The following 3D models were created to show different landscapes across New South Wales (NSW), Australia, using freely available data and software. On steep slopes and cliffs the imagery may be distorted. The size and vertical exaggeration of each model varies.
Use these controls to zoom, rotate and pan the models:
- The scrolling middle button zooms in and out of the model.
- If you hold your left mouse button you rotate the model.
- If you hold your right mouse button you pan the model.
Mt Kosciuszko
- The model is a 2 km x 2 km tile using a DEM with 2 m pixels derived from airborne lidar. It has a vertical exaggeration of 2.
Pigeon House Mountain (Didthul)
- The model is a 2 km x 2 km tile using a DEM with 1 m pixels derived from airborne lidar. It has a vertical exaggeration of 2.
Fowlers Gap (UNSW Arid Zone Research Station)
- The model is 24 km x 27 km. It uses a DEM with 5 m pixels derived from airborne imagery and has a vertical exaggeration of 6.
Smiths Lake (UNSW Field Station)
- The model is 8 km x 8 km (16 tiles) using a DEM with 1 m pixels derived from airborne lidar. It has a vertical exaggeration of 2.
Big Ben dune, Whitecatch Gate, Strzelecki Desert (true colour)
- The model is 500 m x 250 m using a DSM with 3 cm pixels derived from overlapping drone images. It has a vertical exaggeration of 2.
Big Ben dune, Whitecatch Gate, Strzelecki Desert (false colour)
- The same as the true colour model above, except using false colour infrared imagery.
Royal National Park (site RNP021)
- Airborne lidar point cloud for a 100 m diameter star transect, coloured by classification (brown=ground, green=vegetation), over a 1 m resolution DEM displayed with grey shading. Field measured foliage projective cover (FPC) was 87%. There is no vertical exaggeration.
Sandstone Ridge (Centennial Park)
- Airborne lidar point cloud for a 200 m square, coloured by classification (brown=ground, green=vegetation), over a 1 m resolution DEM displayed with grey shading. The trees in this area are Eucalyptus Grandis. There is no vertical exaggeration.
Columbia Hills East (Mars)
- The 20 m resolution DEM and 6 m resolution orthomosaic data are from USGS. The monochrome orthomosaic is displayed using a pseudocolor ramp. The model is 26 km by 54 km and vertical exaggeration is 2.
Columbia Hills East Zoom (Mars)
- The 1 m resolution DEM and 0.25 m resolution orthomosaic data are from The University of Arizona. The monochrome orthomosaic is displayed using a pseudocolor ramp. The model is 4.5 km by 12 km and vertical exaggeration is 2.
Most of the models were made using:
The models and this website were created by Adrian Fisher.