export data for QGIS/ArcGIS
Hello, I'm part of a NGO (active in the humanitarian field) and I would like to export data of a country in order to work on a projet in QGIS or ArcGIS. Is it possible? Thanks for your help
View ArticleSan Juan Topo Layer
I made a topo layer for “San Juan de Castellán” in JOSM following all the steps in the Wiki of “how to make a topo layer” and as the page says I sent it to info@opengeofiction.net e-mail. All this was...
View ArticleHow to create a keyboard for your own language on a Mac
Hey, I’m curious. How does one make a keyboard to type their own letters from their own language on a Mac? I was trying to figure out how and failed. Thanks for your time, ~KAB
View ArticleExtensive Zoning Project
Blue Country Editors, and anyone interested in helping.In a recent Diary Entry post, I mentioned the over-the-top project that I have given myself (as a bit of a test) and I am nothing short of an...
View ArticleHow Do I Create An Island?
Hello Everybody. I looked at the wiki entry on how to make an island on a tidal flat. This didn't work. Do you know any other ways to create an island (With a coastline, and not flooded by the sea)?
View ArticleMapper's Challenge #30a — July/August 2020 — Retail and Entertainment
Hello there. Due to feedback received that the previous challenge on contours isn't beneficial at this time, I decided to launch another challenge that many others can work on. The contour challenge,...
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Ohunkagan's 1895 Exposition & World's Fair
As part of my historical mapping of Makaska, I have been working on the Ohunkagan 1895 Exposition & World's Fair. The concept is somewhat modeled on Chicago 1893 or St Louis 1904. Think of it as a...
View ArticleJust update me
I've been kinda off since the beggining of 2019 on the OGF, so I obviously lost some major changes. Most of them being cited on the forums. My only question comes from the old news site we had back in...
View ArticleOverpass API???
Sorry if this has already been asked, but where can I find the URL for the OGF Overpass API? Or is it disabled?
View ArticleFeature idea: custom highway/route signs on maps
The persons responsible for map styles should create a new one that is identical to the standard OGF/OSM style save for the possibility of custom highway and public transport signs.JOSM allows the...
View ArticleReal life flag!
Hey everyone,I hope you are all doing well. This doesn't really pertain to any mapping, but I had ordered a real-life copy of Semerra's flag, and it just came today. It turned out amazing! I had been...
View ArticleAnti-Virus Blocking JOSM
I have been trying to open JOSM this morning and my anti-virus keeps blocking it. I have tried re-downloading JOSM, but I have ran into the same problem. I have also tried 'Allowing' JOSM, but that...
View ArticleNew Lucien - Any Feedback?
Hi all.Let me introduce you to my current territory, New Lucien. Most of its residents are former residents of Lucien City, who decided to leave the city for some reason.Its capital, New Lucien City...
View ArticleIs our carto style different from OSM's?
The icon for the arcade in OSM: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/52.11473/4.28342 and in OGF: https://opengeofiction.net/#map=19/-33.16006/-136.46549It seems that the size is wrong, like squeezed...
View ArticleNuclear Exclusion Zone?
Hiya,I'm thinking about making a Nuclear Exclusion Zone just west of Elizabeth in my country. The layers won't have loaded at the time of writing this but when they do feel free to have a look and give...
View ArticleEntry 001: Might as well start using these
Natural Cover. A topic that is sometimes controversial in how it should be implemented, and other times a great boon for someone's mapping.But, what I bring up today is that I think for purposes of map...
View ArticleRequesting Model City Recommendations for my (Northeastern) European-style City
Hello, fellow geofictioneers!(The last time I wrote, I was responsible for a different country. I thought I'd mentioned that at the top to avoid confusion and questions about that)So, I'm working on my...
View ArticleFederal States Updates
Hello fellow mappers! If you're new to OGF, or if you just haven't checked out southern Archanta in awhile, allow me to (re)introduce you to the Federal States of Archanta, one of the OGF community's...
View Article002: Farming Boundaries in the Valleys
When making the most rural areas of Penquisset (which is not that much) out in the mountains, I have tried to take into best practices. https://opengeofiction.net/#map=16/-40.0273/158.6177This includes...
View ArticleUnknown mapper of the love of geometry
Just discovered another wild mapping approach in my country. I love the totally unrealistic alignment to vanishing points.
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