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Nearest capital in Europe (vividmaps.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

How did u make this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know how NaytaData made it, but if I were doing it, I would do something like this:

start with a "blank" un-coloured map of coastline and country borders
put all the "capital" cities on the map
make a temporary grid of points over the map and find the closest city for each point
paint the map based on those temporary grid points

I would use a computer but the same steps would work with paper & pen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

If the OP is using GIS, it can be even easier.

Your first two steps are spot on, but then step three could simply be to add a large buffer for each capital and use some and/or/nor/xor (I'd have to look up to be certain) rules to have the buffer zones not overlap, but end where touching. Apply a color scheme and you're in business.