The Human race has been cataloguing stars and discovering new worlds long before they even developed the technology to leave their home system of Sol.

By the year 2212, the edge of Human colonization had expanded to nearly 30 light years from Earth.  Out of over 200 stars that have been currently charted within this region of the galaxy, only 23 systems have either developed indigenous life or been permanently colonized by space-faring races.

This STARMAP is a visual representation of the relative location of these systems.  True distances between these stars may appear distorted on a two-dimensional map depending on where they are positioned on the galaxial plane.