Day 56. Glen Canyon in blue 🔹

A 3D model of Glen Canyon built from USGS 2m DEM data, using a blue-to-turquoise ramp instead of traditional terrain colours.

The geometry stays the same, but perception shifts as canyon structures emerge differently through colour.

Main challenge: balancing detail with browser performance on dense relief.
Workflow: QGIS → Qgis2threejs → Three.js.

🔗 https://maptheclouds.com/playground/30-day-map-challenge-2023/na-blue/

#100DayMapChallenge Day 56/100

#ThreeJS #QGIS #Geospatial #3DTerrain #Cartography

mago 3DTerrainer is an open source quantized mesh terrain generator developed in Java by Gaia3D to convert OGC GeoTIFF to Cesium Terrain Tiles #3dterrain

https://github.com/Gaia3D/mago-3d-terrainer

This semester, I'm a guest lecturer for a worldbuilding class at USC School of Dramatic Arts.

I use real-world places to create fictional geographies. In this case, I've cobbled together a few Venezuelan #tepuis to create an archipelago...these are a couple of test renders based on the map.

Remember--Islands are mountains.

#speculativecartography #fictionalmaps #gamemaps #regionmap #creativecarto #worldbuilding #maps #cartography #3dterrain #3denvironment #uscsda #conspiracyofcartographers

This semester, I'm collaborating teaching a worldbuilding class at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

I'll be showing the class techniques for creating fictional places from real geographies. I've cobbled together a few Venezuelan #tepuis to create an archipelago...this is the draft map.

Remember--Islands are mountains.

#speculativecartography #fictionalmaps #gamemaps #regionmap #creativecarto #worldbuilding #maps #cartography #3dterrain #3denvironment #uscsda #conspiracyofcartographers

An overview of the animated Los Angeles Retrofuture, six 1920s USGS Quads with 66m sea level rise.

https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/

#losangeles #eastla #dtla #hollywood #BeverlyHills #SantaMonica #echoPark #silverlake #westlake #losfeliz #vintagemaps #coolmaps #oldmaps #retrofuture #steampunk #SolarPunk #3dterrain #shadedrelief
#searise #searisemaps #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #speculativecartography #speculativemaps #conspiracyofcartographers

Los Angeles Retrofuture, the animated version... six 1920s USGS Quads with 66m sea level rise.

https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/

#losangeles #eastla #dtla #hollywood #BeverlyHills #SantaMonica #echoPark #silverlake #westlake #losfeliz #usc #vintagemaps #coolmaps #oldmaps #retrofuture #steampunk #SolarPunk #3dterrain #shadedrelief
#searise #searisemaps #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #speculativecartography #speculativemaps #conspiracyofcartographers

New York City Retrofuture

A vintage 1894 USGS map with 218’ of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

#nyc #newyorkcity #brooklyn #queens #thebronx #manhattan #statenisland #hudsonriver #eastriver #newjersey #longisland #vintagemaps #climatechangeart #retrofuture #steampunk #3dterrain #shadedrelief #climatecrisis
#searise #searisemaps #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #speculativemaps #conspiracyofcartographers

A great pillbox from Æther Studios! A joy to paint! With over 1,000 models in their welcome pack they are the Patreon to join! Check out their discord! They are amazingly friendly! Tell them Miss Windy sent you 😉 https://discord.gg/B8kyk2Sa

#3D #3DPrinting #3dprinted #patreon #AmazingÆther #miniiatureterrain #3dterrain #dungeonsandragons #WarGames

A different kind of flooding...Santa Barbara retrofuture…this is a USGS quad from 1952, with 218’ of sea level rise—if all the world’s ice caps melted.

#santabarbara #montecito #ucsb #pch #the101 #lamesa #santaynezmountains #vintagemaps #coolmaps #oldmaps #retrofuture #steampunk #3dterrain #shadedrelief
#searise #searisemaps #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #speculativecartography #speculativemaps #conspiracyofcartographers

Retrofuture Southern California...1948 map with 66m sea level rise.

https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/

#losangeles #eastla #boyleheights #dtla #echopark #silverlake #westlake #losfeliz #koreatown #usc #vintagemaps #oldmaps #retrofuture #bladerunner2049 #steampunk #3dterrain #shadedrelief
#searise #searisemaps #sealevelrise #sealevelrisemaps #climatechange #climatechangemaps #maps #cartography #speculativecartography #speculativemaps #conspiracyofcartographers