r/cartography is a subreddit with 25k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice 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
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."
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Feedback Needed: Labels and Vector Layers on this Swedish trail map"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Want to hire cartographer"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built Orogen, a free global terrain & erosion tool as a fun side project."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cartography
#1
Map
: "Made fountain pen Map of California"
199 posts
#2
Cartography
: "60s Cartography pens"
61 posts
#3
Maps
: "The bizarre story of Frisland: How a Venetian "discovery" kept a non-existent island on Maps until the late 1600s"
26 posts
#4
World
: "Topological World map: where only land borders matter."
21 posts
#5
Fantasy
: "For worldbuilders, how do you design fictional maps?"
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
: "For worldbuilders, how do you Design fictional maps?"
13 posts
#9
Projection
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
+6k members(32.4%)
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Last updated: August 7, 2026