Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion

The Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion is a series of articles on StarWars.com published in the wake of the release of the Star Wars Legends reference book The Essential Atlas in 2009 by its authors Jason Fry and Daniel Wallace.[2] The articles are the lists of systems that appear in the appendix of The Essential Atlas, but many systems now have an entry for which sector they are located in, a feature that the published work does not. The lists are intended to be used as a dynamic document, with updates and revisions planned to either correct erroneous information, add detail to existing placements, and add locations as new works are released. The Online Companion also included galaxy maps with the localization of the sectors by the artist Modi.[1]

According to comments made by Atlas co-author Jason Fry, as revealed on TheForce.net's Jedi Council Forums, the Online Companion's database listed star systems according to names of well-known celestial objects, rather than proper system names, and that the database's listing was not intended to create new system names or override previously established continuity.[3] He also stated his intention to create homeworlds for numerous species based on context implied from their names.[4]

Online updates

On September 10, 2009, an exclusive map of the Outer Rim sectors developed from the original Outer Rim map from The Essential Atlas and a new appendix were published.[5] On March 15, 2011, a map of the Mid Rim sectors and a new appendix were released. The appendix contained the sectors information for Mid Rim systems, the forgotten systems from previous versions, and the newly created systems (including those from The Clone Wars).[6]

Email confirming that an update to The Essential Atlas Online Companion is on the way.

Email confirming that an update to The Essential Atlas Online Companion is on the way.

An email from Jason Fry later revealed that an appendix update and an Expansion Region sector map was to be released.[7] On October 26, 2012 these updates were posted.[8] On June 11, 2014, Jason Fry exclusively provided a HD version of the previously released Expansion Region sectors map to Wookieepedia. He also revealed that Lucasfilm accepted publication of more appendix updates and sector maps.

Another update to the Online Companion was released on June 29, 2015, bringing the number of systems up to 5085.[1]

Legacy

The Canon Star Wars Galaxy Map and it's appendix Star Systems of the Galaxy, which were published on StarWars.com in June 2025 and also edited by Jason Fry, serve as spiritual successors of The Essential Atlas and its Online Companion.[9]

Regions

Sectors

Core Worlds sectors

Colonies sectors

Inner Rim sectors

Expansion Region sectors

Mid Rim sectors

Outer Rim Territories sectors

Wild Space sectors

Unknown Regions sectors

Systems

Deep Core systems

Core Worlds systems

Colonies systems

Inner Rim systems

Expansion Region systems

Mid Rim systems

Outer Rim Territories systems

Hutt Space systems

Wild Space systems

Unknown Regions systems

Extragalactic systems

Unspecified region systems

Systems unmentioned by The Essential Atlas Online Companion

Map gallery

Sources

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 StarWars.com The Further Adventures of Star Wars: The Essential Atlas on StarWars.com (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 StarWars.com Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  3. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by Senator_Cilghal) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (September 11, 2009) (backup link)
  4. ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion (post by jasonfry) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (December 11, 2007): "I wouldn't get your hopes up re alien homeworlds, beyond simple stuff like the Planetnamian species getting a Planetnamia on the map or things Dan and I can account for with a relatively quick reference." (backup link) (screenshot)
  5. ↑ StarWars.com Death Troopers: Recovered Messages from Purge on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  6. ↑ StarWars.com Essential Atlas Extra: Sectors of the Mid Rim on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  7. ↑ Email from Jason Fry on June 26, 2012 — Used with permission
  8. ↑ StarWars.com Essential Atlas Extra: Expansion Region on StarWars.com (backup link)
  9. ↑ StarWars.com Star Wars Galaxy Map on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)

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