Vancouver - British Columbia - 3D Map - Topographic

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This is a 3D Topographical Map of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Taken from Google Maps data. It is sized into 16 sections, perfectly fitting most 3D printers. You can easily scale it down or up depending on your printer, just remember the scale used when slicing each section. The printed/painted map images show pieces 1 to 8. Pieces 9 to 16 go directly North from the painted map. Order = Left to Right (1-4) and consecutively in the same order above (5-8, etc.) [13-14-15-16] [9 - 10-11-12] [5 - 6 - 7 - 8 ] [1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ] Project Name: 3D Topographical Map of Vancouver and the Coastal Mountains Overview & Background: I love living in Vancouver, every part of it. When people talk about this area they mention mountains and terrain, but usually only have postcards and FLAT maps to look at. This shows how vertical everything is around the city. With the ocean being the lowest parts of the map. Objectives: Students will get a birds eye view of the area, seeing and feeling the differences in terrain height. It's essential to know where flooding areas are and why they flood based on their height. This city and area are known for their terrain, yet you have to travel far and into difficult (impossible) areas to see it all. Audiences: All ages can appreciate it to different degrees. The primary audience is grades 5 and up - based on common Geography lessons. Subjects: Geography, Sciences (Earth Science), Art - for creating and painting the map. Skills Learned (Standards): Precision printing, or the pieces will not fit together properly. Possible wood working for mounting the map plates, and painting the map if wanted. Lesson/Activity: Print out in PLA for the least number of issues with warping. Since it is a very flat and large base on each piece, PLA will not warp like ABS. Number each piece on the back with a marker to ensure that you do not mix them up, with an arrow showing North or a similar direction for all pieces. Duration: Each plate can take from 1 to 4+ hours based on the height of the plate and size of printing scale. Preparation: You need to have access to or have a 3D printer. There are websites that offer printing services as well, and will ship the pieces to you. Once the pieces are created how they are mounted (or not) is up to you. References: Google Maps topographical data was used in creating these .stl files. Rubric & Assessment: Geography - students will have discussed how geography of the Vancouver and local areas has affected the region with: commerce, water level changes, weather, and any other topics that the instructor finds relevant. Students will then use the map to locate where various aspects discussed in the lesson take place, name regions, and other points of interest. MakerEdChallenge2 ScienceProject ArtProject DesignProject Check out my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ64RaAsrJ9v66Rt3bDEO2w Check out my Website http://proteanman.com Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/Protean_Man Print Settings Notes: Use PLA as it won't warp given that the base of each piece is large and flat. How I Designed This I took a section of topographical data from Google Maps, converted it into a .stl file and sliced it into printable sections.