PathfinderWiki:Mapping project contribution

Adding points of interest

If you can find the position of a location that has an article on PathfinderWiki on the interactive map, you can add a point of interest for it. Note that some points of interest might have conflicting positions in different maps. For guidance on which position to use, refer to the canon policy and ask in the #golarion-mapping channel on our Discord server.

For tips on getting specific latlong and zoom values, see the {{DisplayMap}} documentation.

To make a non-settlement point of interest—for example, a geographic feature, monument, or uninhabited ruin—visible on the interactive map, use the {{DisplayMap}} template with the create parameter.

The create parameter's value determines the type of point shown, and a list of common values is on the {{DisplayMap}} documentation. If in doubt, use other; it can always be updated later.

For example:

{{DisplayMap
| latlong = 44.5705897, -27.4613769
| zoom    = 7
| create  = other
| align   = right
}}

is the {{DisplayMap}} used on Windsong Abbey, and create = other results in the point being shown on the map:

The article name is used by default for the name shown with the point of interest. To specify different text—for example, if the article title contains a parenthetical disambiguation—provide it as the value of the name parameter.

Newly defined or updated points of interest on the wiki are incorporated into the map periodically and automatically. They won't appear on the map right away but should within a day.

Adding settlements

The {{City}} infobox has its own latlong parameter, and providing coordinates there will add the settlement to the map. The settlement's size and capital details are automatically incorporated. While you can add a {{DisplayMap}} to the regionmap parameter in {{City}} to have finer control over the map view, you should not set the create parameter in that {{DisplayMap}}.

For example, the point for Absalom is added to the map by setting these parameters in its {{City}} template:

{{City 
...
| name         = Absalom
...
| latlong      = 30.8886260, -0.2343082
| capital      = yes
...
}}

This also results in the map being shown at zoom level 7, unless you specify a regionmap with different parameters:

Adding locations or settlements without articles

To add locations to the map, that do not have a matching article on this wiki you can add the location to PathfinderWiki:Map Locations Without Articles.

Adding new geometry

Landmasses, bodies of water, rivers, forests, mountains, swamps, and other geometric features are defined in the Kart repository on mapping-data GitHub and cannot be edited on the wiki. Modifying such features requires knowledge of geographic information system (GIS) tools, such as QGIS.

The learning curve can be steep if you don't have prior experience with such tools. For advice, or to request a change from map maintainers, visit the #golarion-mapping channel in Discord.

Important QGIS plugins

• Trackable QGIS Project
• Freehand raster georeferencer
• Kart (optional; to view diffs of changes)