OpenGeofiction
I started drawing a city (yes, real paper and real pencils !) called Tilia, 1 year ago. I’m drawing maps for years and I’m doing it better everyday, Tilia is a kind of goal of the big city I would love to live in. It is inspired from many different european cities and has a great history that I’m still writing. When I learn good facts about a real city, I try to apply them to Tilia. You can see more about it on : http://urbangeofiction.stadtkreation.com/tilia/
I’m still drawing it, an update will be added in a few weeks. I’m also drawing other cities and villages of my country on paper.
I’m talking to thilo by messages to make Sathria’s relief / economy / roads / languages / currency… and UL203’s correspond (not to be the same, but to keep things logical).
And I have a very important question : As I started drawing cities and my country on paper, how can I reproduce them on the OGF map ?
Here you can see UL203 : http://opengeofiction.net/#map=7/31.653/33.838
And here you can see the paper map : http://hpics.li/d7bee75
I’d like to add the regions, the rivers and the highways to the OGF map.
How can I copy exactly things that I draw on the map ?
I hope you’ll understand.
clik
Discussion
Comment from Luciano on 13 December 2014 at 22:11
I have transfered several of my paper sketches of cities and towns for Ardisphere using JOSM. I upload the .jpg or .png file under Imagery->New Picture Layer From File… then I “trace” the picture’s features (streets, river or lake shorelines, etc.) in JOSM. It’s a slow process but I like doing it that way because then as I’m tracing, I make changes too. So far, my most successful example of transfering a town designed on paper to OGF using this method is Nudae-si (http://opengeofiction.net/#map=14/-21.2010/124.5755). I don’t know if that is easy to understand - it took me a long time to learn how to use JOSM to do this, but it has been worth it.
Comment from clik on 13 December 2014 at 22:43
Thank you very much ! I’m gonna try very soon.
I love how your city looks :-).
Comment from clik on 14 December 2014 at 20:22
http://hpics.li/194c941
Sorry it’s hard for me to understand what to do, I can’t find New Picture Layer From File.
Comment from thilo on 14 December 2014 at 20:59
You need the “PicLayer” plugin:
http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Plugin/PicLayer
Comment from clik on 14 December 2014 at 21:45
Thank you, my scan is now in the right place over the OGF map.
But the drawing tools of JOSM are still locked. How can I use them now ?
Comment from thilo on 14 December 2014 at 22:35
Do you have a data layer? Zoom in to the location where you want to edit, then select the “File -> Download data from OSM” menu.
Comment from Luciano on 15 December 2014 at 01:01
I have started a “how to” page in the wiki:
http://opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/OGF:Using_Image_Files_in_JOSM
Comment from clik on 16 December 2014 at 20:12
Thank you :-), I finally found a way to edit tha map. I’m gonna draw highways, then rivers, provinces and finally detailed cities and villages that I’ve already drawn on paper.
Comment from JBstad1 on 17 December 2014 at 00:16
Wonderful layout of your city clik. I too had done the same thing as what Luciano suggested while a rough draft of my city of Maaiza through a SketchUp layout. I’m so fascinated with all the cities and lands created here.