3D Mapping program

If you have access to a flat-bed scanner, you can use this program to create and view your own 3D maps. This program allows you to trace over the contours on a scanned topo map with your mouse, assign altitude values to each contour and then render the result in 3D. You can rotate the 3D version in all directions.

This is a prototype version only and has limited functionality. I have included some example contour files here so that you don't need to scan your own topo map in to see this program working. Just download the EXE and the example files and you're away. Look at the README.TXT file for more help.

• README.TXT file
• Windows executable (340 k) (Version 1.1: 14th July 2002)
• Example contour data #1 (Mt yengo) - simple
• Example contour data #2 (Colo Gorge) - complex

Screen snapshot of Mt Yengo in 3D mode

New features

• Improved colour mappings in 3D render mode (although still needs more work).

Limitations

• Contour intervals fixed at 20 metres
• No ability to resize window & fixed raster data size (1000x1000)
• No ability to include other map features (e.g. water courses, roads, tracks)
• Limited 3D rendering ability

A 3D image of the Colo Gorge near Canoe Creek
(This was digitized using my program, but rendered by a commercial package).