> While I agree that parametrized rendering would be cool, especially for
> localization, I believe that maps will be a non-issue soon. Integration of
> automatically generated maps from OpenStreetMap is being worked on.
> Hopefully, we will soon have google-style interactive maps in wikipedia.

OSM will not make maps a non-issue at all. There will still be a need for 
custom maps with

a) highlighted features (query to map may help here)
b) reduced detail to make certain aspects of the map stand out
c) statistical, historical or other data coloring or overlaying  the map

Daniel

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