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[[File:Lower Bukovina.png|right|560px|thumb|6-mile map of Lower Bukovina, in central Ukraine]]
 
[[File:Lower Bukovina.png|right|560px|thumb|6-mile map of Lower Bukovina, in central Ukraine]]
'''6-mile hex maps''' are zoomed-in maps derived rom [[20-mile Hex Map|20-mile hex maps]], using a complex procedure of map drawing and random generation deriving from a map's infrastructure and real-world topography and place names. The designation "6-mile" is an inaccurate description.  6-mile hexes are derived from splitting a 20-mile hex, as shown in the image below, and are in fact 6.67 mi. in diameter, not six.  Nonetheless, the "6-mile" appellation is used as a simplification.
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'''6-mile hex maps''' are zoomed-in maps derived from [[20-mile Hex Map|20-mile hex maps]], using a complex procedure of map drawing and random generation deriving from a map's [[Infrastructure|infrastructure]] and real-world topography and place names.
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The designation "6-mile" is an inaccurate description.  6-mile hexes are derived from splitting a 20-mile hex, as shown in the image below, and are in fact 6.67 mi. in diameter, not six.  Nonetheless, the "6-mile" appellation is used as a simplification.
  
 
[[File:Divided 20-mile hex.jpg|left|245px|thumb]]
 
[[File:Divided 20-mile hex.jpg|left|245px|thumb]]
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== Generation Procedure ==
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Once the infrastructure of a given 20-mile hex has been determined, and all of its surrounding hexes as well, a 6-mile hex template is laid over the 20-mile hex map.  Every 20-mile hex has a precise designation as to its latitude and longitude coordinates, so that a rectangular "section" of the area to be mapped can be located on [https://earth.google.com/web/ GoogleEarth].

Revision as of 22:35, 13 December 2022

6-mile map of Lower Bukovina, in central Ukraine

6-mile hex maps are zoomed-in maps derived from 20-mile hex maps, using a complex procedure of map drawing and random generation deriving from a map's infrastructure and real-world topography and place names.

The designation "6-mile" is an inaccurate description. 6-mile hexes are derived from splitting a 20-mile hex, as shown in the image below, and are in fact 6.67 mi. in diameter, not six. Nonetheless, the "6-mile" appellation is used as a simplification.

Divided 20-mile hex.jpg

Generation Procedure

Once the infrastructure of a given 20-mile hex has been determined, and all of its surrounding hexes as well, a 6-mile hex template is laid over the 20-mile hex map. Every 20-mile hex has a precise designation as to its latitude and longitude coordinates, so that a rectangular "section" of the area to be mapped can be located on GoogleEarth.