Wake up babe, new side project just dropped 
I've recently been dabbling with procedural map generation in a JavaFX app.
The base is a voronoi grid which is initially populated by perlin noise functions for elevation and humidity. Using an STR-Tree structure to store the polygons, coordinate lookups are surprisingly efficient, even with up to a million terrain cells.
I'll continue with some vegetation and rivers next.
#procgen #GameDev #cartography
Inking some dungeon maps for @cawoodpublishing ‘s Ghosts of Wrath. Doesn’t look like much yet but these are going to be cool!
I love #maps. I bet you do, too!
Check out some of my #handdrawn maps from my ‘Maps For Fantasy RPGs’ packages that you can use in your own projects, royalty free.
You can find out more at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/13989/laidback-dm
Hi, my name is Wouter and I am an artist, designer & cartographer specialized in fantasy storytelling and tabletop gaming. The Voyager’s Workshop is where I help tabletop players, creators and publishers tell their stories, with a focus on fantasy maps, illustrations and visual designs.
If there are any OpenStreetMap contributors reading, I have an important correction that needs to be made regarding Spokane, Washington:
I used to live on the South Hill, and could walk to Moran Prairie Elementary School within 10 minutes. It was located at the base of the hill (the street I used to live on is highlighted in orange) However, on OpenStreetMap, it is showing Chase Middle School, which is much further away. I don't know how to edit OpenStreetMap, but there is an important correction that needs to be made here.
I have noted this error to be visible for over 2 months without any attempts to fix it.
A preview of the London #Petrofuture — the first of the Britain and Ireland series. I’m still working on these, so it might be a while before I post others.
All the Petrofuture maps and more at https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/
#China #Philippines #cartography #GoogleMaps
' A recent update to Google Maps now prominently displays the label “West Philippine Sea” over waters west of the Philippines, fueling discussion about a longstanding territorial dispute with China, which continues to refer to the area as the South China Sea.'
https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/04/17/south-chia-sea-west-philippines-google-maps/
Beside the need for 'good' Elvish Fonts, an Atlas of Middle-earth is also urgently needed but that will demand a lot of explanation.
Tolkien did a lot of maps but none were 'scientific' and if he often cared about details, the 'bigger picture' was much less important.
He did only 1 map of the island of Númenor. And (on purpose) Tolkien never set it on a large map with Middle-earth. So we do not know were Númenor was precisely.
My map of Númenor.
Why Geological Maps Are The Best Investment You’ve Never Heard Of - Investments In Geological Mapping Paid Off Big Time For Americans.
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https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/why-geological-maps-are-the-best-investment-youve-never-heard-of/ <-- shared opinion piece
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https://profession.americangeosciences.org/reports/geological-mapping-economics/ <-- shared technical cost-benefit analysis
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https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/gsa/positions/position3.aspx <-- shared 2003 GSA appraisal
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[I am, of course, biased in this regard, but I also like well-presented metrics – and use cases being met are my favourite!]
#geology #value #cost #mapping #cartography #cartographic #USA #costbenefit #geologicmapping #metrics #usecase #fedscience #appliedscience #engineeringgeology #spatial #GIS #construction #resources #naturalresources #engineering #risk #hazard #naturaldisasters #payoff #investment #massmovement #groundwater #waterresources #water #hydrology #rareearth #minerals #mining #oilandgas #exploration #underground #money #economics #publicgood #publicvalue #investment
**A Usefully Useless Projection**
_“Friends, I’m excited to share that I have just completed a world physical map, in my new asymmetric monstrosity projection.”_
https://somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/a-usefully-useless-projection/.
I’m currently working on the dungeon and location maps for Ghosts of Wrath by @cawoodpublishing . Here’s a look back at some from the previous adventure: The Fall of Rivenhelm.
Across the water to the Corsica #Petrofuture.
When the cryosphere has melted—66m sea level rise on a 1969 Shell Oil gas station map.
More:
https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/petrofuture-france-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #France #GreenWashing #SeaLevelRise #WorldBuilding #Futurism #Corsica #Corse #mediterranean
Up the Mediterranean coast to the Cote d'Azure #Petrofuture.
This one includes Monaco and a small corner of Italy
More: https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/petrofuture-france-gallery
**The American King-Crane Commission Plan To Divide The Ottoman Empire After World War 1**
Another #Coachella Valley map from the Retrofuture series… The town of Coachella is to the northwest, this is the 1:250000 USGS quad of the Salton Sea, 1950, with 66m sea level rise. Also, check out Joshua Tree National Monument in the upper left.
More #Retrofuture maps…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #ImperialValley #SanAndreasFault #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #JoshuaTreeNP #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt
When the ice caps melt, the #Coachella Valley becomes the north end of the Sea of Cortez.
From the Drowned Cities series. You can see more…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/sea-level-rise-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #PalmSprings #PalmDesert #BermudaDunes #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt
A History of the World in 12 Maps by Jerry Brotton, 2013
A fascinating look at twelve maps—from Ancient Greece to Google Earth—and how they changed our world
In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of history's most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, "father of modern geography," and ending with satellite cartography,
**Every Bridge and Meadow: The Austro-Hungarian Empire in 19th Century Maps**
“_The new digital collection comprises all editions of all sheets of the Spezialkarte der österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie, a detailed topographic survey of the country at a 1:75,000 scale, held in the Geography and Map Division for a grand total of 6,346 digital images._”
Moving south in this circuit of France, the #Petrofuture of Périgord. 66m sea level rise--melted ice caps on a 1969 Shell Oil map.
More:
https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/petrofuture-france-gallery
'As we walk into the map library, we are surrounded by Middle-earth. Mordor, the Shire and all points in between are represented. And not just Middle-earth. Fonstad created works for other fantasy worlds — some never published.
'How do you scan a collection of maps of varying sizes, some of them in delicate condition?
'You need a big scanner, caution and some patience.'
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-cartographer-karen-wynn-fonstad-mapped-tolkien-fantasy-world-oshkosh
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Greg Cocks 
