Halomd the silent cartographer
In 2557, when John-117 entered the shield world of Requiem. John-117 observing Requiem's Cartographer. Requiem Main article: First Battle of Requiem Halsey used this Cartographer structure during the Battle of Onyx, when she was trying to find the way to the portal that led to the Shield World in the core of the artificial planet. Onyx also featured a map room, deep below the Forerunner city in what the Office of Naval Intelligence referred to as Zone 67.
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Other than near impenetrable doors, both physically and in protection against AI, the nature of the Silent Cartographer's security system is not touched upon. The weaponry wielded by the crew of the Pillar of Autumn was not powerful enough to penetrate the doors inside the facility where the Silent Cartographer was located, indicating the doors were of extremely durable material. This gives the map room double protection making access difficult and defense much easier. In order to access the Silent Cartographer one must enter a first building to disable the security system, and then enter a separate structure which contains the map room.
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This system can only be activated and deactivated by manual physical contact. The Installation 04 Cartographer was protected by an elaborate security system. Once on the surface again, John went to the newly located Control Room with the help of Echo 419. After unlocking the map room, the Spartan headed back to the Cartographer and fought his way down to the map. They then went back to the Warthog and found the island's security center, guarded by many Covenant forces and an ambush by two Hunters orchestrated by Zuka 'Zamamee. John captured the entrance but was locked out of the lower areas. John and two Marines used the Warthog to get to the entrance of the facility. While taking shelter under an enormous structure, John and his Marines received a Warthog from Echo 419. The soldiers landed on a Covenant-controlled beach which was quickly captured. In 2552, John-117 and two squads of Marines were ordered by Captain Keyes to attack the Cartographer so that they could locate Halo's control room. It seems that on the map, the Control Room is illustrated as a shrine. This could also be part of the security system, to make the map room harder to find. The path down to the Cartographer is a labyrinth of twists and turns, making it easy to get lost. For additional security measures, the Cartographer's chamber and activation panel were located on the other side of the island, and buried at least half a dozen floors below ground. After disabling the security system, the main passageway to the map room was opened. The security system was located in a tunnel, atop a large Forerunner structure in about the center of the island.
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On Installation 04, the Cartographer was located in the middle of a large island. There, they saw impressive waves of Sentinels destroy anything in their path. A different one was accessed by the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire during the Battle of Installation 00. This proved to be most detrimental to the Covenant Loyalists, who had difficulty penetrating the Cartographer's defenses. The Cartographers on the Ark have a powerful security system, which includes more aggressive Sentinels to anything other ones on the Ark. The map room is somewhat larger than Alpha Halo's Cartographer structure and also much more open to the outside. One Cartographer was located on top of a massive spire structure, the map room itself lying in a wide open area giving a panoramic view over a massive waterfall.
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These Cartographers update in real time as Refugia change and as the Halo Ring in the centre is built. Unlike other installations, Installation 00 actually has multiple Cartographers.