OpenGeofiction
 An overview map of "Karva", a country on the continent of "East Uletha".[1] | |
Type of site | Collaborative mapping |
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| Available in | Multilingual |
| Products | Fantasy cartography |
| URL | opengeofiction |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Required for contributors, not required for viewing |
| Launched | September 1, 2013[2] |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 |
OpenGeofiction (abbreviated OGF) is an online collaborative mapping project focused on fantasy cartography and worldbuilding. It uses OpenStreetMap software and processes in a separate environment that does not interfere with the OpenStreetMap project's mapping of the real world.[3][4]
History
[edit]OpenGeofiction was founded in 2013 by the German software developer Thilo Stapff and urban planner Johannes Bouchain.[5]
Participation
[edit]OpenGeofiction allows anyone with a free account to contribute directly to the map through an editor such as the iD Web application or the JOSM desktop application. Contributors can focus on various aspects of worldbuilding, including urban design and transportation. Because the project maintains a single integrated fictional world, contributors must harmonize their fictional territories with neighboring territories.[6][7]
Influence
[edit]In 2018, OpenGeofiction was used to model urban population movements in a hypothetical emergency evacuation using argument technology.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ MiniMapper (21 January 2024). "Karva". OpenGeofiction. 305127. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Opengeofiction – a collaborative platform for the creation of fictional maps". Urban Geofiction. Hamburg: Stadtkreation. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Bittner, Christian; Glasze, Georg (2018). "Excluding Effects of Cartographic Epistemologies — Thinking About Mapping Paradigms in OpenStreetMap and Wikimapia". KN – Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information. 68: 121. doi:10.1007/BF03544554.
- ^ Quinn, Sterling; Bull, Floyd (2019). "Understanding Threats to Crowdsourced Geographic Data Quality Through a Study of OpenStreetMap Contributor Bans". In Valcik, Nicolas A. (ed.). Geospatial Information System Use in Public Organizations: How and Why GIS Should be Used in the Public Sector. New York City: Routledge. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-1-4987-6764-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stapff, Thilo; Bouchain, Johannes (13 June 2014). Opengeofiction: Using OSM Software in Mapping a Fictional Planet (PDF). State of the Map Europe. Karlsruhe: OpenStreetMap Foundation.
- ^ Atherton, Kelsey D. (5 November 2013). "Get Lost In These Extremely Detailed Maps Of A Fictional Continent". Popular Science. New York City. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "World Showcase: MedwedianPresident's Medwedia" (PDF). Worldbuilding Magazine. Worldbuilding Society. August 2019. pp. 63–65.
- ^ Cerutti, Federico; Norman, Timothy J.; Toniolo, Alice; Middleton, Stuart E. (2018). Modgil, Sanjay; Budzynska, Katarzyna; Lawrence, John (eds.). CISpaces.org: From Fact Extraction to Report Generation (PDF). COMMA 2018. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications. Vol. 305. IOS Press. pp. 269–280. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-906-5-269.
External links
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- Official website
- OpenGeofiction Wiki – contributor guides and documentation of fictional mapped places
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