Topography

This posts demonstates how to create realistic 3D topographic maps using R and satellite imagery as an overlay map.

3D web maps using the open source MapLibre GL JS are here! All previous apps, styles, and custom maps continue to work and are now 3D-ready. Read more here.

TopoToolbox is a MATLAB program for the analysis of digital elevation models (DEMs). Here is a cheat sheet guiding you in using TopoToolbox.

This is a QGIS plugin which visualizes DEM and vector data in 3D on web browsers. You can build various kinds of 3D objects and generate files for web publishing with a simple procedure.

Here is a set of tutorials for building relative elevation models (REMs) in QGIS, creating beautiful visualizations of the results and exporting the images.

Looking to create extra pretty shaded relief or to start using Blender in your cartography projects? Make sure to check out this thorough tutorial.