Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Gulf of Mexico

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[edit] Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective using a GIS.
Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective using a GIS.

So much information in one image: individual states, counties, latitude and longitude lines, as well as topographic and bathymetric mapping, all thanks to the NOAA and GIS overlaying. A much better image than the original picture at Gulf of Mexico. Now all we need is someone knowledgeable to write about the picture in the article. It certainly fits the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" ... even if those words have yet to be written. - [[User:Brian0918|brian0918 talk]] 06:34, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

  • Nominate and support. - [[User:Brian0918|brian0918 talk]] 06:34, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Support. Fredrik | talk 16:40, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Support. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality/talk]] 03:37, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
  • Weak support. Illustrates it very well, and the 3d concept is very good, I just don't like the look of the ocean all that much. But still a pretty good image. --Fir0002 04:27, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Comment. What this thing lacks is a scale showing what colours correspond to what altitudes. Enochlau 15:06, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Not a particularly good rendering. ed g2s • talk 16:44, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • I'm sure you could do a better job. Did you look at the source image? --[[User:Brian0918|brian0918 talk]] 19:35, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
      • I meant in terms of a 3D rendering from the source data. I don't think their program produces nice projections of the landscape. It looks like the original data was quite low resolution. ed g2s • talk 04:32, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
        • Are there better or higher resolution renderings of the same region out there? --[[User:Brian0918|brian0918 talk]] 04:57, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Weak support -- Chris 73 Talk 23:50, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)
  • Support. Mark1 04:31, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Perhaps, if the 'France radar' image, with much more detail, hadn't been posted above. Even so, I find it a little off that the US is overlayed with extra info like state and county boundaries, whist Mexico has nothing. -- Solipsist 00:09, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Janderk 17:04, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Support - Does a very good job showing the undersea features. Rendering is well done, too. I would have used less of a specular surface finish, but that is just a matter of taste. - User:Casito 03:35, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • Oppose, too lo-res, and has no legend - Bevo 15:57, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Not promoted, +7 / -4


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