Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Star Trek Maps is a set of four maps and an Introduction to Navigation booklet.
Possibly the most technical Star Trek book ever produced, the booklet introduces the reader to galactic coordinates and basic vector calculus. The maps themselves are well researched and properly projected to 2D. The maps also include a list of Federation members and an overview of various planets visited in the original series.
Background information[]
A copy of the Maps was on display at the Smithsonian Institution's 1992 Star Trek exhibition.
Contents[]
- Introduction to Navigation [booklet, 31 pages]
- Preface
- Introduction
- Historical Background
- Warp Drive
- Warp Speeds
- The Charts
- Coordinate Geometry
- Location of the Federation
- The Grid System
- Chart Symbology
- Astrogation Maps
- Navigation
- Navigation Computer System
- Position Determination
- Course Calculations
- Aids
- Support Facilities
- Deep Space Procedures
- Near Space Procedures
- Regulations
- Ship Requirements
- Deep Space Operations
- Near Space Operations
- Voyages of the Enterprise
- Appendix: Star System Data
- [two double-sided maps]
Credits[]
A relatively large number of people worked on this technical publication, a number of whom later found their way into various Star Trek production teams.
| Design & Co-Ordination | Jeffrey Maynard |
| Technical Direction / Concept Artist | Michael McMaster |
| Astronomical Art / Copy Control | Geoffrey Mandel |
| Technical Graphics | Lee Cole |
| Airbrush Art | Michael Nicastre Rick Sternbach |
| Mechanical Production / Typography and Layout | Barbara White |
| Manual Author / Technical Consultant | John Upton |
| Technical Assistance | Sara Hillman |
| Idea suggestion | Rena Wolner |
| Bantam editor | Sydny Weinberg |
| Proofreading | Phillis Molava |
| Maps sidebar tables/technical contributor [uncredited] | Larry Nemecek |
See also[]
External link[]
- Star Trek Maps at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works