Geographic Projection

Geographic Projection
Number	185
Series	Explorer's Friend Series
Value	× 200
Weight	101
Maximum carriers	100 Pikmin
Location	Awakening Wood
Challenge Mode levels	None

This article is about the bottom globe half that unlocks the Perplexing Pool. For the top half that unlocks the Awakening Wood, see Spherical Atlas.

The Geographic Projection (ジオグラフィックシステム^?, lit.: "Geographic System") is a treasure in Pikmin 2. It is the southern hemisphere of a globe; this being a representation of Earth suggests that PNF-404 is Earth. Retrieving the treasure unlocks the Survey Chart, part of the Exploration Kit, which allows the Pikmin leaders to progress to the Perplexing Pool and, when the debt has been repaid, the Wistful Wild. This is because it contains data that holds coordinates that makes locating this new area possible. The Spherical Atlas is also a globe half, this time a northern hemisphere, and it too unlocks an area to land in (the Awakening Wood).

The name is a reference to geographic projection, a way of mapping a sphere's surface onto a flat plane.

Collecting the treasure

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Location of the Geographic Projection.

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

The item is found in the same place as the Yellow Onion in the first game. This heavy treasure is found in the Awakening Wood, making it the only aboveground treasure that makes up the Explorer's Friend Series, and requires Purple Pikmin to be picked up, due to the fact that its weight is 101 and thus 100 weaker Pikmin cannot lift it. It is slightly buried and located near the longest constructible bridge in the area, behind a poison gate near the Hole of Beasts. A Creeping Chrysanthemum is nearby.

Model and texture

See also: Spherical Atlas#Model and texture.

Just like the Spherical Atlas, the Geographic Projection varies in apperance by region. In the North American and Japanese versions, the "front" of the globe is South America. In the European version, it shows Oceania, as the version of Pikmin 2 distributed in Oceania is the European one. In Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch), since it uses the North American version internationally, the Geographic Projection always appears South America front.

The treasure as seen in the Treasure Hoard, in the Japanese/North American versions, and European version of the game, respectively. The camera was not moved since opening the Treasure Hoard entries.

Notably, the texture for the Geographic Projection is mirrored vertically, rather than rotated 180 degrees. This means that the landmasses appear backwards, and it's not possible to align the two treasures into a complete globe, as the texture for the Spherical Atlas is not mirrored.

The Geographic Projection's Treasure Hoard icon is the same across all versions of Pikmin 2, and depicts South America, like the Japanese and American reigonal versions. The texture used to produce the Geographic Projection's highlight is called hilight_I4_bombsarai, and is shared with the Spherical Atlas and Careening Dirigibug.

Notes

Ship's dialogs

“Fascinating! This object is highly similar to the one you found in the Valley of Repose.

By examining this further, I may be able to extrapolate new planetary data!

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This hemisphere also contains a hidden microchip! I will attempt to decrypt the stored data...

Decoding complete! As I surmised, this chip contains additional topographic data.

The data has been inputted into my database. I shall name it the Survey Chart!”

Olimar's journal

“The interior of this hemisphere contains a chip coded with charts detailing a new region. I explored this forest the last time I was here, but it's clear that it has undergone some dramatic changes. The plants and animals have also evolved significantly. I've given this forest a new name... The Awakening Wood. I must begin to form a hypothesis to explain why the forest changed so rapidly.”

Sales pitch

“If you have both pieces, does the value increase? Do you want it? Need it? Crave it? You should. This is the ultimate storehouse of geographic data in the known universe.”

Gallery

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  Artwork of the treasure.

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  The Geographic Projection (NA/JP) in the Awakening Wood.

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  The Geographic Projection (NA) being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.

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  The Geographic Projection (JP) being analyzed by the Hocotate ship.

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  The treasure in the Treasure Hoard.

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  Texture used for the model.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ジオグラフィックシステム? Jiogurafikku Shisutemu	Geographic System
French	Projection de Cartes	Maps Projection
German	Topografie-Projektion	Topography Projection
Italian	Proiezione geografica	Geographic Projection
Spanish	Proyección geográfica	Geographic projection

See also

• Spherical Atlas
• Perplexing Pool
• PNF-404

This article was a featured article from August 1st, 2017 to October 1st, 2017.