[WIP] Atlas Maps of Valmere | From Real-World Height Data to Vector Map

[morne]

Hi All,

I am starting work on a new continent from scratch, so this thread is going to be a sort WIP/guide/rundown of my process, starting with a continent landmask, already projected to equidistant conic.

Here is the landmass I will be working with:

valmere_mask.png

I'll need to finish up the coastline detail before I can continue with it. In the meantime, the next few posts will detail how and where I source my DEM data, and working with projections in GDAL from the command line.

Bonus: How I create the coastline in Adobe Illustrator:

PessimisticAmpleGeese-size_restricted.gif

(Fair warning, my coastlines are not the best. I'm still studying real-world coastlines to get better at it)

Tutorial Links

* Downloading real-world DEM data
* Managing a Fantasy World Map with GDAL