Toril GIS

Last updated: October 2025

The Toril GIS project is an ongoing, long-term effort to build an open-source geospatial database of Toril, the world of the Forgotten Realms. The project is actively developing — new data, layers, and tools are gradually added and refined.

Toril GIS will also serve as the data foundation for Toril Explorer — an interactive web map planned to launch in 2026. Toril Explorer aims to make exploring the Forgotten Realms far more intuitive and visually engaging than working directly inside QGIS.

Development progress and updates are posted on the Geospatial Grimoire Blog. Public downloads will become available once the first dataset is finalized.

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Development Log

Completed

• ✅ September 2024: Project launched
• ✅ Created the Geospatial Grimoire website as a support hub for Toril GIS
• ✅ Database architecture: finalized core schema and custom coordinate systems
• ✅ GIS project setup: based on QGIS
• ✅ Multilingual support: English and Russian implemented
• ✅ Vectorization of FRIA 2e layers: global coastline, landmasses, and other base layers digitized
• ✅ Vectorization of 3e Underdark layers: Upperdark, Middledark, and Lowerdark
• ✅ First prototype of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM): 10 000 × 5 000, 32-bit raster

In progress

• 🟠 Populating attribute data (names, descriptions, and classifications)
• 🟠 Refining the digital elevation model
• 🟠 Creating a photorealistic base map in “view from space” style
• 🟠 Preparing the first public dataset release (target: early 2026)
• 🟠 Writing documentation and tutorials for users with minimal GIS background