User talk:Mapeh

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Israeli Railway Map

Just wanted to give you a heads-up that construction has been completed on the Yavne West-Pleshet railway and it is now officially open.

Thanks. I will include that on a new version of the map I have been working on. I hope that it will be uploaded within a couple of weeks. Mapeh (talk) 09:44, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

I have uploaded a new version. I'm sure there are some errors - feel free to point them out. Mapeh (talk) 22:00, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

I can't think of any. Great job, again.

Update: The line to Sderot including the Sderot station opened in December. Note also that it since it serves passengers, it should be marked in blue all the way to Ashkelon. Thanks!

Thank you - I have updated the map accordingly. Also, since the Eilat line seems to be finalised (it could still change, but that seems unlikely), I will try to add it in the next week or two. Mapeh (talk) 18:11, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. The Eilat line is very prospective at this point. Even though it has been approved, it is quite uncertain whether it will be built anytime soon. There are also several other lines that are approved but are not scheduled to be constructed anytime soon as well.

Okay, I guess I was under the wrong impression then. If ever the project is finalised, I'll update the map then. Mapeh (talk) 14:36, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Railway to Beersheba

Thank you for the Israel Railways map. Just wanted to let you know that the railway from Lod to Beersheba has been reconstructed with all of its curves straightened or eliminated. You may wish to update your map accordingly. Also, a section of the railway from Kiryat Motzkin to Acre has been straightened recently also. For the future: The section between Yavne West and Ashdod should be completed in the next 9 months.

Thanks for the feed back! I didn't know about the Acre straightening. I will try to add the former, windier, paths but there could be problems of space - like I had with the Ramat Hovev line. For the new lines, I will add them when they become operational. Thanks again, Mapeh (talk) 10:12, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Oh, one more thing... Where you have "Tzafit Power Station" it should be "Rotem Industrial Zone". Tzafit power station is near Kfar Menahem in the Shfela, it is not in the Negev. Thanks.

I've updated the map to show the straitened Beersheba line, and corrected the Rotem mistake. I couldn't see any evident changes to the line around Acre (from satellite imagery), so I couldn't update it there. If you've got any other suggestions don't hesitiate. Mapeh (talk) 12:08, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for adding the lines under construction! One tiny little correction - the renewed valley line curves a bit northwards in Haifa bay and actually connects with the coastal highway at Lev Hamifratz (in order for its station to be part of the large public transit center currently being built there). The old routing through Tel Hanan will be discarded.

Thanks for that :). I've added that to a new version with lots of small moddifications I'll upload this week. Got any other suggestions? I had to make calculated guesses for the Ra'anana stations' locations, so any precise info would be greatly appreciated! Mapeh (talk) 17:27, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

I think your map is excellent and the location of the Ra'anana stations look good to me (one is at the northwest corner of the intersection future Route 531 and Yerushalayim Road. and the other in the Ra'anana darom interchange). Again, the map looks very good. One really tiny change you could do is smooth out the left sharp"ish" bump about half way between Kiryat Gat and Lehavim. It's nowadays a smooth curve (most maps still show the sharp curve but most satellite photos by now show the new smooth curve). A very minor detail though. Keep up the good work!

Good, that's where I guessed they would be (at the major intersections). I'm also going to review the whole of the Railway to Beersheba with satellite imagery. Mapeh (talk) 21:25, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

I forgot to mention about the active freight spur to the Haifa Oil Refinery (BAZAN) in the Haifa Bay Area not shown on your map. It goes north of the BAZAN complex then curves southwards and ends at the Dshanim factory southeast of the refineries. You can see it in most maps, including Google maps.

Yes, I came across this railway spur by chance. I've been using Google Earth's data to refine a few points, and it showed me that spur. It also showed 2 spurs to the Haifa Docks — are they operational? I've got a lot of work at the moment (that's why the latest version is taking a moment), but I hope for it to be up soon (possibly within a week). Mapeh (talk) 03:14, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

There are two active spurs to the Haifa docks shown on Google maps. One ending at 38.8183 35.0081 and one at 32.8077 35.0269 (the last one actually goes all the way up to 32.8138 35.0258; much of the rail equipment imported into Israel actually gets offloaded from ship directly to rail via this spur, while the rest is offloaded at a dock connection in Ashdod; also, there's another dockside rail connection in Haifa in front and behind the warehouse located at 32.8192 35.0027 but that one is seldom used to offload cargo while the one at 38.8183 35.0081 is used for loading containers on trains). The spur shown on Google maps going up to 32.8094 35.0211 actually terminates nowadays at 32.8020 35.0196. BTW, you can see high resolution aerial imagery of Israel at maps.b144.co.il. You can click on the triangle in the middle right hand side of the page for a wider view.

