Toril GIS is an open, fan-made geospatial database of the Forgotten Realms, built on top of the legendary Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas. It aims to become the most accurate and richly detailed digital map of Toril — including Faerûn and other continents — for exploration, cartography, and analysis in GIS environments.
This repository is part of the Geospatial Grimoire initiative — where maps come alive and worlds take shape.
🛠️ Actively in development (2025) Toril GIS is being built layer by layer. Most datasets, styles, and exports are still in preparation, and new material is being added continuously. Expect structure and documentation to evolve as the foundation stabilizes.
It may look empty, but there’s a lot happening behind the scenes — the datasets are being prepared and refined before release. GIS work is complex enough on its own, so we’d rather publish clean, well-structured data than rush unfinished layers.
- Goal: A full open-source GIS dataset of Toril, compatible with QGIS and PostGIS
- Focus: Accuracy, interoperability, and multilingual support
- Current phase: Core data modeling, coordinate systems, and foundational layers
- Next steps: Data population, symbology refinement, and export pipelines
Main geospatial content — CRS definitions, layers, and QGIS project files.
Simplified or preprocessed files for future public sharing.
Supporting reference material and internal assets.
README.md— this documentUSAGE_TERMS.md— detailed license and attribution information
Project notes, specifications, and technical details can be found in the Toril GIS Wiki.
For broader updates and development insights, visit the Geospatial Grimoire Blog.
Toril GIS is a fan-driven, non-commercial project under active construction. Contributors are welcome — especially those with GIS experience, localization expertise, or a passion for worldbuilding. You can join discussions in the Discussions section.
Toril GIS includes original work, fan-made content, and derivative datasets. See Usage Terms for details on reuse and attribution.