Continuing from my previous post, regarding parsing jump data from CCPs EVE Online, I wanted to make the maps appear a bit more friendly on the eyes, instead of just one large mass of points and spheres. To do this, I would have to generate perimeters for each region, to constrain all solar systems to their parent region. Having no idea how I could go about this, I put my thinking cap on. (more…)
A small mapping experiment - EVE Online
Over the weekend, I had a spare hour or so and whipped up a quick map generator, based upon jump gate usage information gleaned from the EVE API. Using this data, in hand with the SQL dump I’m able to generate a map displaying jump frequency in a graphical form. (more…)