Thanks. Finally all maps unanimously show a branch going to the Nesher Cement works, however images like this one make me pretty sure it's abandoned. Maybe this short stretch has been rehabilitated recently? I also added maps.b144.co.il as a link on the GeoTemplate (diff). I guess you know Hebrew — is there a button on b144 that lets you link to the map? Mapeh (talk) 02:16, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

The branch to the Nesher cement works (officially known as the "Tel Hanan branch") has not been active for at least a decade, if not longer. It is still "officially" on the maps, but will be stricken out when the alternate route to the north of it is opened in 2016. As for the Bezeq 144 map, sorry, I don't know of a way to link to a particular coordinate on it.

Barnstar

		The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
		This comes a bit late, but I think you really deserve a barnstar for this railway map. As a mapmaker myself, I know how difficult making this is, and hope that you will continue making awesome maps, especially relating to Israel. Cheers, Ynhockey (talk) 00:31, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the reciprocity! Very cool. By the way, check out my latest map. I don't quite understand why the text isn't showing up when you view it full-size, but it seems to work on the thumbnails. Please let me know if you think anything is missing there (I intend to add Israel Railways lines and maybe major highways in the future). Cheers, Ynhockey (talk) 21:49, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

I use Opera, however if you open the image with Firefox there are little squiggles where the text should be. So in fact the text hasn't disappeared, it's just being rendered at a very very small size. I've played around with it in Inkscape (I don't have CorelDraw, to see the file from your pov), and this problem really boggles my mind. I've tried everything: layers, groups, checked the css and xml attributes, and nothing seems wrong. One thing I did notice, in Inkscape, is that if you select just one word (such as "Aviv") and then copy-paste it anywhere else, it will render in the same very very small size as I saw in Firefox. That's the only lead I have on the problem.

Although it's not a real solution, the only way I see to make the text appear is to do an "object to path" transformation on it.

Good luck! Mapeh (talk) 15:37, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

PS: just out of curiosity, I noticed in the file code that all the stations had names (ie. "Jabotinsky", "Gordon", "HaHagana" etc). Why didn't you include them in the image? Mapeh (talk) 15:40, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Copyright status: File:Carte du Hassanya.svg

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–⁠moogsi (blah) 17:41, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I just can't see where the problem is. In my eyes, all sources are referenced and the file is licensed with a correct template. Could you be more specific? Mapeh (talk) 20:57, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

I didn't see the date, and so replied to a now defunct message. Mapeh (talk) 09:41, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Update is needed for the Israeli Railway Map, because Netivot is now connected to the railway line to Sderot

Hello.

The Israeli Railway Map needs to be updated, because Netivot is now connected to the railway line to Sderot with the opening of the Netivot train station on Sunday 15 February 2015 (almost exactly one year after the opening of the Sderot train station on 14 February, 2014). The railway line between Sderot and Netivot needs to be colored in blue.

Thank you.

PS: Could you create an additional railway map of Israel, again showing Israel with its post-1967 borders but without Sinai, in order to enlarge the map of Israel, because the fonts used for the place names are too small even with the largest zooming of the image.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.200.8.25 (talk • contribs) 16:01, 16 February 2015‎ (UTC)

Hi,

Thanks for giving me the update: I have added the Netivot extension.

I also reduced the size of the map, and it looks a lot better. The original (bigger) version is still available at Israeli-Palestinian Railways (Full).svg.

Thanks, Mapeh (talk) 15:05, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Update is needed for the map shwoing the border barriers in the World, because many barriers are missing in the map

Hello.

The Carte des barrières de séparation needs to be updated, because many barriers are missing in the map. Border barriers already exist between the Bulgarian-Turkish border, the Greek-Turkish border, the Syrian-Turkish border, the Azerbaijani-Iranian border, and the border barrier on the Israeli-Egyptian border has been completed.

Border barriers being build include the Hungarian-Serbian border, the Algerian-Libyan border and the Tunisian-Libyan border.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.200.21.97 (talk • contribs) 10:23, 7 August 2015‎ (UTC)

Hello,

Thanks for the info. Could you provide me sources and details for all these border fences? The only definite information I could find was that there is a 20-mile fence near Lesovo in Bulgaria which might be extended [1].

Mapeh (talk) 15:34, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello,

I found a website with information listed about existing border barriers and border barriers being built [2]. (But after visiting this website five times, it becomes blocked after a few seconds of visiting it, as registration is necessary, as I discovered.)

Here are additional informations from news websites:

Hungarian-Serbian border: [3] [4] (The entire Hungarian-Serbian border will be fenced.)

Ukranian-Russian border: [5] [6] (The Ukranian-Russian border under the current control of Ukraine will be fenced.)

Greek-Turkish border: [7]

Algerian-Libyan border: [8]

Tunisian-Libyan border: [9] (The entire Tunisian-Libyan border will be fenced.)

