r/cartography is a subreddit with 23k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses map, cartography, maps, world, and fantasy, and they frequently recommend/review app recommendations, pencil, and mapping software.
Popular Themes in r/cartography
#1
Advice Requests
: "Feedback Needed: Labels and Vector Layers on this Swedish trail map"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Top vs bottom for a printed hike map?"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I'm making an adventure game inspired by the story of the Cassini map! You use historical tools to map a mysterious land during the 18th century."
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/cartography
#1
Map
: "Made fountain pen Map of California"
199 posts
#2
Cartography
: "60s Cartography pens"
61 posts
#3
Maps
: "Despite through challenges, the Maps keep coming! Here’s a peek at one of my next projects, a historical map of ancient Mesopotamian city-states. Been meaning to do this for a while. What do you think?"
26 posts
#4
World
: "Why is this type of map (World split into two hemispheres) not common anymore?"
21 posts
#5
Fantasy
: "First Fantasy map in a long while."
21 posts
#6
Mapping
: "Rules for How maps work and how to make them"
14 posts
#7
Atlas
: "The American Atlas (Map # 14 : Washington, DC)"
14 posts
#8
Design
: "3D Map Design"
13 posts
#9
Projection
: "Projection name"
11 posts
#10
Geography
: "The Essential Geography of Vancouver Island"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/cartography
App Recommendations
1 review
#1
Strava
4.0★ from 1 review
Pencil
1 review
#1
Faber-Castell
4.0★ from 1 review
Mapping Software
1 review
#1
QGIS
4.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+5k members(27.6%)
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Last updated: June 18, 2026