Here's how to make a 3D diorama micro world sort of thing for the Straits of Mackinac. Plus a little bit of Nelson nostalgia thrown in!
Colorful 3D mountain diorama: • How to Make a 3D Diorama in ArcGIS Pro
Undersea 3D diorama: • Challenger Deep as a Micro World
Fake 3D atmosphere : • Hack Some Crazy Atmosphere Into Your ...
Here's the World Imagery Wayback app to get archived versions of the imagery basemap: https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/wayback
Source elevation/bathymetry data from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab: https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
Michigan GIS data portal: https://gismichigan.opendata.arcgis....
This demo is an extract from a presentation given at the IMAGIN annual conference of lovely Michigan map nerds. https://imagin.org/
More work from Tau Rho Alpha: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/serv...
00:00 Intro examples
00:24 Nelson nostalgia and diorama intro
02:08 Finding and clipping an elevation model
3:10 Lets go 3D!
4:16 Finding better archived imagery
5:04 Hillshade!
5:29 Water and watery effects
8:38 Arranging a layout and perspective
9:14 Drawing and styling the dirt curtains
11:34 Sneaking in an easter egg
12:48 Labels and title
14:07 Adding a locator map
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