Quote Originally Posted by Hai-Etlik View Post
If you want a better Base Map, try this: http://draconic.ca/~smithkm/northam.png

I slapped it together in QGIS using data from Natural Earth. It's a stereographic projection centred at N 45° W 100° (Go south from Lake Manitoba to the border between North and South Dakota)
That is a good one. It has some things I like, others I don't.

I'm not really too fond of the curvature, I generally like straightened maps (even if they are more stretched). The rivers are unnecessary, and would just clutter it up. I love the inclusion of state/province borders, it would make alignment significantly easier, however, I'd have to cut out quite a few of them.

It would take a lot of work to catch up on, but I think I could make a much better map with this stock image.

Thanks, I'll save it.

-Jerian