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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

3D Printing For Creating Maps

3D Printing Goes to the Next Level with Map Printing

M. Hatipoglu | July 10, 2016



Every day new stories are coming out involving the latest technologies. Some are not always completely new products, but maybe just the way in which they use them. 3D printing is becoming a very popular method of manufacturing, not just on a personal level, but for commercial purposes also, and because of its popularity, it is also becoming a cheaper hobby as well.
San Francisco-based programmer, Andrew Godwin has always had a passion for mapping, and when he became a programmer and realized the potential of 3D printing, he put two and two together and came up with a masterpiece. 

Source: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140322-japan-now-offers-free-3d-terrain-maps-for-3d-printing.html

Source; http://www.makerbot.com/blog/tag/topographic-maps

<more at http://trendintech.com/2016/07/10/3d-printing-goes-to-the-next-level-with-map-printing/; related articles and links: https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-3d-print-a-map-of-anywhere-in-the-world (How to 3D Print a Map of Anywhere in the World. May 27, 2016) and http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140322-japan-now-offers-free-3d-terrain-maps-for-3d-printing.html (Japan now offers free 3D terrain maps for 3D printing. March 22, 2014); further: https://3dprint.com/80312/nasa-3d-print-mars-trek/ (NASA Launches Mars Trek -- Explore & 3D Print Any Part of the Red Planet You'd Like. July 10, 2015)>

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