@orbatmapper

Loves maps, ORBATs and history. Working on a tool for recreating historic battles and military scenarios in the browser.

orbat-mapper.app
Joined March 2023
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TacTrace is live at: tactrace.orbat-mapper.app/ Still very much a work in progress, so I'd love your feedback and bug reports. I mostly built it as a sandbox for myself before adding things to ORBAT Mapper. (2/2)
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I’m deep in testing some major new features for TacTrace, so I’ll be quieter here on X for a bit. Worth the wait, I promise
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And just to be clear, glowing symbols is not the major new feature ( but you'll get that too)
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Glow-in-the-dark unit symbols. Yea or nay?
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Hulk mode 💚
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In response to popular demand, all of the mapmaking tools on my site have been updated with unit selectors for miles, kilometers and nautical miles. thinkinginspace.net/tools.ht…
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Måns@spatialillusion23h
So I made this thing where I try to predict the next possible EO satellite capture. It should automatically update every day, but I can’t guarantee that it works. Please let me know if I got any constellations wrong. spatialillusions.com/eyes-up…
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For comparison, this is the current behavior if you enable halos
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Downside is increased initial rendering time and memory consumption, so I'll probably make this optional. Based on a recommendation from @spatialillusion a long time ago.
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I'm testing out a new "Size units by echelon" mode in ORBAT Mapper. You'll find it by clicking on the lab icon in the toolbar.
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Try it out at orbat-mapper.app/scenario/de… I'll make this a core feature but I want some feedback from users first. Currently it does not do any changes to your scenario.
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Project '44
@project4_4Oct 23
If you want to read our very detailed post on the Battle of the Savio River check it out here: patreon.com/Project1944/post…

The Actions of Pte. Smokey Smith (V.C.) and the Crossing of the Savio | Project '44

Shortly before dawn on 22 October 1944, a Panther, one of several armoured vehicles forming the main force of a German counter-attack, advan

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You can now size units by echelon in TacTrace. Hope it makes sense, and if not, let me know!
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Merryn
@rentaquillOct 23
A few years ago, Norway beckoned. Oslo, Rjukan, Stavanger. The Hardangervidda and Vemork - following in the footsteps of Operation Freshman, Grouse, et al. Life-changing, in the way it made me consider mapped terrain. Never forgotten it, nor the many discoveries along the way. Slightly envious of @nickfshort this week, in country.
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Users have asked for a 'size units by echelon' feature, so I'm looking into it. Any suggestions on what ratios I should use as the default?
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I have to draw the line somewhere.
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Chris Dalke
@chris_dalkeOct 20
experiments with a new webgl 3d globe renderer that breaks free of the limits of existing libraries by (1) separating tesselation and LOD of the terrain mesh from XYZ tiles (2) rendering in more 'native' ECEF
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Feeling colorful.
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After some flashy TacTrace terrain work, back to the glamorous world of symbolic policies: control measure label sizing.
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Måns@spatialillusionOct 19
ORBAT Mapper@orbatmapperOct 18
MapLibre 6.15 now supports maps in any projection. That is actually quite exciting news.
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MapLibre 6.15 now supports maps in any projection. That is actually quite exciting news.
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makewithmaplibre.com/project…

Maps in any projection - Make with MapLibre

MapLibre GL JS 6.15 draws maps in custom coordinate systems: polar maps, national grids, equal-area world maps and flat images. Live maps, each with its code.

makewithmaplibre.com
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