Alan McConchieI should start calling Blender maps “reliefcore” yea or nay? https://www.pinterest.com/Excore1441/reliefcore/ #Blender #BlenderGIS #CartoBlend #cartography #maps (credit to user Excore1441 on Pinterest, map by 4DMAPART)
@stevefaeembra welcome to the fediverse! Blender mapping hashtags here are still in flux, but a few that I’ve seen/used are #BlenderMaps, #BlenderGIS, #CartoBlend, and of course my new favorite #ReliefCore. Looking forward to following your work here!
@ecoandrewtrc I wrote my thoughts on #BlenderMaps here: https://stamen.com/shadows-on-maps-are-getting-a-lot-more-exciting-and-heres-why/, and I have thoughts for a follow up post brewing too. I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily hacky (although some more than others). And it’s certainly not easy to get started making these maps, but once you figure it out with one it’s pretty straightforward to make 100 more and start an Etsy shop. #CartoBlend #ReliefCore
Shadows on maps are getting a lot more exciting, and here’s why | Stamen
As cartographers, we want to make beautiful maps that grab our readers’ attention. Sometimes we wish our maps could jump out of the screen or off the page, and with a recent trend in cartography we’re starting to see more and more maps that seem to do just that. New technology combined with high-resolution elevation...
Stamen DesignWe spent #EarthDay exploring the endangered coastline of #SantaCruz and mapping the proposed West Cliff Recreation Area. We used a bit of bathymetry using @Blender and some powerful collaborative cartography tools from our friends at @felt, plus tons of on-the-ground knowledge from the local activists living in this community that's on the frontline of the #ClimateCrisis. Read more on our blog: https://stamen.com/mapping-the-endangered-california-coast/ #SaveWestCliff #CartoBlend #BlenderGIS #Blender
Making some maps of the bathymetry off the coast of #SantaCruz for an upcoming #EarthDay project... stay tuned. #StamenPreview #bathymetry #BlenderMaps #CartoBlend #terrain #hillshade #MontereyBay #MontereyCanyon
Tomo🇧🇪 Belgium
Copernicus EU #dem data for a 3D-like visual perspective overlayed with Sentinel-2 #satellite imagery.
Available in print: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1395186062/belgium-shaded-relief-map-print
#cartoblend #cartography #dataviz #gischat #maps #geospatial
The new Formula 1 season kicks off with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
• The track was built on a former camel farm.
• To keep sand off the track, organizers spray the surrounding desert with a sticky substance to hold it in place.
• The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East.
• The Bahrain Grand Prix was moved to become a night race in 2014 for its tenth anniversary and has remained as one ever since.
#blender #cartoblend #cartography #maps #gischat #f1chat #f1
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1429305645/sakhir-bahrain-international-circuit-f1
Following feedback (huge thanks to everyone🙏), I updated the map of the #f1 Spa-Francorchamps racing track.
Lighting is now more natural, but I kept yellow touches in the track outline and background shadows.
Although it is not strictly a #3d map, I used #Blender to generate the scene and cast the light.
🏔️ Sandia Mountains
Located immediately east of Albuquerque in New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. The plural “mountains” is because the locals consider it a range, not a singular mountain.
This map was another custom design request. It was trickier than others because of the large scale, and JAXA ALOS Global #dem provides approximately 30 meters resolution. Meaning at this scale, there were visible data patterns.
#cartoblend #cartography #dataviz #gischat #maps #geospatial