Uniform Map
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2020) |
Uniform Map (Chinese: 制服地圖) was a website of school uniforms, established in 2013 and closed in 2025, the website was based on Google Maps. Uniform Map has collected information of school uniforms around the world, some information of uniforms in animation, and some introductions related to uniforms.
Introduction
[edit]Uniform Map was an experimental website which based on Google Maps, the founder wanted to sort out information of school uniforms of senior high schools in Taiwan, combined the collection of these information with Google Maps, then the website was established. Afterwards, it started collecting information of school uniforms around the world. As of June 2022, Uniform Map has collected over 20 uniform map themes in all 5 continents in the world, and collected school uniform information of over 10,000 schools.[citation needed]
The website started collecting uniforms of animations since 2016.[citation needed]
Countries
[edit]Uniform Map was established in May 2013. First it collecting uniforms of all senior high schools in Taiwan, then of all junior high schools in Taiwan. Then it developed similar collections for Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. After completed the collection of these countries, the it expanded the collection to Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, etc, from the end of 2015 to start of 2016. Then it started collecting school uniform information of United Kingdom, where the school uniform originated, and then it also collected school uniform information of United States, Canada, South Africa, etc. Nowadays (counted to September 2018), The Uniform Map had developed uniform maps of 24 countries, collected school uniform pictures of over 10,000 schools around the world. Uniform maps of senior high schools in Taiwan, junior high schools in Taiwan, high schools in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and senior high schools in Japan has totally completed.
On September 6, 2018, Uniform Map had collected school uniform of 10,000 schools around the world.
| Uniform Map (Countries) | Establish Date | Amounts of Collected Schools | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan (Senior High Schools) | May 1, 2013 | 555 | The collection totally completed on August 2, 2013 |
| Taiwan (Junior High Schools) | September 24, 2014 | 809 | The collection totally completed on June 11, 2015 |
| Taiwan (Elementary Schools) | March 7, 2017 | 437 | |
| Japan (Senior High Schools) | January 8, 2016 | 4751 | The collection totally completed on August 2, 2020 |
| Japan (Junior High Schools) | January 21, 2016 | 1128 | |
| South Korea (Senior High Schools) | December 5, 2015 | 160 | |
| South Korea (Junior High Schools) | June 7, 2016 | 20 | |
| Hong Kong (High Schools) | February 5, 2014 | 483 | The collection totally completed on October 29, 2015 |
| Hong Kong (Elementary Schools) | August 22, 2017 | 114 | |
| Macau | October 22, 2015 | 43 | The collection totally completed on November 18, 2015 |
| China | June 26, 2016 | 87 | |
| Philippines | December 31, 2015 | 189 | |
| Vietnam | May 19, 2018 | 6 | |
| Thailand | May 27, 2016 | 26 | |
| Malaysia | March 6, 2015 | 483 | |
| Brunei | July 18, 2015 | 18 | |
| Singapore | October 21, 2015 | 176 | The collection totally completed on January 30, 2016 |
| Indonesia | November 15, 2015 | 37 | |
| Australia | November 21, 2015 | 2078 | The collection totally completed on May 8, 2015 |
| New Zealand | November 25, 2015 | 386 | The collection totally completed on March 25, 2016. |
| United Kingdom | February 14, 2016 | 3070 | |
| Ireland | February 29, 2016 | 160 | |
| France | January 19, 2019 | 4 | |
| Spain | February 5, 2017 | 6 | |
| Portugal | February 26, 2016 | 3 | |
| United States of America | December 31, 2016 | 159 | |
| Canada | March 6, 2016 | 116 | |
| Argentina | December 19, 2017 | 3 | |
| Chile | October 22, 2017 | 4 | |
| Colombia | 2020 | 3 | |
| South Africa | March 10, 2016 | 552 |
Uniform Contest
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020) |
1st Annual Uniform Contest (2014)
[edit]On 2014, the Uniform Map held the "Taiwan School Uniform Contest", people could vote for the best school uniform in their minds by login their Facebook account. Yongping Vocational High School from Taoyuan City won the champion of 1st Annual Uniform Contest by obtained the most votes.
| Rank | School | City/County |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yongping Vocational High School | Taoyuan City |
| 2 | Chih Ping Senior High School | |
| 3 | Chi-Ying Senior High School | |
| 4 | National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School | Tainan City |
| 5 | Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce | Kaohsiung City |
| 6 | Zhongli Senior High School | Taoyuan City |
| 7 | National Hsinchu Senior Industrial Vocational School | Hsinchu City |
| 8 | Taichung Municipal Wen-Hua Senior High School | Taichung City |
| 9 | National Chupei Senior High School | Hsinchu County |
| 10 | National Keelung Girls' Senior High School | Keelung City |
2nd Annual Uniform Contest (2015)
[edit]On 2015, the "Taiwan School Uniform Contest" consists of 3 events, including "Best Sailor Suit Uniform Contest", "Best Checkered Skirt Uniform Contest" and "Overall Uniform Contest". National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School won the champion of "Best Sailor Suit Uniform Contest". Nan Ying Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School won the champion of "Best Checkered Skirt Uniform Contest" . Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce won the champion of 2nd Annual Uniform Contest.
| Rank | School | City/County | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce | Kaohsiung City | |
| 2 | National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School | Tainan City | Champion of "Best Sailor Suit Uniform Contest" |
| 3 | Chih Ping Senior High School | Taoyuan City | |
| 4 | DaoJiang High School of Nursing & Home Economics | Taipei City | |
| 5 | Ku-Pao Home Economics & Commercial High School | New Taipei City | |
| 6 | Taipei First Girls' High School | Taipei City | |
| 7 | Keelung Maritime Senior High School | Keelung City | |
| 8 | Kuang-Fu Senior High School | Hsinchu City | |
| 9 | Juang Jing Vocational High School | New Taipei City | |
| 10 | Shu-Te Home-Economics & Commercial High School | Kaohsiung City |
The score consists of Voting (50%), Page Views (by Google Analytics, 10%) and Reviewer's Scores (40%).
