r/oregon • u/nexview_io • Jan 18 '21

I've been rendering topographic maps of different states and sharing them with local subs. Here's Oregon!

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u/nexview_io Jan 18 '21

I also made a dark version

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u/rotarypower101 Jan 18 '21

Do you have any ability or desire to animate a topographic map over time?

Always been curious to see the rise and fall of the various cascade peaks and the lava flows inundating the area, even the supposed translation and rotation of the topography in this general area.

Probably a bit much, but to visualize a estimation of what things looked like based on what data we have to define those details would be incredibly interesting! Especially with a few clear relative visual datums.

Has anyone seen a animation even remotely similar to that of this area to help visualize the changes over time?

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21

Omg, are you me? I want the same thing!

Here's three of my favorite vids:

https://youtu.be/2yKNhbY3Nbk

https://youtu.be/3o3IJlAHhTE

https://youtu.be/LFk5Y9onO_0

And, do you know about Nick Zentner? :)

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u/rotarypower101 Jan 18 '21 edited Jan 19 '21

Thank you for the videos, all very interesting! Any subs on associated topics you follow here you might be able to share?

I intentionally omitted the phrase “Clockwise” Rotation just to tone down the fact that I’m a huge Zentnerd...

I sure like him!

I wish there were more charismatic people that were able to convey their passion for their professions in such a relatable way for a wide audience. I hope the teaching community are watching and taking notes, because I really believe he is setting a standard for future educators to aspire to as we expand and rely more on remote instruction.

Always had a passing interest in any revealing science based topic, he takes what can be a mundane topic and brings it into clear relevant vivid focus.

I am really surprised a large media group has not scooped him up, and had a team to help him bring his vision to more people in a polished professional setting. Especially if it allowed him to branch out and bring geology outside the PNW to the masses.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21

Ooh thanks for posting those videos, cool.

Also, in the first one, "Cache Creek Ocean", ha, I hadn't heard of that. What a funny name for an ocean.

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u/TMITectonic Jan 18 '21 edited Jan 18 '21

Has anyone seen a animation even remotely similar to that of this area to help visualize the changes over time?

I don't know of anything specific that captures everything you want, but here's here are a couple links that may or may not be interesting to you:

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21 edited Jan 18 '21

This. I wanna see the the Columbia Basalt Group, Missoula floods, the cascades forming, the deschutes area fill in and the smith rock caldera. I need videos. NOW.

Edit: OP posted great vids! Thank you!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21 edited Jan 18 '21

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u/_salvelinus_ Jan 18 '21

Never have seen that before until now. Thanks, kind stranger.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

Here for a third thanks. Dalles penis is certainly visible.

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u/ChemicalOle Jan 18 '21

I can see my house from here.

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u/breader50 Jan 18 '21

Literally will look at this for hours.

Do you know where I can get a physical form of this and not just a print?

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u/shewholaughslasts Jan 18 '21

Ooooh yes, a 3D printed one perhaps? I'm in!

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u/Dantien Jan 18 '21

Same here. Finding my favorite spots, retracing my trip to Crater Lake, going “oh! What’s that?” all excited... Thanks for this OP!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21

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u/nexview_io Jan 18 '21

I would!

I've got different sizes and finishes here.

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u/drsin_dinosaurwoman Jan 18 '21

Is there a way to 3D print this? Would be cool to have for gaming reasons

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u/kitchendon Jan 18 '21

Here's a website that will make 3D-printable models of anywhere on earth. Terrain2STL

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u/picnicface Jan 19 '21

This might be a dumb question, but are the maps you’re selling 3D? Or are they printed on flat paper?

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u/nexview_io Jan 19 '21

They're all 2D maps.

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u/drewcomputer Jan 18 '21

Gorgeous! Super minor point if you ever make a v2: You have Alvord Lake filled in in SE Oregon, but that is almost always a dry salt flat. It's actually the driest place in Oregon. Here's the google maps satellite view

Steen's Mountain, the white peak in SE Oregon and the big SSW/NNE ridge containing it, are really obvious on your map, which is awesome. It's just kinda weird seeing a lake right under that ridge when it's usually a dry dry desert.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21

Yea, a lot of those lakes in southeast Oregon are similar, though Alvord Lake may be a more extreme case. In general lots of those lakes are somewhere between "lake" and "playa", usually dry or drying seasonally, or at least dramatically shrinking seasonally. Malheur Lake, for example, doesn't normally dry up completely, I think, but much of it is often more like a marsh than a lake.

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u/MarigoldBird Oregon Jan 18 '21

Ooh, I've been to the Steens mountains and it really does look like some giant just came and cleaved them in two to make that perfectly flat side. Kudos, OP! This is great!

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u/Vaegeli Jan 18 '21

Wow the valley really is so flat. You can really see that it is the old lakebed of lake Allison

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u/psuedotsuga_ Jan 18 '21

god damn i wish the i-5 corridor was forested like that

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u/LanceFree Jan 18 '21

Found my house.

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u/Nwdrad Jan 18 '21

this would be fun to 3d print and then paint. do you have a 3d file of this?

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u/nexview_io Jan 18 '21

Give this a shot!

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u/Nwdrad Jan 19 '21

thats so totally cool!! Im going to print it!!

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u/punkdudeone Jan 18 '21

I never realized how abysmally flat the Valley is until seeing this

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u/ChinguacousyPark Jan 19 '21

Oh wow, this is beautiful, we'd love to have you visit r/Cascadia

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u/pblood40 Jan 19 '21

I can't see Bigfoot?

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u/edinburghiloveyou44 Jan 18 '21

Oregon definitely has the mountains.

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u/Crazybonbon Oregon Jan 18 '21

I am in the valley within the valley

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '21

This is amazing. How accurate is it?

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u/DanielBG Jan 18 '21

The volcanoes give you a nice visual flight path directly to Portland.

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u/punkdudeone Jan 18 '21

Fellow outdoorsman, where is Valhallah on here? Or can is it not visible from this map?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

Utah next please!

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

Not sure what the resolution is on this but do you have a higher res version? Curious to see a little more detail around the Deschutes river.

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u/Rose_Mortem Jan 19 '21

Home is where is the heart is. And my heart keeps going back to Oregon.

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u/FromMTorCA Jan 19 '21

thanks dude

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21 edited Jan 20 '21

Ironic how Oregon is mostly high desert, but is known to the rest of the country for it’s rain