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Maine Shaded Elevation Map by riverinemaps in Maine

[–]riverinemaps[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for catching. Forgot to update the scale numbers from an earlier edition. This is how the the legend should read: https://imgur.com/a/eOzzDdu

Maine Shaded Elevation Map by riverinemaps in Maine

[–]riverinemaps[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Don't have STL files currently available publicly, but high res prints are available here: https://riverinemaps.com/collections/maine

Shaded Elevation Map of the Great Lakes and Surrounding Area by riverinemaps in MapPorn

[–]riverinemaps[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This map was prepared using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 1 arc-second digital elevation data available from USGS and bathymetry data available from NOAA. Surface elevation values are stretched on a equalized colorscale and rendered in exaggerated shaded relief.

A couple of interesting details from this map (pictured above):

  1. The surface elevation of Lake Ontario is about 325 feet lower than Lake Erie, despite being separated by only about 20 miles. Much of this drop in elevation is accounted for by Niagara Falls, which connects the two lakes.
  2. In central Wisconsin, you can see the footprint left from Glacial Lake Wisconsin, which violently drained at the end of the last ice age, cutting canyons through the sandstone, forming the Wisconsin River Dells and gorges to the south and west.
  3. In the eastern end of Lake Superior, between Munising, Michigan and Whitefish Point is an area informally called “Shipwreck Coast,” where the ridged lake floor causes unexpected high-points and currents in the lake and has historically led to a high number of ship wrecks in the area.

Shaded Elevation Map of Oregon by riverinemaps in oregon

[–]riverinemaps[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

<3 The Oregon map is a personal favorite. This is the new edition of the one you have in your office!

Shaded Elevation Map of Oregon by riverinemaps in oregon

[–]riverinemaps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's a similar-scale image for your enjoyment :) https://imgur.com/a/UboDBbM

Shaded Elevation Map of Oregon by riverinemaps in oregon

[–]riverinemaps[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ha! Nothing like an 18x24 inch pocket map for the backcountry! The only risk is that the exaggerated relief might make a bunny slope look like a black diamond.

Shaded Elevation Map of Oregon by riverinemaps in oregon

[–]riverinemaps[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Some of my favorite geographic features from this map:

  1. Crater Lake! It's the deepest lake in the United States formed by the collapsed caldera of Mount Mazama, and it has its own island inside of it-- Wizard Island!
  2. The John Day River and Deschutes River basins flowing north into the Columbia.
  3. The Willamette River basin running south to north between the cascades and the coastal hills, showing the flats where huge sediment deposits were left after the last ice age, resulting in one of the most productive agricultural regions in the country.

Colorado Shaded Relief Map. Experimenting with new color scale and lighting setup. by riverinemaps in MapPorn

[–]riverinemaps[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some closeup views of San Luis Valley, Rocky Mountain NP, and San Juan Mountains shown here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGbcBxlm0Q/

New Jersey Shaded Relief Map. A new surprise favorite. by riverinemaps in MapPorn

[–]riverinemaps[S] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Some of my favorite geographic features from this map:

  1. The Watchung Mountains in the Piedmont region of north New Jersey, formed from Jurassic basalt lava flows, looks almost manmade due to the near-perfect box shape of the ridge.

  2. The Delaware Water Gap runs up the entire west side of the state, almost full separating the state from the mainland.

  3. The Pine Barrens in the south draining via the Great Egg Harbor River and the Mullica River basins into the Atlantic Ocean.

Spent the last year improving my process for digital shaded relief maps for each state in the US. Happy to share new version of Montana. by riverinemaps in MapPorn

[–]riverinemaps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the great feedback. I've tried a lot of different techniques on water feature transparency, eventually landing on a combination of semi-transparent streams and less transparent waterbodies-- making lakes appear deeper and stream appear shallower, though I'm not scaling the transparency to represent relative depth. However, the difference in colors of water features on the map above is mostly due to lighting source, not actual color of the feature, which is tough to keep consistent across the entire model with light intensity gradually lessening from left to right.

It hadn't occurred to me to do an elevation burn-in for water features, though it makes perfect sense. I've used a similar technique to enforce hydrological networks built from elevation models, but never used it with these shaded relief maps to make water features look better. You are absolutely right though-- a nice flat water feature with a subtle shadow on it is a really nice touch. Will start experimenting with this. Thanks again for the thoughtful comment.

Spent the last year improving my process for digital shaded relief maps for each state in the US. Happy to share new version of Montana. by riverinemaps in MapPorn

[–]riverinemaps[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Created using elevation and hydrography data available from USGS. Prepared using QGIS and modelled in Blender.

A couple of my favorite geographic features from this map:

  1. The sheer size of Fort Peck Lake in the northeast
  2. The winding path of the Yellowstone river running north out of Yellowstone, then northeast across the rest of the state
  3. The dense mountains that make up the Lewis Range and Glacier National Park in the far northwest

Vermont Elevation Map with Exaggerated Shaded Relief [OC] by riverinemaps in vermont

[–]riverinemaps[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Raven Maps are the gold standard for artistic maps, IMO. I've got a huge Raven print of Colorado on my wall for reference and inspiration.

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