{"id": "1t9iu25", "title": "I design 3d city maps using lidar data! I just wrapped up the latest city, Baltimore", "subreddit": "BaltimoreCounty", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BaltimoreCounty/comments/1t9iu25/i_design_3d_city_maps_using_lidar_data_i_just/", "score": 373, "comments": 39, "selftext": "I've been into both maps and 3D printing for quite a while, so I've been making 3D city maps. It's a fun mashup of hobbies!\n\nVery happy with how this downtown Baltimore map turned out. The water front makes for a great feature for it.\n\nJust to clarify, I don't just use an online tool to quick generate a map for me. I use Lidar data (which is basically laser scans of cities from an aircraft) which requires a ton of manual clean up work. It's worth it though as this gives me as much detail for the", "created_utc": 1778446884.0}