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The NASA WorldWind satellite images in the The Landsat Global Mosaic (except for i-3 visible layer), Blue Marble, and the USGS layers are in the public domain and are therefore fully compatible with Wiki use rights. These can readily be used as the lowest Terrain Layer or as a trace from which to draw the Terrain Layers.
Example on a topographical map, and how it would look in the real world. Typical draw, Little Carpathians. A draw, sometimes known as a re-entrant in orienteering, is a terrain feature formed by two parallel ridges or spurs with low ground in between them. The area of low ground itself is the draw, and it is defined by the spurs surrounding it.
Image:Map of USA-bw.png – Black and white outlines for states, for the purposes of easy coloring of states. Image:BlankMap-USA-states.PNG – US states, grey and white style similar to Vardion's world maps. Image:Map of USA with county outlines.png – Grey and white map of USA with county outlines.
Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period.Old maps provide information about places that were known in past times, as well as the philosophical and cultural basis of the map, which were often much different from modern cartography.
Map of the Battle of Tinian, by Grandiose and United States Department of Defense Cathedral Peak Granodiorite , by United States Geological Survey and Grandiose Troop movements around the Battle of the Bulge , by Matthewedwards and Grandiose
Terrain rendering covers a variety of methods of depicting real-world or imaginary world surfaces. Most common terrain rendering is the depiction of Earth 's surface. It is used in various applications to give an observer a frame of reference .
In this regard, maps and images are a godsend as they can help a writer start to piece together where units were in relation to others, the type of vegetation, the avenues of approach, obstacles, and ultimately what the battle must have looked like.
The aim of WikiProject Maps is to improve the quality of maps across the Wikimedia Foundation. The Maps for Wikipedia page is an overview of different formats and tools for maps available on Wikipedia. The Map conventions page provides advice for creating and improving maps. The Map workshop page can be used to add your map requests and your ...