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Possible topics could come from environmental science, geography, engineering, … maybe even history (e.g., Hannibal’s path crossing the Alps).

However, we imagine that there are many other ways that 3D-printed terrain models could be used to support teaching in terrain/landscape related topics, either in a K-12 or university setting. As part of our geology summer field camp, we support student geologic mapping by having them draw their interpretations directly on 3D-printed terrain models. In the Geology department at Iowa State University, we’ve deployed 3D-printed terrain models to help our novice geology students to learn how to work with 2D contour maps. The web application now serves approximately 3,000 active users per month and is used for a wide variety of applications, including education (see our recent paper for a detailed usage analysis).

)ĭespite the applications offering many different options, we aim to minimize the need for any kind of GIS or 3D printing expertise and to make the process as user-friendly as possible. Here’s a 3D preview of the terrain in this area of the Grand Canyon. … and to download a 3D model (STL) file that can be 3D printed, either by your school’s 3D printer or by an online 3D print service. Our free TouchTerrain web app makes it easy to search for a place (e.g., the Grand Canyon), select a print area (red box) … Many universities and schools now have 3D printing capabilities, and we firmly believe that there is potential for using 3D-printed terrain models in many different educational scenarios. TouchTerrain is a web application (and a Python GIS framework) for creating 3D model files, that can be 3D printed to create physical, touchable 3D terrain model. Joseph Kerski suggested that I bring our academic, open-source TouchTerrain project to the attention of the ESRI Education community at large.