3rd Annual Uniform Contest (2016)
[edit]On 2016, the 3rd Annual "Taiwan School Uniform Contest" splits into Preliminary Contest and Final Contest, top 12 schools with most votes could advances to the Finals.
In the Finals, the contest consists of "Best Uniform", "Best Girls' Uniform" and "Best Boys' Uniform". National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School won both champions of "Best Uniform" and "Best Girls' Uniform", Nan Ying Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School won the champion of "Best Boys' Uniform".
| Final Rank | School | City/County | Preliminary Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Chia-Chi Girls' Senior High School | Tainan City | 2 | Both champions of "Best Uniform" and "Best Girls' Uniform" |
| 2 | Dong Wu Senior Industrial Home Economics Vocational High School | Chiayi City | 6 | |
| 3 | National Pingbei Senior High School | Pingtung County | 7 | |
| 4 | Kao-Yuan Vocational High School of Technology & Commerce | Kaohsiung City | 1 | |
| 5 | Nan Ying Senior Commercial & Industrial Vocational School | Tainan City | 3 | Champion of "Best Boys' Uniform" |
| 6 | Tamkang High School | New Taipei City | 9 | |
| 7 | Taipei Municipal Zhong Shan Girls' High School | Taipei City | 11 | |
| 8 | National Kaohsiung Normal University Affiliated Senior High School | Kaohsiung City | 4 | |
| 9 | Taipei Municipal Jingmei Girls' High School | Taipei City | 10 | |
| 10 | Chih Ping Senior High School | Taoyuan City | 5 | |
| 11 | Taipei First Girls' High School | Taipei City | 8 | |
| 12 | Taichung Municipal
Chang-Yie Senior High School |
Taichung City | 12 |
4th Annual Uniform Contest (2017)
[edit]On 2017
5th Annual Uniform Contest (2018)
[edit]On 2018
Controversy
[edit]On March 7, 2025, Uniform Map was accused of unauthorized use of numerous photos of female students, some of whom were minors. The next day, the website issued a statement acknowledging that some users had uploaded photos without consent. The administrators stated that the photos had been removed and apologized to those affected.[1][2]
However, the incident quickly gained public attention. On March 8, 2025, the New Taipei City Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested Jiang Shun-Zhi, the creator of Uniform Map. On March 9, he was transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office on charges of violating the Criminal Code, the Copyright Act, and the Personal Data Protection Act.[3]
In an interview with BBC News Chinese, Jiang claimed that most of the photos on the site were user-submitted and that there was no content review mechanism in place. He admitted to serious negligence regarding copyright and image rights, emphasizing that whenever individuals requested the removal of photos, he would comply. He also revealed that, at the time of the site's closure, Uniform Map had over 100,000 members and contained around 90,000 images, some of which lacked proper source attribution. Jiang stated that the website was originally designed as a uniform catalog and that he had not anticipated potential privacy violations.[4]
On March 10, 2025, Jiang published a blog post under his alias "deathhell", reflecting on the site's history. He insisted that earlier images came from public sources and that later additions were progressively authorized. Jiang argued that the controversy may have been fueled by malicious uploads, leading to intense public backlash and personal attacks against him. Facing mounting criticism, he ultimately decided to permanently shut down Uniform Map and apologized to the affected individuals and schools.[5]
Additionally, the website administrator, Chiang Shun-Chih, used the website as the subject of his master's thesis, further sparking concerns over academic ethics. Since the research involved unauthorized photos of underage students, the Ministry of Education has issued an official request to National Taipei University of Education to investigate whether the thesis complies with academic standards. Deputy Minister Ye Bing-Cheng stated that any research involving personal information must undergo formal application and review procedures and that a follow-up investigation will be conducted in accordance with academic responsibility guidelines.[6]
Furthermore, during the Legislative Yuan's Education and Culture Committee's review of the Youth Basic Law draft on March 13, 2025, several legislators also raised concerns about the issue and demanded a response from the Ministry of Education. The government has also instructed local authorities to strengthen oversight to prevent further misuse of students' personal data and to provide appropriate relief measures for affected students.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "「制服地圖」未經允許刊女學生照片 網站致歉關閉、警追查上傳者". 中央社. 2025-03-08.
- ^ "「制服地圖」網站盜用女學生照片 議員黃淑君估全台受害上千人".
- ^ "「制服地圖」未經授權轉載學生照 架站人依違反個資法等罪嫌移送".
- ^ "台灣網站「制服地圖」：未經授權上傳學生照，被攝者年齡涵蓋小學到高中". BBC News 中文 (in Traditional Chinese). 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "寫在近日的制服地圖事件之後" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ 聯合新聞網. "「制服地圖」涉盜高中生制服照還寫論文 教部要求調查". 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ 中央通訊社 (2025-03-13). "藉「制服地圖」寫論文有違學術倫理？教育部允調查 | 政治". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- 台湾の女子学生の制服を確認できる「制服地図」がすごい！
- 台湾の女子学生制服マップが登場!!
- https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20140502001035-260603?chdtv
- 校服美女即點即看