Place names

Sailor Steve · 04-30-07, 11:05 AM

I would just look for a good map of the Pacific. That would likely have more place names than you could possibly want to use.

Here's one online:
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/oceania.htm

mcoca · 04-30-07, 11:35 AM

Yes, but I'm lazy

Starting from a map I would take a maybe a minute for each name, and my time is limited. Give me a list of names and coordinates and in five to ten minutes I'll have a program capable of importing thousands of names.

I'm sure there is such a thing out there. There are many for towns and cities.

Egan · 04-30-07, 12:56 PM

I don't know how your program works - I keep meaning to have a look at it but haven't got around to it yet...

, but here is some stuff to maybe keep in mind with this idea:The names you see for ocean names are tied to .DDS files. For towns and cities they are tied to the various port and harbour models.

I think CCIP tried adding lots of extra names by using the map labels function but it seemed to cause problems after a while.

Go for it, though. The map is very sparse..at the moment.

04-30-07, 11:05 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I would just look for a good map of the Pacific. That would likely have more place names than you could possibly want to use. Here's one online: http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/oceania.htm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-30-07, 12:56 PM	#3
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I don't know how your program works - I keep meaning to have a look at it but haven't got around to it yet..., but here is some stuff to maybe keep in mind with this idea:The names you see for ocean names are tied to .DDS files. For towns and cities they are tied to the various port and harbour models. I think CCIP tried adding lots of extra names by using the map labels function but it seemed to cause problems after a while. Go for it, though. The map is very sparse..at the moment.

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04-30-07, 11:35 AM	#2
mcoca Loader Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 86 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes, but I'm lazy Starting from a map I would take a maybe a minute for each name, and my time is limited. Give me a list of names and coordinates and in five to ten minutes I'll have a program capable of importing thousands of names. I'm sure there is such a thing out there. There are many for towns and cities.