Editing BattleTechWiki:Project Systems

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| Senior Editor = [[User talk:Gruese|Gruese]]<br/>[[User talk:Volt|Volt]]
| Area = Stellar Cartography
| Discord = [https://discord.gg/CPjUMCbk36 Sarna Discord Community]
| Help = [[Help:CreateSystemArticle|System Article template]]
| Related Projects = [[Project Factions]]<br/>[[Project Planets]]
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=Operation: Doneve=
A cross-site, multi-pronged collaborative effort to update the maps and the coordinates of the various systems is now underway. 

A new project by the (interactive) [http://www.gruese.de/innersphere/ Inner Sphere 3025 map site]'s creator, [[User:Gruese|Gruese]]&mdash;alongside [[User: Volt|Volt]] (of Sarna Unified Cartography Society fame), [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] (owner of the Sarna site and BattleTech Wiki's founder), and [[BattleTechWiki:Project Planets|Project: Planet]] lead [[User:Revanche|Revanche]]&mdash;seeks to refresh the maps displayed on the site's [[:Category:Planets|system articles]], introduce a new way of exploring the target system's immediate neighborhood, and completely and accurately update the coordinates on each article page.

==Goals==
The goals of this mapping project are:
* <strike>Audit the system article pages for coordinate accuracy and naming conventions, against the coordinates from the Sarna Unified Cartography Society (SUCS); </strike> '''(completed)'''
* <strike>Correct those coordinates and names within the Sarna Unified Cartography Kit (SUCKit) and Sarna itself, as identified by the audit; </strike> '''(completed)'''
* <strike>Develop, add, and update Neighboring Systems tables within each system article; (ADDED August 2018)</strike> '''(completed)'''
* <strike>Update the primary system neighborhood map (within each article) to a more accurate and informative display of that centered system (with the default year of [[3025]]); </strike> '''(completed)'''
* <strike>Add a mini-map (within each article) that indicates the relative position of that system's position in regards to the rest of the Inner Sphere ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#/media/File:Germany_in_the_world_(W3).svg example of similar construct on Wikipedia]);</strike> '''(completed)'''
* Link to a Sarna-themed version of the (active) [http://www.gruese.de/innersphere/ Inner Sphere 3025] from within each system article, allowing the user to explore the BattleTech universe, and link&mdash;through a completely different targeted system&mdash;to the relevant Sarna system article (this can already be accomplished with the present map);
* and create a user-manipulated gallery of the targeted system and its neighbors over the major [[BattleTech eras]].

==Status Reports==
The plan is to achieve the above goals with several different steps. This section will keep participants and observers informed as to the progress.

==='''Audit'''===
COMPLETED
: Participants: [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]], [[User:Revanche|Revanche]]
: Status:
:: 20 Jun 2018:
::* Revanche has provided Nicjansma with the latest SUC Kit (v.2018.04c)
::* Nicjansma is coding a bot to compare the coordinates and names on Sarna against those of the SUC Kit and update minor differences in coordinates (less than 1 light-year)
:: 13 July 2018:
::* First run of the bot has returned initial results; Corrective Services team is discussing interpretation of the results and task assignments. Much weeping.
:: 19 September 2018:
::* Final audit conducted; only one article was corrected, indicating all system articles are now in-synch with and recognizable by the scripting bots.

==='''Corrective Services'''===
COMPLETED
: Participants: Volt Ampere, [[User:Revanche|Revanche]], [[User:Gruese|Gruese]], [[BattleTechWiki:Project Planets|Project: Planet]] team members
: Directive: Resolve problems of naming and location coordinates identified within Audit, within the relevant system articles and the SUC Kit 
: Status:
:: 20 June 2018: awaiting results of Audit
:: 16 August 2018: all coordinates (ALL COORDINATES) for every system have now been updated to most accurate available...a process that took Nic 34 minutes
:: 19 September 2018: all system articles have been identified, created, and/or corrected, and are in-synch with scripting.

==='''Article Mapping'''===
: Participants: [[User:Gruese|Gruese]], [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]]
: Directives: 
:* Develop updated primary article system neighborhood maps and replace current ones 
:* Develop Inner Sphere minimap and upload to each article
:* Develop linking system for each target article to the Sarna-themed interactive map
:* Develop [[BattleTech eras|era]]-specific maps of the targeted system neighborhood maps and upload into determined presentation format
: Status: 
:: 20 June 2018: 
::* initial 3025 images for each of the system neighborhoods (per SUCS) presented to [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] for opening discussions
::* awaiting completion of '''Corrective Services'''' directive
::* seeking [[BattleTechWiki_talk:Project_Planets/Mapping#Article_Mapping|input]] from Sarna users as to standardized information for each system map and Inner Sphere mini-map
:: 03 September 2018:
::* Gruese provides several sample images of his progress:
:::* [[:File:AM sample 047 Greifswald (Hanseatic League).png|Greifswald in the (Hanseatic League)]]
:::* [[:File:AM sample 048 Renfield (Taurian Concordat).png|Renfield in the Taurian Concordat]]
:::* [[:File:AM sample 049 border demo.png|Demo of how multiple borders meeting is handled]]

==='''Neighboring Systems Tables'''===
: Participants: [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]], [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]], [[User:Revanche|Revanche]]
: Directives:
:* Develop rules for tables on system articles, to inform upon neighboring systems to the target system
:* Develop script(s) to create and update said tables
:* Run script(s) initially to test viability
:* Review select articles for accuracy of tables
:* Re-run script(s) to make corrective edits
: Status: 
:: 31 August 2018: [[BattleTechWiki_talk:Project_Planets/Mapping#Nearby_Systems_tables|Sarna discussion]] was held to determine the type of tables desired for system articles; details passed to [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]] and the Operation Doneve team
:: 19 September 2018: Development of the tables on hold for a few weeks

==='''Interactive Map'''===
: Participants: [[User:Gruese|Gruese]], [[User:Nicjansma|Nicjansma]]
: Directives:
:* Develop version of the [http://www.gruese.de/innersphere/ Inner Sphere 3025] site presenting different information dependent upon user-selected year, initiating from user's origin Sarna system article, allowing complete exploration of known BattleTech systems by user, and linking to appropriate system article targeted by the user
: Status:
:: 20 June 2018: 
::* initial discussion held regarding operation, presentation, and hosting 
::* awaiting completion of '''Corrective Services'''' directive

==Discussion==
Please limit discussions of the above goals, directives and their statuses to the appropriate section on the [[BattleTechWiki talk:Project Planets/Mapping|Mapping project talk page]].

==Tools==
* [http://www.gruese.de/innersphere/ Inner Sphere 3025] (interactive map)
* [[BattleTechWiki:Project Planets|Project: Planets]]
* [[BattleTechWiki:System_coordinates#The_Extrapolation_Method_.28by_the_Sarna_Unified_Cartography_Society.29|Sarna Unified Cartography Society]] (includes the SUCKit and other resources)

==Source==
Source code for support tools for this project can be found at:

* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uO6aZ20rfEcAZJ-nDRhCnaNUiCPemuoOOd67Zqi1MVM/edit?usp=sharing SUC Spreadsheet - Official]
* [https://github.com/sarna-net/sarna-planets sarna-planets] for updating Systems articles and uploading System images.

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