Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoTopography of South America. Relief map from 1922 that has been recreated using 3D rendering techniques.files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down11
arrow-up167arrow-down1imageTopography of South America. Relief map from 1922 that has been recreated using 3D rendering techniques.files.catbox.moeBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyz to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareinfeeeee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoThese kind of relief maps are called “exaggerated”, the vertical scale is different from horizontal. If you would zoom in and look from a closer birds eye like view, mountains would look really unrealistic. Example from r*ddit:
These kind of relief maps are called “exaggerated”, the vertical scale is different from horizontal. If you would zoom in and look from a closer birds eye like view, mountains would look really unrealistic.
Example from r*ddit: