Terrain Cartography for Non-Terrainers - Lourdes Ginart, Department of State

Terrain Cartography for Non-Terrainers
Lourdes Ginart, Department of State
Terrain cartography can be difficult for those of us who never received formal training in the skill. For years I struggled to understand how to create shaded relief and I didn't want to rely on pre-made relief all the time. I wanted to make some of my own! Yet, once I learned I struggled to accept the time and software commitment. Many of my maps require shaded relief, but only as a background component, it is rarely the main feature. Finally after much trial and error, I developed a workflow that allowed me to create beautiful yet simple shaded relief with a lower time and software commitment. In this presentation, I'll show you what that workflow looks like, the results, and will hopefully make terrain cartography less intimidating for folks starting out.
This presentation was made at the 2024 annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS). For more information on NACIS, check out NACIS.org.