maps over history with their role in politics and propaganda a while back. My favourite was a bit of middles ages bravado that was about 3x3m, with meticulous detail, showing one country having completely swallowed another, this was was sent to the king of that country as a warning. The book of the exhibition is still available, I highly recommend it. http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/ http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/