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Terrain models, 3D scenes and printing elevation data.

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From DEM to 3D-printable STL with Python and NumPy

Stream a Copernicus 30 m DEM of the Edale valley, reproject it to British National Grid, scale it to a 150 mm print and write a watertight binary STL using only NumPy, with checks that prove the mesh is printable.

Intermediate 6 min read

Article ArcGIS Pro

Visualising a Cycle Track in 3D

Turning a GPX track of the Wharncliffe Woods cycle route into a 3D scene and elevation profile in ArcGIS Pro.

1 min read