Mapping my exploration route?

[mossfoot]

Is there any way to create a map of the route I took on an exploration trip? Say, if I write down all the system names when I get back, can I plug them into anything that will spit out all the spots I hit and connect the dots?

 

[Whiterose]

Galaxy map. Screen dump each shot, then overlay. Thats the way I am going to do it. Dont know of any third party.

 

[Surly_Badger]

Galaxy map. Screen dump each shot, then overlay. Thats the way I am going to do it. Dont know of any third party.

Ooh, I bet that could make a pretty cool stop motion-style animation...

 

[thehairymob]

EDDiscovery 2

 

[SvennoJ]

Unless you can figure out how to get the galaxy map in the exact same position each time, it's not going to match up.
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I took this picture
http://frontier.co.uk/i_content/elitedangerous_milkywaygalaxy_logo_600.jpg
Resampled it and figured out how to project galaxy map coordinates on to it.
That's the only full top down view I could find. The galaxy map itself can't be rotated into a nice linear projection.
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It's all hand work, write down the coordinates from the galaxy map, divide by x, add 0,0 point on the picture, draw the lines in with paint shop.
There's plenty of dead time in game to keep up with that though.
I could write a program to do it for me, but I can't do that in witch space time. I've done enough programming to know these things always take a lot longer than anticipated

 

[mossfoot]

EDDiscovery 2

Since I don't enjoy mucking about with the code (especially if I have to do it EVERY time there's an update, which is why I don't have a custom HUD anymore), it it possible to manually input the data?

God that will take forever, though... there's gotta be a faster way.

And I'm already deep in my trip right now, if I did modify the netlog, would it only apply to where I am now onward?

 

[SvennoJ]

EDDiscovery 2

That only gives you the system names though.
Dump a screenshot now and then from the galaxy maps that also shows the coordinates is more useful.
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Maybe one day FD will release an API that allows you to get coordinates for system names.
Those logs will be really useful then.

 

[Mikey2305]

Strava does that for me when im cycling. All you need is a galactic gps system then...

 

[Crank Larson]

I use ED: DL to log the systems as I go (though have missed some due to updates, or forgetting to turn the other computer on...). Eventually I hope there will be some kind of planner that I can put the data into to see my route. Maybe when the E: D API comes out it will be doable in the galaxy map.