How to Create 3D Terrain with Google Maps and Blender!

Learn How to Create 3D Terrain Maps Free using Google Maps in this Blender Tutorial!

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[blenderguru]

Whoa! Didn't realize there was a free addon that did this. Awesome tutorial!

[mycroft]

For those interested, SRTM stands for Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. This was done 20 years ago. It's basically binocular radar. One transmitter in the cargo bay, 1 receiver in the cargo bay. Then a boom extended 200 ft off the side of the shuttle with another receiver. Then they just turned it on and radar mapped the Earth as they flew over and got two signals from slightly different points of view (just like your eyes) and used that to computer really accurate terrain maps. It's a pretty cool mission.

[theMixElite]

Dude, I wish one day I also can steer my mouse by telepathy

[ZED-PV]

I'm a noob with blender and thought this was going to be a step by step. Whoa the way you blow through the program is amazing! Hoping to learn to interact with it as fluidly as you do! You should make tutorials for total noobs too 😁😁 Like this tutorial but super watered down.

[imothy]

OMG, this is the best way to do this. There are a bunch of tutorials on youtube on various ways to get the 3d data out of google maps / earth. This is the best one and simplest. I'm going to be making 3d prints of some locations for some last minute xmas gifts. Thanks!

[zandorius]

Dont forget you can press L (then scroll with middle mouse wheel) before you press E and increase the texture resolution by getting it to download the textures from a higher detail level but at the size yourve selected before you press E. (Hope I made sense :D )

[denisnevesdearaujo]

Wow, I wasted my entire weekend looking for a simple tutorial for this purpose. When I gave up on research, I found this one by chance. It's amazing.

[davidlemming]

1:08

CG Geek: "so while that's downloading then"
408 KB zip: "am I a joke to you?"

[michaelbren]

Great tutorial. To the point. Not too slow. No uneeded stuff. Nice work.

[BrianOlsonPhotogent]

I have been using GIS data for Architectural visualizations for 15 years now, and you just knocked HOURS of my work time, especially in areas where I needed the surrounding buildings!

[jesinu]

I would love to see a detailed city render video! This video was very helpful.

[stephandevriesere]

I really love your tutorials, but as a beginner in Blender it's hard to keep up with you lol.
I'm from the Netherlands and although my English is pretty good, i'm having a hard time understanding how you do things sometimes.
Some of the movements or selections you point out to are done in a second and i need to slow down the video to see what you are doing.
You also have selections you need to do in order to get something done edited out. Sometimes it takes me forever to figure out what you just did.
Not necessarily a bad thing because i'm still learning ( but
Beyond all that, i still say i like these tutorials. Job well done.

[LORDOFFAME]

TNice tutorials is literally the best tutorial on YouTube. It's right to the point, and very informative at the sa ti. Thank you so much

[KenSimmonsPOGL]

AN API key is now required to download the SRTM data. FYI for any new users stumbling across this excellent tutorial!

[mrkarla]

Great video !
A tutorial to create a city would be really cool

[KanalMcLP]

"Open Street Map Data from Google" do you know how many people you just made scream?

[eadigi]

one thing... if you use it in 2024 and above you got to choose a mode from 3 different options. Here you need to select the third option as the first and second require an API Key and from what I have worked with API(s) They are usually paid unless they are generous like Google. Instead this 3rd option doesn't require an API key hence it is Free
I believe this was not told in the video and has to be mentioned If needed you can copy this comment, comment it yourself and Pin it so you can change the Comment by further Updates

[MikaStaines]

But after trying to load basemap now, i just get a grey plane on the z axis, but no map ever loads. Have tried installing/uninstalling, restarting etc.. and nothing. Keeps freezing no matter how many reinstalls and retrys

[fkxi]

Yes please make a new city tutorial, that’s exactly what I’m interested in making right now

[papagooseonline]

For those who wanted to make a place from exact location, when you press G to type the name you can also enter the coordinates instead of words.