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Cosperica, in the Federal States of Archanta

This page is for the planning and coordination of Cosperica (AR120-84, map link), the western collaborative state in the Federal States (AR120). Anyone interested in contributing to this state is welcome to make themselves known on the talk page, or browse the active projects below. The project is intended to be organised with a basic structure, not too prescriptive, with decisions being taken as required, reactive to progress.

Coordination

The coordinators of Cosperica are oneofbeatlefan and wangi.

Basics

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Cosperica topology

Cosperica is expected to resemble Southern California and south-western USA.

Its largest city is Esperanza (full: Santa Maria de la Esperanza). It is a large metropolis, forming one of FSA's main centres of population, will be located somewhere on or near the state's coast. Most of the other cities will also be focused near the coast and in one or two river valleys, which can be major agricultural areas. A key aspect of Cosperica is the stark contrast between its sprawling modern cities and its vast empty rural lands, which — apart from the one or two valleys — are expected to feature very little population. Rural landscapes will include mountains, deserts, canyons, etc, many of which may be protected by national parks and other wilderness areas. The climate is hot, sunny, and relatively dry. This area was first colonized by the Castellanese and their cultural influence is still evident. The region became part of the Federal States in the 19th century, with westward expansion from the east coast.

Counties will be smaller along the coast, but may be very large in the sparsely populated inland areas.

Mapping should pay attention to agreed topology and climate information (in progress).

Collaborative framework

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Collab grid

A series of projects will be used to coordinate development of the mapping of Cosperica. Every location in the state will be relatively easy to reference back to a real-world location in Southern California, Arizona, or Northern Mexico.

1. Colab phase 1: Natural features - rivers, desert, forest, coastline, ...
2. Colab phase 2: Indigenous people - early population centres, tracks
3. Colab phase 3: Early colonist era, early population centres, ports, tracks
4. Colab phase 4: Industrialisation, railways (introduction of section squares to lead collaboration)
5. Colab phase 5: Current day - motorways, massive suburban development

For early phases tiles within a 60x30 minute grid will be used to coordinate projects. This will be augmented by counties and sections as the project develops.

Cosperica 60x30 minute grid

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
J						FJ	GJ
K				DK	EK	FK	GK	HK
L				DL	EL	FL	GL	HL
M	AM	BM	CM	DM	EM	FM	GM	HM
N		BN	CN	DN	EN	FN	GN	HN
O			CO	DO	EO	FO	GO	HO
P			CP	DP	EP	FP	GP	HP
Q				DQ	EQ	FQ	GQ	HQ
R					ER		GR	HR
S								HS

Active projects

The following projects are either open for adoption, or currently active. To adopt a project make a request on the talk page. All map edits should have the project ID as part of the commit message. Names for major features should be agreed on the talk page, if not stated in the project description.

Cosperica collaboration projects

ID	Area	Description	Adopted by	Status
Background projects
AR120-84-BG-01	Cosperica	Create a state flag; submissions at: Collab_talk:Federal States/Collaborative States/Cosperica#State flag	all	open
(Collab phase 1) Natural feature projects Overview map of the drainage basins
AR120-84-NF-01	Cosperica	Create a climate map, Köppen climate types Discussion at Collab_talk:Federal States/Collaborative States/Cosperica#Natural feature projects - Climate	Rekant	In progress
AR120-84-NF-02	GJ, GK, HK, HL, HM 111460	Kronkyte River, NE border river (existing), with border and river not being 100% coincident due to changes of river path	wangi	In progress (initial draft done)
AR120-84-NF-03	EK, EL, FL, FM, GM 111469	Rio de Septiembre, central valley major river		Available (initial draft done)
AR120-84-NF-04	GN, GO, GP 111464	Rio Noramira, central valley major river, upper southern reach		Available (initial draft done)
AR120-84-NF-05	FM, FN, FO 111463	Rio del Cañon, central valley major river, mid southern reach		Available (initial draft done)
AR120-84-NF-06	DM, DN 111462	Barrow River and Hoos River	Oxalia and oneofbeatlefan	In progress
AR120-84-NF-07	BM, BN, CN, CO 111466	SW border river	Martinawa	In progress
AR120-84-NF-08	CM, DN 111465	Coastal rivers	oneofbeatlefan	In progress
AR120-84-NF-09a	GP, GQ, HQ 111468	Cuenca Morte, endorheic lake	wangi	In progress (initial draft done)
AR120-84-NF-09b	GP 113490	Horno del Diablo, endorheic basin		Open
AR120-84-NF-09c	HR, HS 113526	Valle Quemado, endorheic basin		Open
AR120-84-NF-10	DL, EK, EL 111467	Esperanza River	oneofbeatlefan	In progress
AR120-84-NF-11	FJ, GJ, FK 113727		Lithium-Ion	In progress
AR120-84-NF-12	DL, EK, EL 113726		Lithium-Ion	In progress
(Collab phase 2) Indigenous people projects
AR120-84-IP-01	Cosperica	Brainstorm locations of indigenous people population centres; discuss at: Collab_talk:Federal States/Collaborative States/Cosperica#Indigenous people population centres	all	open

Supporting files

Files used in the creation of Cosperica can be found in the OGF-Cosperica Git repository:

• cosperica.mapcss: A style for rendering the 60x30 minute grid tiles, drainage basins and other features in JOSM
• cosperica-topo-sketch.png and .pgw: Cosperica topology for loading into JOSM,