Map Collection Changelog

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• Fixed #153, set the date back from 2019 to 2017 as the last actual date for some Norway maps.
• Fixed #188, resolved wrong encoding (showing as ”?”) for Malta.
• Fixed #179, resolved wrong encoding (showing as ”?”) for all other maps.
• Fixed #77, removed United Kingdom from European Union map after Brexit.
• Fixed #187, updated Asia and World maps to follow UN cartographic standards for Taiwan. The old maps are available with the “with Taiwan” suffix in the map title and with “-taiwan” addition to the filename. When a new map was not created (World maps with embedded map projection), the old map is available in the same filename with the suffix change only in the title of the map because of the need for backwards compatibility.
• Fixed #180, resolved wrongly assigned islands for multiple maps (see the full list in the linked issue).
• Fixed #191, updated Africa to follow UN cartographic standards for the Morocco and Western Sahara region. The old maps are available with the “with SADR-administered areas” suffix in the map title and with “-sadr” addition to the filename, where SADR stands for Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
• Fixed #26, removed wrong ISO code of Northern Cyprus.
• Fixed #167, added new map of Ireland (due to the administrative changes in 2014 - detail in the linked issue). The old map is available as historical (2013).
• Updated XMLNS attributes in all SVG files to a working URL (https://highcharts.com/docs/mc).

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• Fixed #172, corrected wrong map keys in the maps of Peru.
• Added category France Regions Admin 2 as historical (2024).
• Updated map of France with second level subdivisions based on OSM data. Closes #165.
• Updated the map of Slovenia. Closes #160.
• Updated the map of South Dakota and Virginia. Closes #162.
• Added previous map of South Dakota and Virginia as historical (2015, 2013).
• Updated the map of Kazakhstan. Closes #136.
• Added previous map of Kazakhstan as historical (2022).
• Fixed #151, corrected wrong map keys in the maps of China.
• Updated the main map of China. Closes #169.
• Updated the India with Andaman and Nicobar Islands map, which is now the primary map. Removed the India Mainland map. Closes #156.
• Added new map of Italy with first level of subdivisions based on OSM data. Archived old Italy map. Closes#168.
• Added new map of Italy with second level of subdivisions based on OSM data. Closes #49.
• Added ISO 3166-2:GB maps for England, Scotland, and Wales based on OSM data. Closes#166.
• Added previous maps of India as historical (2013).
• Added and renamed maps for the Morocco and Western Sahara region. Closes #87.
  • “Morocco without Southern Provinces” - new.
  • “Morocco with Southern Provinces” - renamed, changed from “Morocco”.
  • “Western Sahara without Southern Provinces” - renamed, changed from “Western Sahara”.
  • “Western Sahara with Southern Provinces” - new.

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• Changed China maps from inclusive to exclusive naming.
• Updated the map of Laos. Closes #13.
• Added previous map of Laos as historical (2012).
• Updated the map of Montenegro. Closes #82.
• Added previous map of Montenegro as historical (2013).
• Updated the map of Estonia. Closes #25.
• Added previous map of Estonia as historical (2016).
• Updated the map of Eswatini (former official name Swaziland). Closes #42.
• Added previous map of Eswatini as historical Swaziland (2018).
• Added ISO 3166-2 codes for the map of Andorra. Closes #39.
• Renamed Macedonia to North Macedonia in all maps. Closes #41.
• Fixed #51, corrected wrong provinces names in the map of Afghanistan.
• Fixed #52, corrected wrong name of Karonga District in the map of Malawi.

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• Updated the map of Connecticut, USA. Closes #146.
• Added previous Connecticut, USA map as historical (2023).
• Added new and updated Norway maps. Closes #133.
• Added previous Norway maps for admin1 and admin2 as historical (2023).
• Added United Kingdom countries with the Crown Dependencies. Closes #130.
• Fixed #32, corrected a typo/encoding error in Hyogo, Japan.
• Fixed #99, corrected typos in Kárásjohka, Nesbyen, Nordre Follo and Oslo in Norway maps.
• Fixed #121, corrected wrong title in Norway map.
• Fixed #109, corrected wrong names of Ecuador provinces: Napo and Tungurahua.
• Fixed #86, corrected wrong fips in Thailand map.
• Fixed #55, corrected spelling mistake in Ardèche, France maps.
• Fixed #62, corrected wrong province names in Dominican Republic map.
• Fixed #118, corrected typos in Czech Republic map.
• Fixed #134, map demos’ subtitle were not using HTTPS in the URL.

