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[[File: Traveller-Map-Keith-Art-MWM 18-July-2019a.jpg|right|400px|thumb|alt= TBD| [[Marc Miller]]: This is a detail from the (1986) Traveller Aliens piece by [[Bill Keith]]. That's my [[handcomp]] in front, with [[TravellerMap]] by [[Joshua Bell]] loaded. I think Bill Keith did a pretty good job predicting the future there.]]
[[Traveller Map]] or TravMap is a premier support site for the [[Traveller]] [[RPG]].
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[[Traveller Map]] is a premier support site for the [[Traveller]] [[RPG]].
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* The site is run by [[Joshua Bell]] and many fans, who support him.
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=== Library Data Referral Tree ===
 
Please see the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] files for related information: <br>
 
Please see the following [[AAB]] [[Library Data]] files for related information: <br>
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''[[Traveller RPG:Community Portal|Traveller Core Support Sites]]:''
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# [http://www.farfuture.net/ FFE Homepage]
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# [[Traveller RPG Wiki]]
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# [[Traveller Map]]
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# [[Traveller5 World Builder]]
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'''[[Astrography]]:'''
 
'''[[Astrography]]:'''
 
* Astrographic History
 
* Astrographic History
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** [[Galactic File Format]]
 
** [[Galactic File Format]]
 
** [[SEC File Format]]
 
** [[SEC File Format]]
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
The site is run by [[Joshua Bell]] and many fans, who support him.
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Traveller Map, or [[Trav Map]] as may fans call it, is a [[canon]] source of [[Traveller]] data and is both used by and endorsed by [[Marc Miller]].
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* Joshua and Marc coordinate data sources and work with the [[T5 Second Survey]] study group.
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* The [[T5 Second Survey]] study group maintains a discussion group and works to update and modernize existing data sources and integrate fan contributions.
  
 
=== External Link/s ===
 
=== External Link/s ===
# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://travellermap.com/ TravMap]
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# EXTERNAL LINK: [https://travellermap.com/ Traveller Map]
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
TravMap is a [[canon]] source of [[Traveller]] data and is both used by and endorsed by [[Marc Miller]].
 
* Joshua and Marc coordinate data sources and work with the [[T5 Second Survey]] study group.
 
* The [[T5 Second Survey]] study group maintains a discussion group and works to update and modernize existing data sources and integrate fan contributions.
 
 
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''[[Joshua Bell]]:'' This site was inspired by many sources, most prominently some of the treasured possessions from my childhood: the Imperium Map poster which provided an overview of [[Charted Space]] in the [[Classic Traveller]] era; the Spinward Marches poster included with [[Deluxe Traveller]]; and the [[Atlas of the Imperium]], which provided cursory maps of all [[sector]]s of the [[Third Imperium]]. In the early 1980's, using these and the classic Alien Modules, I carefully pieced together a map of [[known space]] on paper. I also dutifully entered the Sector Generator BASIC program into my Apple II and spent endless hours trying to coax a decent map from a dot-matrix printer.  
 
''[[Joshua Bell]]:'' This site was inspired by many sources, most prominently some of the treasured possessions from my childhood: the Imperium Map poster which provided an overview of [[Charted Space]] in the [[Classic Traveller]] era; the Spinward Marches poster included with [[Deluxe Traveller]]; and the [[Atlas of the Imperium]], which provided cursory maps of all [[sector]]s of the [[Third Imperium]]. In the early 1980's, using these and the classic Alien Modules, I carefully pieced together a map of [[known space]] on paper. I also dutifully entered the Sector Generator BASIC program into my Apple II and spent endless hours trying to coax a decent map from a dot-matrix printer.  
  
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Starting in 2013, this site began hosting the official data files of the [[T5 Second Survey|Traveller 5 Second Survey effort]], as well as older published data and unofficial fan submissions.
 
Starting in 2013, this site began hosting the official data files of the [[T5 Second Survey|Traveller 5 Second Survey effort]], as well as older published data and unofficial fan submissions.
  
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Sources
 
{{Sources
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
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Revision as of 13:16, 14 August 2019

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Marc Miller: This is a detail from the (1986) Traveller Aliens piece by Bill Keith. That's my handcomp in front, with TravellerMap by Joshua Bell loaded. I think Bill Keith did a pretty good job predicting the future there.

Traveller Map is a premier support site for the Traveller RPG.

  • The site is run by Joshua Bell and many fans, who support him.

Library Data Referral Tree

Please see the following AAB Library Data files for related information:
Traveller Core Support Sites:

  1. FFE Homepage
  2. Traveller RPG Wiki
  3. Traveller Map
  4. Traveller5 World Builder

Astrography:

Description (Specifications)

Traveller Map, or Trav Map as may fans call it, is a canon source of Traveller data and is both used by and endorsed by Marc Miller.

  • Joshua and Marc coordinate data sources and work with the T5 Second Survey study group.
  • The T5 Second Survey study group maintains a discussion group and works to update and modernize existing data sources and integrate fan contributions.

External Link/s

  1. EXTERNAL LINK: Traveller Map

History & Background (Dossier)

Joshua Bell: This site was inspired by many sources, most prominently some of the treasured possessions from my childhood: the Imperium Map poster which provided an overview of Charted Space in the Classic Traveller era; the Spinward Marches poster included with Deluxe Traveller; and the Atlas of the Imperium, which provided cursory maps of all sectors of the Third Imperium. In the early 1980's, using these and the classic Alien Modules, I carefully pieced together a map of known space on paper. I also dutifully entered the Sector Generator BASIC program into my Apple II and spent endless hours trying to coax a decent map from a dot-matrix printer.

In early 2005, after a hiatus from Traveller of nearly 20 years, I purchased a copy of the GURPS Traveller rulebook, which includes a map of charted space within the frame of an imaginary computer-based map viewer. I first saw this within weeks of Google Maps appearing, and was inspired to create a functional version of the map viewer using contemporary Web technologies. I was also inspired by the many other online Traveller map resources and desktop applications such as Jim Vassilakos' venerable Galactic.

Starting in 2013, this site began hosting the official data files of the Traveller 5 Second Survey effort, as well as older published data and unofficial fan submissions.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.