Wikivoyage talk:Dynamic maps Expedition
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The dynamic map here has an error message. I've looked at three times, and I can't figure out what is wrong. Would anyone be interested in trying to solve this mystery?Ground Zero (talk) 20:21, 20 February 2025 (UTC)
- I commented out the mapshape for now, though I'll look into this deeper once I come home. //shb (t | c | m) 20:24, 20 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks. That change gave me the idea that the problem may be with Wikidata. There, the entry for the article is "Castile and Leon", but I am unable to update it for the orthographic change that has been made. I think that changing it to "Castile and León" would solve the problem. Ground Zero (talk) 21:02, 20 February 2025 (UTC)
- Yeah, either it is that or an issue with OSM. //shb (t | c | m) 03:24, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
- I've also fixed the Wikidata listing (see d:Special:Diff/2314627940). //shb (t | c | m) 03:25, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
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fixed. //shb (t | c | m) 03:45, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
- Yeah, either it is that or an issue with OSM. //shb (t | c | m) 03:24, 21 February 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks. That change gave me the idea that the problem may be with Wikidata. There, the entry for the article is "Castile and Leon", but I am unable to update it for the orthographic change that has been made. I think that changing it to "Castile and León" would solve the problem. Ground Zero (talk) 21:02, 20 February 2025 (UTC)
FYI: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
[edit]https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2025/07/22/vector-tiles-are-deployed-on-openstreetmap-org/
For those who aren't familiar: w:en:raster graphics and w:en:vector graphics. For abstract shapes and lines (think graphics like a flag), vector graphics are far more efficient and allow for things like embedding text that can be translated and indexed or easily including relevant metadata or changing appearances easily with CSS. The general process of replacing raster maps with vector ones will greatly improve performance, internationalization, accessibility, etc. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:49, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- Nice to hear. I hope we will get them work on WMF sites too. Vector tiles allow serving customised maps without having to waste server space on the different versions or violating privacy by fetching different versions on demand. We already do that partly with layers for markers etc., but having the background map in vector format allows changing the appearance of the background map features, choosing what to emphasize (by {{mapframe}} parameters or the like – or having different-looking maps on Wikivoyage and Wikipedia). –LPfi (talk) 07:32, 24 July 2025 (UTC)