Georgian-Abkhazian border: [10] [11] [12]

Georgian-South Ossetian border: [13] [14] [15] [16]

Syrian-Turkish border: [17] (The entire Syrian-Turkish border is already fenced, but will be upgraded.)

Additionally, Estonia intends to build a border fence on the Estonian-Russian border: [18] (The entire Estonian-Russian land border will be fenced.)

The Israeli–Egyptian border fence has been completed, so there are no longer any gaps left between the Israeli- Egyptian border. (The entire Israeli–Egyptian border is now fenced.)

I am trying to find credible information about the Azerbaijani-Iranian border barrier, because it does actually exist: [19] [20]. Photographs are not enough though. The length and where it runs are important details which I couldn't yet find.

If you do not object, I shall put further credible and detailed information in your talk page when I stumble upon them.

Kindest regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.200.15.52 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 28 August 2015‎ (UTC)

Thanks for the research, I'll upload an updated map as soon as possible (probably within two weeks). Feel free to post new information here as you come along it. Mapeh (talk) 20:40, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

I've uploaded the new map. For the Algerian-Libyan barrier, since only ~120km of the ~1000km border will be fenced, I guessed it would be the northernmost part of the border. Mapeh (talk) 17:01, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Israeli Railway Map 2

Hi, just wanted to ask you if the grey lines in the Israeli railway map are historical railways? Can you supply the source of those map? Thanks! Great job! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.60.80.61 (talk • contribs) 10:54, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi. Yes, they are historical railways. Some of their paths are not known exactly, and so the route was guessed using all known sources. The main sources (out of the list on the image's description page) were [21] and [22] (in part based on previous source). I have added the lines to the legend. Mapeh (talk) 23:29, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Israeli Railway Map 3

Just wanted to let you know... The Ashkelon-Beersheba railway opens today for passenger service all the way to Beersheba (except for Ofakim station which will open by the end of 2015). Wikiliki (talk) 14:35, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

 Updated Thanks for the info. Mapeh (talk) 18:15, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Bulgarian border barrier

Hello!

As of January 2016 Bulgaria has planned over 130 km border fence along its border with Turkey. They will be completed within 2 months. The barrier starts near Kapitan Andreevo and ends near Malko Tarnovo. Could you add it to your Map of separation barriers in the world?

Thank you. Digital worm (talk) 18:06, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

 Updated Thanks for the info. I also added the Hungary-Croatia fence too. Mapeh (talk) 13:31, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Sinai maps source dead link

The link (Topomapper) to the Sinai rail maps is down. Is there an alternative? Chribro88 (talk) 14:19, 23 February 2017 (UTC) Chribro88

Hi. Topomapper republished, amongst other things, old Soviet topo maps; the same maps can be found on this website: http://maps.vlasenko.net/soviet-military-topographic-map/map200k.html. I hope this helps, Mapeh (talk) 22:34, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Request

Hello.

Can you do the exact updates in File:Israeli-Palestinian Railways (Full).svg, like the updated File:Israeli-Palestinian Railways.svg?

These two maps are supplementary maps of each other, and when one of these maps is updated, the other map needs to be updated too.

P.S.: Can you also update the other railway maps of Israel as well?

Thank you.

Maphobbyist (talk) 21:21, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello,

No problem with updating the Israeli-Palestinian railways map, I'll do it soon. However, the edits by Ayin leZion (talk · contribs) removed the layers from the original file, making the work much harder - so it will take a bit of time!

Concerning the other maps, there are a lot more maps now than when I did my one! I don't really see the point in having multiple diagrams of the same thing. I guess that the best option would be to update one and use that. But which one?

Mapeh (talk) 14:14, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

@Maphobbyist: . I forgot about your request (even though I edited the image file two months ago)! The map is now updated. Mapeh (talk) 17:59, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

Request of data

Hello. I'm a research student at the hebrew university trying to find proper data on the historical rail network in Israel. I'm really impressed with your Israeli railways map upload, specifically historical stations and routes, and would like to ask you a few questions about it. Would be glad if you'd contact me by mail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gal.Amedi (talk • contribs) 08:49, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Hi Gal. Only a pleasure to reply to your questions. Give me a way of contacting you (email/telephone/etc.) and I'll come back to you. Mapeh (talk) 09:02, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

File:Stroomgebied van de Maas.svg

Please note that with your new edit the town Aachen/Aken/Aix-la-Chapelle is in the wrong location, could you please correct your error? Hans Erren (talk) 12:07, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Hello, thanks for pointing that out. I'll correct all the maps of the river of the following days/weeks. Sorry for the mistake. Mapeh (talk) 15:15, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

