I'm looking at globes on Office Depot and came across two different versions: the Lenox and Franklin. Does anyone know the differences between these maps?

First time poster in this sub

Took a GIS a few years ago using Arc so I’m not completely new to GIS, but not familiar with Q.

Question is how would I make a map that’s has pinned locations with their name and then an arrow between the locations. Trying to make a map showing a campaign during a war for a paper. Want to show how the armies moved between the locations.

Thank you for any help!

I am developing a game in which the player is asked to locate cities on a map (https://accura.city/).

I am willing to add a map of Europe with related cities. However, I am facing the following issues:

• My current code works well with Mercator projection. However, I cannot find a proper map of Europe using Mercator projection and in svg format. Is there a reason for that? I mostly find LAEA projection maps.
• I have tried to use a LAEA map (this one) but cannot find a working code to convert the (x,y) of the image to the (longitude, latitude) coordinates! I've also asked chatGPT without success. Do you know some code I can reuse/adapt to do this conversion?

Thanks in advance for your help! It could be by providing a Mercator map of Europe or by helping to use LAEA map 🙂

Not sure if this is the right place, but I’m looking to create a map of my city that also involves all the street names, even subdivisions and smaller streets. The reason why is that I’m a door to door salesman and only get a list of street names, but they aren’t in order so I have to plan my own routes for the office. I figured the easiest way would be to print out a big map, then draw everyone’s routes on it using the names provided.

Hi, I hope this is an ok place to ask this.

I’m wondering if there is a way to represent a larger area accurately with longitude and latitude, rather than a specific point.

Basically, there’s a large area that’s very special to me, and I’d love to get a tattoo that represents the whole place, rather than a specific building or field.

TIA!

Who knows what typeface is used on Millennium House's EARTH atlas book (or any of their atlas books)?

I know odd request. I usually hand draw my maps for DnD in a fantasy style, though I am running a 1890-1910 game, and I have no idea how to replicate that beautiful style. Any resources you guys know off?

I have some DEM files for a small area I'd like to get a Raised Relief map created for.

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I have some DEM tiles from the local university for that area that just need a pit fill to deal with some null noise. I'd like to have a physical relief map with some elevation shading and openstreetmaps on it.

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Any ideas who can do this work?

I'm looking for maps that have various representations of fog/mist. I know it's not a common element, but I thought perhaps there might be some that utilize that sort of shorthand for unknown regions. Would really appreciate anyone pointing me in the right direction.

I have been scouring the internet for high resolution images of the Goode Homolosine projections (land centered and the more rare ocean centered) but I’m coming up pretty empty. There are some but most I’ve found look tacky. I’m looking to make large prints and wanted to know if there is a good resource for this projection or a service I can pay for to get these images. Thanks in advance for any and all help!

I'm trying to make a printed map with QGIS, and I'm getting frustrated with the labelling tools provided. I'm working around the issues, but I'm wondering what kind of better options there are. I'm curious if there are any tools which make this task easier.

Is ArcGIS better at this that it might be worth it to pay for that?

If you just export into Illustrator/Inkscape/etc. how do you manage it when you find a bunch of labels missing because QGIS decided it didn't want to place those labels? How do you keep a link between the feature and the label so you know which town (for example) that label was supposed to be next to?

The number one issue I have is how QGIS shifts and hides labels as I pan around and zoom on the map while trying to edit them. I've resolved all of that using various label settings and a bunch of wonky tricks, but I wish there were an easier way.

Edit: Sorry, the title should have been "What tools are available for labeling maps?"

When I enable 3D EPs, I get just what I'm looking for on land, but off the coast I see zigzag straight line segments that I'm guessing are merely very course isobath contours? Do the little C-shaped scribbles to the right of them denote underwater pulpits? (Nothing operational depends on this; I'm just curious in case I get asked.) Thanks, y'all! (Map showing Tybee Island, Georgia; part of a presentation on the likely-inert-by-now (if it ever even were armed) thermonuclear bomb lost in the Wassaw Sound in 1958.)

https://preview.redd.it/s0hrj7znrkkc1.png?width=1650&format=png&auto=webp&s=1761aaf57061775983c73a841cf733f2c79558ca

I've been toying with the idea of turning my city into a physical map for a bit of fun – you know, like playing detective and marking spots. I've considered using Google Maps, but when I zoom out, it loses detail and includes too much irrelevant information. Any suggestions or methods you've used for creating personalized map prints? Appreciate any help or recommendations!