Georeferencing Chernarus and visiting in real life (2021)
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- Obtain high-resolution raster map by stitching tiles from a tileserver using a shell script.
- Georeference the fictional Chernarus map to its real-world location in Czechia using QGIS and ground control points.
- Convert the georeferenced map to Garmin-compatible KMZ format using a Python script with GDAL.
- The process enables using the fictional map as an overlay on a handheld GPS device for real-world exploration.
- Background: Chernarus from Arma II/DayZ is based on the area near Ústí nad Labem, with many real buildings and roads matching.