Please help. I have not yet succeeded in making a square map.
1. saved image from Region Census program is 2986 x 1844 (c.p. Plymouth map)
2. opened saved image in GIMP and resized to 2000 x 2000.
***unlocked aspect ratio, set to 150 ppi, etc, etc
***Image Menu --> Scale Image
3. rotated image -22.5
***Tools Menu --> Transform Tools --> Rotate
Here is what I always end up with. *sad*
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi735.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww358%2FgreenbeltCJ%2FNew%2520Plymouth%2Fcapture_001_17032014_150609.jpg&hash=e7ad1a3236ccdd36a621fad825ba4a1fbb9e4fc6)
the sides are not vertical the the top and bottom are not horizontal. Any suggestions as to how to do this?
For those unfamiliar, this is (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=113.msg3101#msg3101) the tutorial at hand. And like you, Greenbelt, I too got a far from perfect rectangle when following the steps precisely. My reasoning why is Davids measures and angles work only for that specific region, which happens to be a square to begin with. However, every region has different dimensions and length-width ratio so, long story short, you'll need to do a bit of trial and error. The steps outlined are correct, just fiddle with the rate of compression and rotation angle (iirrc I ended up with ~ 75% and ~26 degree).
Thanks Vortex. I will do some experimenting!