Changes: Stellar cartography

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A depiction of the Milky Way Galaxy as seen in the astrometrics lab aboard USS Voyager

If you are looking for information about the area of a ship that is used for stellar cartography, see stellar cartography department.

Stellar cartography was the science and practice of making maps and projections of space. The United Federation of Planets and other space faring cultures have various different systems to organize and catalog space and objects in space. One who specializes in this science is known as a stellar cartographer.

United Federation of Planets, et al.

The most widely used cartographic system is based on older Earth and Vulcan systems, and perhaps ones even older than those. It divides the galaxy into quadrants, sectors, and systems, and uses coordinates to describe specific points in space.

Borg Collective

The Borg Collective implements a strictly numerical system to designate regions of space.

The largest known Borg spatial subdivision is the matrix. A matrix is subdivided into grids. One grid can be further divided into several octants, which are numbered and sometimes given an alphabetical suffix (such as octant 22-theta). Specific objects like galactic clusters are also numbered by the Borg.

See: Borg spatial designations

Stellar charts

General

List of clusters (category)
List of planets (category)
List of nebulae (category)
Inhabited planets
Uninhabited planets
Homeworlds
Stars and stellar bodies
Astronomical objects
Galactic plane

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+[[File:VoyagerAstroLabMilkyWay.jpg|thumb|A depiction of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] as seen in the [[astrometrics]] lab aboard {{USS|Voyager}}]]
-Cartography is the study and making of maps, whether on paper, globes, or in computers. It is used quite extensively in exploration of new environments.
+:''If you are looking for information about the area of a ship that is used for stellar cartography, see [[stellar cartography department]]''.
+'''Stellar cartography''' was the [[science]] and practice of making maps and projections of [[space]]. The [[United Federation of Planets]] and other space faring [[cultures]] have various different systems to organize and catalog space and objects in space. One who specializes in this science is known as a [[stellar cartographer]].
+==United Federation of Planets, ''et al.''==
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+The most widely used cartographic system is based on older [[Earth]] and [[Vulcan]] systems, and perhaps ones even older than those. It divides the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] into [[quadrant]]s, [[sector]]s, and [[star system|systems]], and uses [[coordinates]] to describe specific points in space.
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+==Borg Collective==
+The [[Borg Collective]] implements a strictly numerical system to designate regions of space.
-{{wikipedia|Cartography}}
+The largest known [[Borg]] spatial subdivision is the '''matrix'''. A matrix is subdivided into '''grids'''. One grid can be further divided into several '''octants''', which are numbered and sometimes given an alphabetical suffix (such as [[Grid 124, Octant 22-theta|octant 22-theta]]). Specific objects like [[galactic cluster]]s are also numbered by the Borg.
+* '''See''': [[Borg spatial designations]]
+==Stellar charts==
+===General===
+*[[:Category:Clusters|List of clusters]] (category)
+*[[:Category:Planets|List of planets]] (category)
+*[[:Category:Nebulae|List of nebulae]] (category)
+*[[Inhabited planets]]
+*[[Uninhabited planets]]
+*[[Homeworlds]]
+*[[Stars and stellar bodies]]
+*[[Astronomical objects]]
+*[[Galactic plane]]
+===Federation space===
+*[[Federation members]]
+*[[Federation colonies]]
+*[[Hekaras Corridor]]
+===Klingon space===
+*[[Klingon planets]]
+*[[Borderland]]
+===Romulan space===
+*[[Romulan planets]]
+===Cardassian space===
+*[[Cardassian planets]]
+*[[Demilitarized Zone]]
+===Dominion space===
+*[[Dominion planets]]
+===Various locations===
+*[[Romulan Neutral Zone]]
+*[[Delphic Expanse planets]]
+[[de:Stellarkartographie (Wissenschaft)]]
+[[es:Cartografía estelar]]
+[[fr:Cartographie stellaire]]
+[[ja:星図]]
+[[nl:Stellaire Cartografie]]
+[[pl:Kartografia gwiezdna]]
+[[zh-cn:星际地理学]]
+[[Category:Starfleet Academy courses]]
+[[Category:Cartography]]