Procedural Mapping with Geometry Nodes in Blender - Peter Atwood, University of South Carolina

Procedural Mapping with Geometry Nodes in Blender
Peter Atwood, University of South Carolina
Blender has recently been updated with a new tool called Geometry Nodes, a powerful system for procedurally generating and transforming 3D geometry. This talk will provide a general overview of some of the cartographic applications of this new tool. We'll look at how to get our data into Blender, how to use Geometry Nodes plot it in 3D space, and how to use Blender's attribute system and material editor to dynamically generate and animate symbols and colours to bring our map to life.
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.