Real maps to Heightmaps
  1. Final result with a texture added.
  2. Converting height changes to an image.
  3. Heightmap in Matlab before convolution.
  4. Heightmap in Matlab after convolution.
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The aim with this project was to convert a normal map (i.e from Google Maps) to a heightmap with values corresponding to a three dimensional representation of the area. Since the circles in a map represent height changes, I painted the areas between the circles with different tone values. In order to get a smooth transition between each circle, I used 2D convolution together with a mean value kernel. This process was done in a Matlab environment and could therefore be accomplished with very few written lines of code. The major drawback of this project was that I never figured out how to completely automatize the filling of the cirlces. I solved it by doing it manually in Illustrator. I might return to this step later on in my education when I have read more courses about image processing.

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