How to Make Amazing 3D Vintage Topo Maps

Do you have some old topographic maps lying around that you want to spice up? In this video, I’ll show you how to use rayshader in R to create stunning 3D topo maps that will blow your mind. You’ll learn how to import, manipulate, and visualize your map data in R, and how to add realistic lighting, shadows, and textures to your 3D models. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in R, you’ll find this video useful and fun. Watch it now and discover the magic of rayshader in R. 🗺️
Chapters
0:00 Intro
00:21 Packages
02:29 Africa shapefile
03:52 David Rumsey maps
08:10 Load old topo map
09:05 Crop North Africa polygon
10:56 Digital elevation model
12:59 Topo image
15:25 Render scene
19:40 Render object
22:18 Final thoughts
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[@DaysGone_2]

i get this error while extracting the dem from elevatr "Error in do.call(rbind, x) : second argument must be a list". Please help

[@milos-makes-maps]

Sorry about that! I updated my code with a suggestion from a user and now it is working. Please revisit my repo

[@DaysGone_2]

@@milos-makes-maps 🎁 thanku

[@fmtdamian]

Thank you for update code 😀😀@@milos-makes-maps

[@AndyAbeo-me8jx]

had the same issue. Really tried to figure it lol till I read the comment section :). Thank you @milos-makes-maps

[@Aaqib..]

Amazing as always, quite an information packed tutorial. I use R sometimes to extract dem and then use QGIS for georefrencing and finally blender to make these maps. But using Rayshader makes it reproducible ❤

[@AleksPopovic]

Whoa, that's super interesting! Great tutorial Milos!

[@milos-makes-maps]

Thanks Aleks!

[@lbarq]

Thank you Milos. Excellent. Always learning from you.

[@milos-makes-maps]

Thank you, Luis!

[@bassamsaleh8034]

Damn, this is quality video. Amazing, thank you

[@milos-makes-maps]

Thanks man, I hope you'll enjoy it 😁

[@CkD77]

Hvala Miloše, kao i uvek super tutorial! Kako bi to išlo za Balkansko Poluostrvo na primer, uključujući tursku Trakiju i Rumuniju? Hvala unapred i sve najbolje!

[@heliophile16]

When I run this in VS code, there seems to be an error that says there is no package called "gisco"

[@tjaldalalalalala]

Hi Milo - Great video as always - How did you figure out the referencing system for the north africa tif? Thanks!

[@georgew3300]

I'm brand new to R. Brought here for my love for GIS. How should I begin to understand R, and understand how you know where certain "packages" area and what they contain/allow you to do. Thanks for posting!!

[@milos-makes-maps]

I learned a lot by exploring the readme for the main packages such as tidyverse, terra and sf. For me, the best way to learn is by doing: implementing their functions in the spot and checking what works best

[@georgew3300]

thanks!@@milos-makes-maps

[@scttmccly512]

I love this! Question...do you have any recommendations/references on how to go about plotting points on the completed map? Thanks for this!

[@sandunpriyankarasomarathna9281]

sir, yesterday i sent you an email .please help me for hat

[@sandunpriyankarasomarathna9281]

sir, i am waiting for your response

[@milos-makes-maps]

Hello, please send me your code so that I can assist you