3D printing Greater Manchester wards - from GeoJson to STL

The Goal

To turn this wonderful map visualisation by Jamie Whyte into a real physical object using 3D printing.

Additional Goal

To create a simple online converter that can convert from GeoJson to STL, making it much easier for people to print their own map data.

stages of development

  • Understanding the data

  • Geographic Coordinates to Cartesian Coordinates

  • Cartesian Coordinates TO STL

  • Tolerance

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