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I am now retired and no longer take on freelance work.
Terrain, maps, and more
This site started out as a resource for cartographers creating shaded relief, panoramas, land cover, and related raster art on maps. It has since grown to include my other cartographic interests and has become a repository for my maps, all of which are in the public domain.
I hope that you enjoy the site.
New stuff
Last update: February 16, 2026
Creating AI-enhanced 3D scenes with NSD Pro 10
AI enhancement is the marquee feature in NSD Pro 10. You can transform nondescript 3D scenes created from geospatial data to beautiful and often surprisingly accurate photo-realistic scenes. Gemini or OpenAI API keys are required.
Interview: Hawaii Public Radio
The conversation starts with my student days at the University of Hawaii, where I learned about shaded relief, the cartographic art form that became the focus of my career. We then discuss the mapping of Hawaii’s National Parks.
Emerald Pools, Zion National Park
It was bound to happen. This is my first AI enhanced map made with a beta version of Natural Scene Designer Pro 10. A simple text prompt transformed a nondescript 3D view consisting of geospatial data to a photorealistic background image.
Cartographic Relief Presentation on National Park Service Maps
This article reviews cartographic relief presentation through the lens of my career at the US National Park Service. From airbrush to AI, it is chronological recounting of major milestones in NPS relief presentation over the last 50 years.
Explore the physical geography of the continent with the largest river (Amazonas), longest mountain range (Andes), highest waterfall (Salto Ángel), and southernmost land before reaching Antarctica (Tierra del Fuego).
Shaded Relief