Thread by @Julian_H0ffmann

Here is a selection of the *coolest* 3D maps and map-like worlds I've seen on Twitter in the past months. Wonderful dynamic, interactive, static, creative or artistic visuals. #Dataviz #3dMap #GIS #3D #Cartography #GISchat 1/23🧵⬇️

Thomas Kole | @ThomasKoleTA 's stunning realistic 3D model of Tenochtitlan capital of the Aztec Empire (now Mexico City) made in #blender using #geometrynodes. Stunning water, clouds & details. #b3d #CDMX

https://twitter.com/ThomasKoleTA/status/1519243459604975616

2/23 🧵

Craig Taylor | @CraigTaylorViz 's mesmerizing ship data animation of the Gulf of Mexico. Made in #Cinema4D, with pleasant colours and satisfyingly well-made animation and light reflections. As always impressive work. 3/23 #3dmaps

https://twitter.com/CraigTaylorViz/status/1504035435261087745

Joe Pavitt | @joepavitt3d 's Settlers of Catan: Hex World. *Perfect* use of hexagons in this joyful & fantastic world made in #Blender3d. Wonderful details, materials & animation. #settlersofcatan #SiedlerVonCatan 4/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/joepavitt3d/status/1478701005965512709

Matthias Huss | @matthias_huss 's shocking 3D visualization of dramatic changes in a glacier in Switzerland, reflects our world's shifting climates & environments. Great use of 3D to make longterm data feel real & urgent 5/23🧵

https://twitter.com/matthias_huss/status/1517490806906630144

Sean Conway | @geo_spatialist 's splendid world map unusual projection/visualisation made in #blender3d and #arcGIS using NASA imagery and beautiful elevation and bathymetry data. 6/23 🧵 #3dmap #b3d

https://twitter.com/geo_spatialist/status/1491763046309679107

Pavel Oliva | @Pavel_Oliva 's combination of #blender3d #osm and #unity3d to create stunning "game ready" playable 3D worlds based on real-world cities and data. Simply incredible. #3dmap #OpenStreetMap #b3d 7/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/Pavel_Oliva/status/1520104681942433795

Miettinen Jesse | @JesseMiettinen is a #blender3d and #geometrynodes god. No joke. Just follow him to be stunned by his #b3d magic. 8/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/JesseMiettinen/status/1512746978278526978

beyondwatts | @beyondwattsuk 's cool visualisation of Cornwall & South UK #pollution . Great use of 3D map, colours, and textures to impact minds and hope for change. Beautiful visual made in #blender. 9/23 🧵#dataviz #gischat

https://twitter.com/beyondwattsuk/status/1513543145119793161

Neil Southall | @neilcfd1 's delightful Manhattan Map using #rstats, #rayshader and #osm. Posted as part of a fantastic list of LIDAR *datasets & sources*. Follow him for #lidar & #3dmap, city spheres, and more. 10/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/neilcfd1/status/1519352488268382209

Dominik Weckmüller | @DomeGIS 's great river visualisation and beginners *TUTORIAL* for #Blender3d. It's always wonderful to have free tutorials with Open-source software to achieve beautiful results. Thanks Dominik. 11/23 🧵#b3d #3dmap

https://twitter.com/DomeGIS/status/1483556231507845126

Faaaaarck! | @faaaaarck 's incredible #procedural #citymodel made in #blender3d with #geometrynodes. Mind-blowing results, models,animation,trees,buildings,cars,textures and lightning. 12/23🧵#b3d #urban #city

https://twitter.com/faaaaarck/status/1499458200118173699

Sven Schroeter | @sven_s8 's touching model of the destruction of the city of @stadt_trier in 1944. Interactive model made with #RealityCapture and #Blender3d. 3D is often the most effective when combined with interactivity. Lovely work Swen! 13/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/sven_s8/status/1498940717888155648

parallel.co.uk | @parallelmaps's useful, cool and interactive #3dmap (discovered through @BorisMericskay's tweet). UK population data to explore smoothly and interactively, powered by @mapbox. 14/23 🧵#dataviz

https://twitter.com/BorisMericskay/status/1481238041255686146

William B. Davis | @willy_maps using Mike Bostock @mbostock code I believe. #D3 and #3D satisfying use of voronoi polygons in this smooth animation. Smart use for airport location identification or just hypnotizing. 15/23 🧵#dataviz #aiports

https://twitter.com/willy_maps/status/1494493670443302913

Kai Sonder | @kai_sonder 's fascinating and beautiful globe visualising #rice plantations. Made with #rayrender, #rstats and #rspatial. Lovely work. #gischat #dataviz 16/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/kai_sonder/status/1519434087383158785

Ben Throop | @ben_throop's 3D world is TOO COOL not to be shared, and a #3dmap to me. Fully dynamic herd simulation made in #unity3d . Sublime idea and execution Ben! 17/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/ben_throop/status/1492592386232487937

Wendy Shijia | @ShijiaWendy 's charming visualisation of the Mt #Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. #Dataviz made in #blender3d. Wendy's work is really cool, follow her for more 3D stuff in blender. 19/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/ShijiaWendy/status/1485437336473468930

Steven Bernard | @sdbernard 's 3d visualisation map published for @ft showing how liveable the #planet could be in 2070. Great use of a mixture of 2d and 3d. 20/23 🧵#dataviz #3dmap

https://twitter.com/sdbernard/status/1476872655286452226

Haldun | @haltor & @wooorldXR impressive #3d maps in *VR*! on @MetaQuestVR with real data & models of cities & places of our World. Can't wait to see where this is going. An exciting tool for exploration. #VR #immersive 21/23 🧵

https://twitter.com/haltor/status/1482029591971700738

My latest behind-the-scenes video I posted on Twitter: Viewport / BTS of "Vessel Density & Paths" map made in #Blender3d and Data from emodnet human activities data. Real-time rendering in cycles viewport, without exporting. 22/23🧵

https://twitter.com/Julian_H0ffmann/status/1507703582195437572

I hope you enjoy these #3dmaps as much as I do. I'm grateful this platform exists, there are so many incredible things to discover. ➡️Here is my previous compilation of people who inspired me in the #3D Spatial/Geo/Visual world. 23/🧵#dataviz #gischat #map

https://twitter.com/Julian_H0ffmann/status/1473619456576434185