# joewdavies/geoblender

Tutorials for making 3D-looking maps with Blender and QGIS

Repository: https://github.com/joewdavies/geoblender
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/geoblender
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Topics: blender, qgis, gis, maps
Last push: 2026-01-11T21:49:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 61, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1896, "days_push": 234, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1843, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:43.250754+00:00)

## What it is
A tutorial repository teaching how to create 3D-looking shaded relief maps by preparing DEM data in QGIS and rendering it in Blender. It includes step-by-step instructions, example renders, and area-of-interest shapefiles.

## Use cases
- make 3D shaded relief maps from elevation data
- render DEM terrain in Blender
- learn QGIS to Blender map workflow
- create stylized topographic map renders
- prepare and reproject DEM rasters in QGIS

## When to choose
- you want to learn a guided workflow for 3D terrain map rendering
- you already use QGIS and Blender and want to combine them for cartography

## When to avoid
- you need production GIS software rather than a tutorial
- you want automated map rendering without manual Blender scene setup

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: data-visualization, graphics
- domain: data-visualization, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: blender, qgis, gis, shaded-relief, dem, cartography, 3d-maps, maps

## Member repositories
- joewdavies/geoblender (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.250754+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:17:58.012973+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joewdavies/geoblender (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:43.250754+00:00, sha e6f1edf0feb5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.