Map Enthusiasts

Note! "Open source" here refers to the intelligence definition, not the software definition. It's analysis of maps from open sources. Hence open source, hence cartography. Although I guess you could be using open source software on the maps, too.

Source

...and it looks awful

Created using QGIS and publicly available data in 2023.

I have a clear globe that i would like to project to a flat map. Any common projection should work, since computer programs exist for converting map projections. Where should i start?

A couple of details: First, my "globe" is an empty plastic Christmas tree ornament, so it can be hung from a string at one end but it doesn't have a stand like a normal globe does.

Second, this is a worldbuilding thing. My globe does not represent any real planet or similar body, which is why i need to make a new map from the globe instead of finding an existing one.

EDIT: To be clear, i know about projections already. I'm not worried about picking a projection. What i'm asking about is the process is for taking a physical globe and projecting that globe's surface onto a flat rectangle. I don't know how to turn an imaginary cylinder or cone sitting on my globe into a tangible physical or digital map. I don't have the means to cut up and unfold my globe until it's flat. What is the actual process for making a map from a globe, for any projection? I know this isn't how maps are traditionally made, but surely there must be a good way to do this.

I don’t know what to do with this information

Source, details and zoomable map

https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1iiz2tv/hello_3_days_ago_i_posted_a_map_of_peru_that_was/

I was curious about how many lives a cat has depending on the country, so I decided to find as much info as I could and post it here.

The map is made in purple to help daltonic people understand it better. I've seen it should help with deuteranopia and protanopia mostly, but I'm very new to this so if you have any feedback, let me know ;)

Disclaimers

7 or 9 lives

The countries with 7 or 9 were the ones where I found some discrepancies depending on the region, but since the sources didn't state which region, I had to put the whole country. Technically, Italy is also in that category, but I believe the people who says it's 9 lives is in very specific regions and 7 lives is way more used.

Cyprus

Although populated mostly by greeks, surprisingly most info I found pointed towards them saying 9 lives.

No info

There are some countries I couldn't find any definitive information and had to go with what other pages stated about their myths, these are:

• Syria
• Lebanon
• Palestine
• Irak
• Saudi Arabia

So I am very sorry to the arab folks living in those countries if I'm somehow mistaken about this ^^'

Other mistakes

I'm sure I have made some mistakes and assumptions about how many lives a cat has in some countries and I have put them closer to immortality or given them taxes on their lives, forgive me.

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1igotn0/hello_heres_a_map_of_peru_i_did_last_week_its/

Alternate links:

• https://piped.privacydev.net/watch?v=TtgpJL080VE
• https://yewtu.be/watch?v=TtgpJL080VE