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General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: atomic7732 on October 26, 2013, 04:53:55 PM

Title: i just need a simple map
Post by: atomic7732 on October 26, 2013, 04:53:55 PM

equirectangular (other projections might be negotiable under certain conditions)
1 degree graticule
whole earth

large enough quality to merit the 1 degree graticule and to print for putting on a wall

i simply need coastline and graticule lines
I would actually prefer it to have LESS THINGS that clutter it (but more doesn't matter too much)

that's it

no one has anything
and no map making program can do this as far as i can figure out

maybe i'm just stupid someone help me

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: blotz on October 26, 2013, 06:19:22 PM

bam
half-done
(http://i.imgur.com/0lTtEQ5.jpg)

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: atomic7732 on October 26, 2013, 07:46:57 PM

that looks like crap
i'd prefer a non-real image
that's a waste of ink for one and it's bad quality,
lines are too thick and aliased

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: blotz on October 27, 2013, 05:52:07 AM

what's a fake image

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: tuto99 on October 27, 2013, 02:06:38 PM

Quote from: bong on October 27, 2013, 05:52:07 AM

what's a fake image

Facepalm

Quote from: atomic7732 on October 26, 2013, 04:53:55 PM

equirectangular (other projections might be negotiable under certain conditions)
1 degree graticule
whole earth

large enough quality to merit the 1 degree graticule and to print for putting on a wall

i simply need coastline and graticule lines
I would actually prefer it to have LESS THINGS that clutter it (but more doesn't matter too much)

that's it

no one has anything
and no map making program can do this as far as i can figure out

maybe i'm just stupid someone help me

So you are asking if someone can find an image for you?

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: atomic7732 on October 27, 2013, 02:38:20 PM

no

I've searched and tried programs

I need someone who can do something I cannot

which means I'm asking if anyone knows of anything ALREADY, THEY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE (without searching themselves) or can point me in the direction of a program or something

I'm not asking them to go on google and post links 'hey maybe this will work?'

like no, i went on google

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: tuto99 on October 28, 2013, 07:36:58 AM

I'll probably not be a help then...

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: vh on November 02, 2013, 07:27:36 PM

you can draw in the graticules with PIL right

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: atomic7732 on November 02, 2013, 10:39:34 PM

well that's probably what i'm going to do...

make that map plotting program...

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: vh on November 03, 2013, 07:29:57 AM

well then use this map as the one to add graticules to http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=74518 (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=74518)

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: atomic7732 on November 03, 2013, 11:30:06 AM

i don't want complex colors

Title: Re: i just need a simple map
Post by: vh on November 03, 2013, 01:03:04 PM

use this then: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73963 (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=73963)

image editor to select black, invert selection, replace oceans with whatever uniform uncomplex color
or python to turn anycolor not 0,0,0 to whatever

by the way, if you want high resolution, the bin offers 240 pixels per degree. you could probably use 1/10th of a degree for graticules if you wanted