SOLID TERRAIN MODELING: A MAP OF YOUR LAND IN 3D

by Zach Stark, Plateau Level II Wildlife Services Field Technician, B.S. Geography

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management is excited to announce that we have teamed with Solid Terrain Modeling Inc. (STM), a nationally recognized leader in three dimensional (3D) mapping technology. Together, we are taking mapping capabilities for our clients to the next level.

Plateau client landowners now have the ability to showcase their land with a 3D model map, available in a wide range of sizes from desktop to wall mount, that is easily interpreted, catches the eye, and serves a wide variety of purposes. Whether you want to display your ranch for personal pleasure or for detailed land and wildlife management planning, a 3D terrain model is an invaluable tool to have at your disposal. Maybe you live hours from your property and want to be able to accurately convey to your friends and family how to navigate to that special hunting blind or stock tank, or you're tied to the office but need to make sure the planning and development of a large land project is conducted exactly how you envisioned, these instructional and engaging educational tools give unprecedented clarity and communicate effectively the message you need to convey.

Plateau begins the 3D mapping process by defining the area you want to model and obtaining a set of digital elevation data points that are then entered into our milling computer so high density polyurethane foam can be cut into the surface topography. After this base is built, STM takes high resolution satellite imagery of the landscape and uses its special fly-over printing technology to print directly onto the model. The end result is an extremely accurate scale representation your land.

This very same patented STM technology has been used for everything from personal ranch maps to National Geographic Society exhibits to a discussion of the landscape of Afghanistan by General Petraeus in his Meet the Press interview.

For more information on how our 3D mapping can work for you and your land, contact us today.

General Petraeus discusses the landscape of Afghanistan with an STM map. Screenshot taken from his Meet the Press interview.