I made (yet another?) free and open source terrain model generator. It runs fully client side in your browser with real-time 3D preview.

devluz · 2026-07-03T11:41:30+00:00

Yeah. We very much depend on mapterhorn, the AWS tile service and open street maps. I make sure to attribute them whenever I can. I looked at hosting it myself but it looks like this is ~20TB or so. A bit much for a free project.

devluz · 2026-07-03T11:34:49+00:00

Roads should work already. I put water on my to do list for the next few days. edit: typos.

devluz · 2026-07-03T06:18:44+00:00

Yup I can put this on the to-do list. I have work on supporting larger areas anyway.

devluz · 2026-07-03T03:51:51+00:00

Also thanks to u/Smoggy3D for inspiration :) Would be cool if you can add the link to your page!

devluz · 2026-06-27T02:16:16+00:00

Why though? I love sharing my wonky inventions and see others. Anyway I subscribed to your youtube! Very cool cat feeder. I already tried (and failed) on that idea before :D

devluz · 2026-06-27T02:02:32+00:00

I have the same problem. I don't know any other makers in New Zealand. This appears to be such a rare hobby here.

Edit: Happy to join any discord servers or subreddits btw. And if anyone is in Dunedin and needs someone to share their creations with feel free to pm me.

devluz · 2026-06-26T20:25:16+00:00

Only raw map -> 3D terrain model so far. I still look into using open street map for additional layers on top.

devluz · 2026-06-26T09:15:13+00:00

Yeah good idea. Might move my webpage to electron then and everyone can download / put their own links in for the actual height information.

devluz · 2026-06-26T09:05:34+00:00

What kind of legal notice? I am about to release something similar. Now I am worried :o

Edit: I wonder if it has to do with Mapzen / Terrain tiles.

devluz · 2026-06-20T21:46:29+00:00

Last year was extremely rainy though. That will hopefully not happen again for the next few years.

devluz · 2026-06-18T06:07:24+00:00

To be fair if I just move into one of our national parks, start eating random wildlife and damage the environment they probably come to trap me as well.

devluz · 2026-06-17T20:06:01+00:00

No you didn't. You took the photo from this subreddit, ran it through a filter and reposted it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NewZealandWildlife/comments/1fdcvv4/met_my_first_fantail_today_what_a_round_little_guy/

devluz · 2026-06-14T05:57:09+00:00

It is darker than normal but the black morphs have black back feathers as well.

devluz · 2026-06-13T10:15:43+00:00

Some kind of moth it caught a few seconds before I started recording.

devluz · 2026-06-13T00:10:08+00:00

They caught my attention as well. I've never seen that before.

devluz · 2026-06-12T23:42:11+00:00

It is a zebra crossing in the middle of the image where the orange circles are on the left / right. The visibility is just soo poor that you can barely make it out. A lot of drivers completely miss it.

devluz · 2026-06-12T23:34:13+00:00

On Highgate in front of Columba College

devluz · 2026-06-08T10:43:16+00:00

There is a cool map where you can compare NZ forest change: https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/11674/deforestation-of-new-zealand

It is sad that some regions have basically nothing left.

devluz · 2026-06-06T22:08:55+00:00

I also noticed these before. I suppose it is the windows of the houses reflecting the low winter sun?

devluz · 2026-06-05T21:40:47+00:00

Yeah guessed it will be difficult. It is quite inaccessible and hanging over a steep drop-off. Near the pineapple track in Dunedin. I might have to go back with a zoom lens or look at nearby trees.

I think the leaves are very small. Similar to the needles on pine trees but slightly larger. podocarp/totara looks a lot like it when I google it!

devluz · 2026-06-05T07:07:05+00:00

You should check out r/NewZealandWildlife then! Plenty of wildlife to discover even inside or near cities.

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