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• Added new properties hc-middle-lon and hc-middle-lat for data labels positioning (TopoJSON).
• Removed numbers from hc-key in the Norway map (no-all). (11 “hc-key” and “id” properties in each geo.json, js, svg, topo.json)

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• Added map title and version properties (GeoJSON).
• Australia map updated to follow the ISO 3166-2 standard codes.

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• Encode the recommended MapView into the maps (GeoJSON).
• Added logic for adding more points between points that are horizontally far from each other.

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• Experimental: Added TopoJSON version for all maps.
• Corrected typo in Sjælland, Denmark.
• Added ”;” at the end of all JS files.
• Corrected Norwegian maps for admin1 and admin2 (ISO codes and removed gaps).
• Improved default data labels placement for USA small map.

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• Corrected/added iso codes for UK map.
• Added Sudan map with disputed territories.
• Corrected Hawaii map - Honolulu is displayed as one region without additional islands.
• Fixed issue with ”?” symbols in dataLabels for Poland and Turkey.
• Corrected misspell of Italy region name (Crotene -> Crotone).
• Updated Norwegian maps for admin1 and admin2 based on the 2020 changes.
• Added previous Norwegian maps for admin1 and admin2 as historical (2019).
• Updated Burundi maps for admin1 and admin2 based on the 2015 changes.
• Added previous Burundi map for admin1 as historical (2014).
• Updated India with disputed territories map for admin1 based on the 2014 changes (added Telangana state).
• Added previous with disputed territories map for admin1 as historical (2013).
• Corrected misspell of Swedish county name (Orebro -> Örebro).
• Updated France maps for admin1 and admin2 based on the 2016 changes.
• Added previous France maps for admin1 and admin2 as historical (2015).
• Updated values of the hc-key property for Basel-Landschaft and Nidwalden regions in Switzerland.
• Added ISO-3166-2 codes for Belgium, Switzerland and Vietnam.

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• Improved detail optimization for all maps.
• Removed redundant metadata in admin0 maps.
• Added several additional resolution options to world maps.
• Added world map with Palestine areas.
• Added admin0 map of the British Isles.
• Renamed admin1 map of the British Isles, and added Isle of Man.
• Fixed issues with municipality names in Kosovo map.
• Fixed missing area in Baden-Württemberg admin3 map.
• Fixed issues with Germany admin2 and admin3 maps where some areas would be placed in wrong regions.

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• Fixed spelling mistakes in France admin2 map.
• Fixed wrong metadata in Norway admin2 map.
• Fixed geometry errors in several admin2 maps.
• Added map of United Kingdom countries.
• Added maps of Puerto Rico and Guam.

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• Changed coordinate system for improved file sizes. Note: Breaks compatibility with older maps.
• Prepared maps for latitude/longitude support.
• Improved projections for Asia and NATO maps.
• Improved detail level for several maps.
• Added extra high resolution version of USA county map.
• Fixed various errors in Malaysia map.
• Fixed wrong state code for Brandenburg in Germany maps.
• Fixed invalid JSON in Niger map (capital district hasc code).
• Added state borders for Hawaii and Alaska in USA county map.
• Fixed issue with wrong name for Tirana county in Albania.
• Added Mauritius, Seychelles and other small islands to Africa continent map.

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• Fixed issues with areas missing in demos for the following country maps: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Guinea Bissau, Hungary, Iran, Latvia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Peru, Phillipines, Russia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia.
• Added maps of China that include Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
• Added ISO codes to areas in Spain map.
• Added FIPS codes with no US-prefix to USA admin1 maps.
• Added 5 digit FIPS county codes to USA admin2 maps.
• Added maps of USA with congressional districts.

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• Added admin2 maps for Canada Provinces.
• Added admin2 country map for The Netherlands and Canada.
• Added USA map with island territories.
• Added border lines to admin2 country maps where this was missing.

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• Added title property value to maps where this was missing in JSON.
• Removed unused code property from maps where this was still present.
• Fixed issue with invalid GeoJSON files due to escaped single quotes.
• Fixed issue with maps for Asia, Kosovo and Slovakia where certain areas were missing in demos.
• Fixed issue with Troms/Finnmark maps where Alta municipality was placed in the wrong county.