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Nearest capital in Europe (vividmaps.com)

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[–] shiny_idea@aussie.zone 2 points 19 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.

[–] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 3 points 16 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.