 Done. Considering that Aachen isn't on any major rivers, I deleted it so as to stay consistent with the map's conventions. Again, thanks for pointing out the error. Mapeh (talk) 15:38, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

File:2020 Artsakh ceasefire map.svg

Hi Mapeh, noting your good work on File:2020 Artsakh ceasefire map.svg, can I ask that you alter the way lakes and rivers are overlayed onto the territory beneath? Right now they appear extremely similar to the colour of the Lachin corridor, especially on the orange of Armenia and Artsakh. Best, Chipmunkdavis (talk) 07:51, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your work. However, you still need to change the color legend at File:2020 Artsakh ceasefire map.svg, Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Tradedia^talk 19:53, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Chipmunkdavis: and @Tradedia: . I have noted both your comments and will try to remedy them today. Mapeh (talk) 10:31, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Looks great, thanks! Chipmunkdavis (talk) 11:30, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeeping map

Hi, can you make a map for the peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh? This map created by you can be used as a basis, but the Azerbaijani-controlled lands have to be one colour, while the Russian-Turkish Joint Monitoring Centre near Mərzili in Aghdam needs to clarified. I need it for for this. Solavirum (talk) 10:54, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Solavirum: No problem making such a map. That said, I see you've added this map to the article in question. Maybe that would be a better basis ? If so, you'll have to see with User:CuriousGolden. If you should still want to use the map I made, could you give me exact information concerning the information you want added to the map (apart from the changing of colors) ? I see you would like me to add the Russian-Turkish Joint Monitoring Centre (could you give me exact coordinates?), any other information ? Russian checkpoints maybe ? Thanks, Mapeh (talk) 10:57, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Ah yes,CuriousGolden made this map after my request. I'll talk with him about the updates and details, but still thanks though. Solavirum (talk) 11:19, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

@Solavirum: no problem ! Mapeh (talk) 11:20, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

File:2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire map.svg

Dear Mapeh Thanks for your work on the map https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_Nagorno-Karabakh_ceasefire_map.svg about 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement THere is a thick green arrow over Syunik apparently implying a single "land corridor" which may please the eyes of adherents of "The Goble's plan” (a plot to stitch Azerbaijan and Turkey together and cut Armenia off from Iran), but there is nothing like that in the official English version of the ceasefire statement: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/64384 Specifically, there is no "corridor" word, and no notion that the planned transport links are necessarily going to pass via Syunik region of Armenia. In fact, the linkS and communicationS are clearly stated in plural, meaning more than one link / communication. Can you please remove the green arrow from the map as it clearly does not reflect the subject but gives room for unnecessary speculations? Many thanks. Armatura (talk) 16:01, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

A bright example of how that map is already used for Azerbaijani propaganda: https://jamestown.org/program/azerbaijan-embarks-on-construction-of-nakhchivan-railway-part-one/ The author works in Baku and publishes Armenophobc stuff on his social media. Armatura (talk) 17:47, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

While waiting for your reply, Mapeh, I took the liberty of changing the legend so at least the legend reflects what the agreement did and did not state. I also want to make you aware that the original map already containing the green arrow was created by CuriousGolden - now blocked for abuse of multiple accounts he used for pro-Azerbaijani POV pushing. Please be aware that apart from articles using this map to show the legitimacy of so called "Zangezur Corridor" concept, there is currently a crisis going between Armenia and Azerbaijan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Armenia%E2%80%93Azerbaijan_border_crisis, mainly along the Synuik border, with already a servicemen killed and serviceman captured, posing a risk of escalating to another war; therefore leaving any uncautious vagueness in a map which comes up as No 1 hit in Google search can have dangerous consequences beyond Wikipedia Armatura (talk) 22:24, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Armatura. Thanks for your comments. I see your point and understand your concerns, but the current map is the result of many long discussions, and so I would personally be a bit weary of any changes. If a consensus does appear for such a change, there will be no issue updating the map. I see you posted a message on Talk:2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement#Map, but that it has had no replies. Maybe the message would get more reactions if it were in a new section, and possibly on the talk page of 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war ? Regards, Mapeh (talk) 11:54, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Mapeh, opened a new map discussion thread here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:2020_Nagorno-Karabakh_ceasefire_agreement#The_green_arrow_over_Syunik_in_Ceasefire_agreement_map, and linked it on 2020 NKR war talk map as well. Regards, Armatura (talk) 17:02, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

New border on NK map

Hi! You can fix frontline between armenians and azerbaijani forces, see this map: [23] (from Aknaghbyur to Martuni fragment only). The Google maps is updated and I take new border in this area from it. --Nicolay Sidorov (talk) 19:01, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi Nicolay Sidorov. No problem doing the change. However, could you give a source for the new border? I didn't see anything on Google Maps. Mapeh (talk) 11:09, 17 September 2021 (UTC)