10-02, 12:00–12:30 (Europe/London), Create 2
Finding a way through the myriad options for creating hillshades in QGIS. This talk details the use of plugins (MapTiler, Relief Visualisation Toolbox, etc.) and built-in tools for sourcing terrain data and creating professional cartographic hillshades. The blend modes trilogy concludes with some stunning maps!
This is the third talk in a series that started at FOSS4G UK 2018, featuring the use of Blend Modes and Draw Effects (and Star Wars). This talk focuses on hillshading, highlighting the tools for importing terrain data, transforming it into professional-looking cartography layers, and then blending them into your maps.
We'll then take things to the next level, drawing inspiration from the great cartographer Eduard Imhof and John Nelson's brilliant digital interpretations of his work. We'll explore how you can work with different colour gradients and blend modes to merge multiple layers into stunning topographic maps.
I've been teaching, writing, and talking about maps for over 20 years, sharing my passion for their power, beauty, and usefulness.
I'm a charter member of OSGeo, stand on the OSGeo UK committee, and an honorary fellow of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences.