User:ParAvion

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Ohai, I'm ParAvion, head of the Lands Survey Department, the crowd mob government department responsible for charting every square inch, centimetre, and furlong of Vodeo.

I started mapping on OpenGeofiction on December 12, 2016, and began charting Vodeo on December 31, 2016. Vodeo is based on a series of maps I began drawing in 2005 and 2006, and until now has been restricted to pencil and paper. OpenGeofiction has given me the chance to computerise my maps and add in a level of detail I hadn't been able to achieve before. A lot of what you'll see in Vodeo (provinces, cities, and highways) exists on the paper maps, and many of Vodeo's place names go back years, so if you see a place name that matches one of your own, congratulations, great minds think alike! (And fools never differ.)

Like many of you, I draw on real-world inspiration for my mapping. Vodeo is mainly based on places around Australia and New Zealand (with Saviso and Holme taking inspiration from Adelaide, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, and Wellington), but other places occasionally pop in.

As for me? I'm from New Zealand. Besides indulging in recreational cartography, I have an interest in history (particularly 20th century history and especially the Atomic Age and the Cold War), photography, and politics. I'm also a Twitch streamer (ParAvion2000), and I do some mapping on-stream occasionally, so stop by and watch the construction of Vodeo in real time.

Here is a 1957 Cobalt Belvoir. I'm a big fan of the '50s, so it makes sense that Vodeo should produce such a wonderful car as this.

And now, a table detailing what's inspired by where:

Place	Based on
Avington My skin wasn't always this red, was it?	Australia: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne New Zealand: Tauranga United States: Los Angeles, Miami, San Bernardino Mountains
Brynderwyn and Colony Coast We've heard all the sheep jokes, trust us.	Australia: Hawkesbury River The Bahamas: Nassau Jamaica: Kingston New Zealand: Bay of Islands, Brynderwyn Wales: Porthmadog
Cheltenham I'm sure we have some sort of claim to fame.	Australia: Echuca, Shepparton, Wagga Wagga, Wodonga
Crafers We'll let you know once we've sobered up.	Australia: Albury Jamaica: Kingston New Zealand: Dunedin, Tauranga, Whangarei
Franklin Coast Surf's up, dudes!	New Zealand: Coromandel Peninsula
Gerrise More hipsters per square hectare than anywhere else.	Australia: Melbourne (culturally) Canada: St. John's New Zealand: Dunedin, Wellington
Greville They're up to something.	Australia: East Gippsland
Holme We remember the Queen when she was little Addy.	Australia: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney New Zealand: Wellington
Saviso We pay for everything, stop complaining about us.	Australia: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney Canada: Ottawa New Zealand: Auckland
Schellingen We're used to the rest of the country forgetting about us.	Can we get back to you on this one?
Silverton That ground is flat, better dig a hole and have a look around.	Australia: Ballarat, Bendigo

Sandboxes

• Sandbox 1: A list of significant dates in Vodean history.
• Sandbox 2: Various assorted goodies:
  • Pronunciation table for Vodean placenames
  • Public holidays in Vodeo
  • Vodean census dates and data
  • Power stations in Vodeo
  • List of rivers in Vodeo
  • National parks of Vodeo
  • A political drama in the vein of House of Cards.
• Sandbox 3: A draft of future information regarding piracy in Vodeo and the Sea of Uthyra.
• Sandbox 4: Notes on the Commonwealth space program.
• House of Commons: Information on the current composition of the Vodean House of Commons.
• People: Notable people in Vodean history.
• Postcodes: A list of postcodes currently in use in Vodeo.

Nations of Cartographic Distinction

I love maps. Seriously, I have an abnormal obsession with them. Because I can sit for hours staring at maps, I'll list here my particular favourites. Shoutout to Niels20020 for the idea.

1. Vodeo to start with, because of course.
2. New Ingerland, Karvaland, and the South Astrasia have lovely maps. Seriously, they are absolutely gorgeous to look at. Whenever I want to see how something is done in OGF, I stop in these places first.
3. Aorangēa isn't too bad on the eyes either.
4. Broceliande might be French, but the detail is staggering.
5. Myrcia, you may be swarming with Reds but your maps are beautiful.
6. Khaiwoon, what is there to say? I'm not sure whether the level of detail in the map is astounding, or disturbing.
7. Gobrassanya has plenty of motorways to play on enjoy.

Bliki

All the cool kids are doing it.