Relief Maps

Relief Maps: Desktop Software for Creating 3D Terrain Maps

Relief Maps is a desktop software for creating 3D terrain maps and models from elevation data. It allows importing datasets and has tools to edit and visualize terrain, drape aerial images or maps over it, and export the maps to various 3D file formats.

What is Relief Maps?

Relief Maps is a desktop software application designed specifically for visualizing and working with digital elevation models (DEMs). It enables users to import raw elevation datasets such as Lidar scans or SRTM data and transform them into interactive 3D maps and terrain models.

Key features of Relief Maps include:

• Support for all common raster and vector GIS data formats
• Advanced terrain editing tools for smoothing, filtering, contouring etc.
• Ability to drape aerial or satellite imagery over terrain
• Interactive 3D view with configurable lights and vertical exaggeration
• Export terrain models to common 3D formats like OBJ, FBX, COLLADA etc.
• Generate shadow and ambient occlusion maps from terrain
• Overlay vector layers like roads, building footprints etc.
• Measure distances, areas and volumes on terrain surface
• Create animated fly-throughs and fullscreen presentations

Relief Maps helps professionals like civil engineers, architects, geologists, game developers and even hobbyists build highly accurate and realistic 3D maps for visualization, planning and analysis purposes. Its intuitive tools provide fine control over the terrain while keeping the learning curve flat.

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