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'''Stellar cartography''' is the science and practice of making maps and projections of space. The [[ma:United Federation of Planets|United Federation of Planets]] and other starfaring cultures have various different systems to organize and catalogue space and objects in space.


==Terminology==
==Terminology==
The most widely used cartography system is based on older [[Earth]] and [[Vulcan]] systems, and perhaps even older. It divides the [[wp:Milky Way|galaxy]] into '''quadrants''' and '''sectors''', and also uses '''coordinates''' to describe specific points in space.
===Quadrants===
===Quadrants===
Our [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] is divided into four '''quadrants''', defined by one meridian passing through the [[galactic core]] and the [[Sol System]] and a second one perpendicular to the first.
Our galaxy is divided into four '''quadrants''', defined by one meridian passing through the galactic core and the [[Earth|Sol System]] and a second one perpendicular to the first, that also passes through the galactic core.
*[[Alpha Quadrant]]
*[[Alpha Quadrant]]
*[[Beta Quadrant]]
*[[Beta Quadrant]]
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*[[Delta Quadrant]]
*[[Delta Quadrant]]


The [[United Federation of Planets]] and its neighbouring powers are located in the ''Alpha'' and ''Beta'' Quadrants. Sometimes, smaller sections of the galaxy are referred to as a '''quadrant''', too. This terminology was most widely used in the [[23rd Century]], although some of these references still exist in the [[24th Century]]. One example of this usage is the [[Morgana Quadrant]].
The United Federation of Planets and its neighbouring powers are located in the ''Alpha'' and ''Beta'' Quadrants.  
 
Some smaller sections of the galaxy are historically referred to as a '''quadrants''' as well. Examples of these smaller quadrants are:
* [[ma:Quadrant_448|Quadrant 448]]
* [[ma:Quadrant_904|Quadrant 904]]
* [[ma:Morgana_Quadrant|Morgana Quadrant]]


===Sectors===
===Sectors===
A '''sector''' is a much smaller, cubical volume of space. Sectors typically contain several stars and are consecutively numbered; some also have a label, normally, but not always, named after an important star system in that sector.
A '''sector''' is a much smaller, cubical volume of space. Sectors typically contain several stars and are consecutively numbered; some also have a label, normally, but not always, named after an important star system in that sector.
*[[List of sectors]]


:''According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek Star Charts]]'', a sector is 20x20x20 [[light-year]]s in size. This, however, is not entirely consistent with all on-screen data.''
* [[ma:Category:Sectors|List of sectors]]
 
:''According to the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual'' and the ''Star Trek Star Charts'', a sector is 20x20x20 light-years in size. This, however, is not entirely consistent with all on-screen data.''
 
==UFOP: StarBase 118 resources==
*[[:Category:Campaign Regions|Campaign regions for active starships within the SB118 universe]]
*[[Starchart, UFOP|Starchart of the UFOP and its neighbors]]
* [[:Category:Locations|Locations throughout the SB118 universe]]


==Stellar Charts==
==Memory Alpha links==
===General===
*[[ma:Category:Clusters|List of clusters]] ''(category)''
*[[List of inhabited planets]]
*[[ma:Category:Planets|List of planets]] ''(category)''
*[[List of uninhabited planets]]
*[[ma:Category:Nebulae|List of nebulae]] ''(category)''
*[[List of homeworlds]]
*[[ma:Stars_and_stellar_bodies|Stars and stellar bodies]]
*[[List of astronomical objects]]
*[[ma:Astronomical objects|Astronomical objects]]
*[[List of stars and stellar bodies]]
*[[ma:Spatial anomaly|Spatial anomalies]]
*[[ma:Inhabited_planets|Inhabited planets]]
*[[ma:Uninhabited_planets|Uninhabited planets]]
*[[ma:Homeworlds|Homeworlds]]


===Federation space===
===Federation space===
*[[List of Federation members]]
*[[ma:Federation_members|Federation members]]
*[[List of Federation colonies]]
*[[ma:Federation_colonies|Federation colonies]]
*[[ma:Hekaras Corridor|The Hekaras Corridor]]


===Klingon space===
===Klingon space===
*[[List of Klingon planets]]
*[[ma:Klingon_planets|Klingon planets]]
*[[ma:Borderland|Borderland]]


===Romulan space===
===Romulan space===
*[[List of Romulan planets]]
*[[ma:Romulan_planets|Romulan planets]]
*[[Romulan Neutral Zone]]
*[[ma:Romulan_Neutral_Zone|Romulan Neutral Zone]]


===Cardassian space===
===Cardassian space===
*[[List of Cardassian planets]]
*[[ma:Cardassian_planets|Cardassian planets]]
*[[Demilitarized Zone]]
*[[ma:Demilitarized_Zone|Demilitarized Zone]]


===Dominion space===
===Dominion space===
*[[List of Dominion planets]]
*[[ma:Dominion_planets|Dominion planets]]


===Various locations===
===Various locations===
*[[List of planets in the Delphic Expanse]]
*[[ma:Planets_in_the_Delphic_Expanse|the Delphic Expanse]]
 
 
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Stellar Cartography
Galactic Atlas • Campaign Regions • Spatial Regions • Star Systems • Nebulae • Star Charts


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If you are looking for information about the area that is used for stellar cartography, see Science Facilities

Stellar cartography is the science and practice of making maps and projections of space. The United Federation of Planets and other starfaring cultures have various different systems to organize and catalogue space and objects in space.

Terminology

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

Quadrants

Our galaxy is divided into four quadrants, defined by one meridian passing through the galactic core and the Sol System and a second one perpendicular to the first, that also passes through the galactic core.

The United Federation of Planets and its neighbouring powers are located in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants.

Some smaller sections of the galaxy are historically referred to as a quadrants as well. Examples of these smaller quadrants are:

Sectors

A sector is a much smaller, cubical volume of space. Sectors typically contain several stars and are consecutively numbered; some also have a label, normally, but not always, named after an important star system in that sector.

According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual and the Star Trek Star Charts, a sector is 20x20x20 light-years in size. This, however, is not entirely consistent with all on-screen data.

UFOP: StarBase 118 resources

Memory Alpha links

Federation space

Klingon space

Romulan space

Cardassian space

Dominion space

Various locations


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