| AOI |
Area of Interest. The geographic rectangle that defines the bounds of your game map. |
| Anchor point |
A WGS 84 coordinate stored from your canvas center, used to compute the project CRS. |
| Bucket |
A rounded elevation band. With a 50 m step, elevations 225–274 m all fall in the "250" bucket. |
| CRS |
Coordinate Reference System. Defines how map coordinates relate to locations on Earth. The plugin uses UTM zones for accurate metric measurements. |
| DEM |
Digital Elevation Model. A raster where each pixel stores ground elevation in meters. |
| GeoPackage (.gpkg) |
An open file format for storing geographic features. Used for OSM imports. |
| Hex scale |
The width of each hexagon in meters. Default is 500 m for Flashpoint Campaigns. |
| Hex tile |
A single hexagonal polygon in the game grid. |
| MGRS |
Military Grid Reference System. A coordinate system used for map tile alignment. |
| Mosaic |
The process of assigning game terrain/feature classes to hex tiles. |
| Nominatim |
OpenStreetMap's geocoding service. Converts place names to coordinates. |
| OpenTopography |
A web service that provides free DEM data from multiple satellite sources. |
| Overpass API |
The query interface for downloading OpenStreetMap data. The plugin builds queries automatically. |
| POI |
Point of Interest. A named location (town, landmark) that can be used to generate AOIs. |
| Priority |
A number that determines which feature class wins when two classes overlap in the same hex. Higher numbers win. |
| Profile |
The JSON file (hexmosaic_profile.json) that defines feature classes, OSM tag matching rules, and classification settings. |
| QML |
QGIS style file format. Controls how a layer looks (colors, line widths, labels). |
| Segment |
A tile created by dividing a large AOI into smaller pieces. |
| Shapefile (.shp) |
A common vector data format. Used for hex grids, AOIs, and mosaic output layers. |
| Snapping |
Automatic alignment of drawn features to the hex grid. Lines snap to hex centers, edges, or vertices depending on their behavior type. |
| Template |
A JSON styling file that defines the visual appearance of all layers at once. |
| UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator. A family of map projections that measure in meters. The plugin picks the correct UTM zone based on your anchor point. |
| XYZ tiles |
A raster basemap served as image tiles over the internet. OpenTopoMap is the default. |