GIS 6005 Module 3

This week in class we learned about terrain visualization. We learned the fundamentals of terrain visualization and we got to practice some techniques for enhancing terrain in our maps. We carried out various exercises with digital elevation models and hillshade analysis. Along with terrain visualization we learned how to best represent contour lines and their associated labels. I really enjoyed learning about hypsometric tinting. I am looking forward to incorporating hypsometric tinting in my regular work. As part of this week's assignment we also got to experiment with terrain visualization in 3D scenes. 

Below is one of the maps that we had to produce this week. Our goal was to show land cover within Yellowstone National Park while effectively representing the terrain of the park.