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The PeakPrinter project uses ESA Copernicus Satellite data to generate a STL model out of any given earth position.
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Peak Printer is an Open Source Python project (PeakPrinter on GitHub) for downloading, processing, and converting Copernicus DEM (Digital Elevation Model) data into 3D printable STL files. The project enables users to select a geographic region, retrieve the corresponding elevation data from the Copernicus DEM S3 bucket, and generate a 3D terrain model suitable for visualization or 3D printing.
Purpose
The main goal of PeakPrinter is to make it easy for researchers, educators, hobbyists, and makers to create physical models of real-world terrain. By automating the process of downloading DEM data and converting it to STL format, PeakPrinter helps users quickly turn geographic elevation data into tangible 3D objects.
Background
The Copernicus DEM is a global digital elevation model produced by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the Copernicus Programme. It provides high-resolution elevation data derived from satellite imagery, supporting applications in earth observation, environmental monitoring, and geospatial analysis.
PeakPrinter uses the Copernicus DEM data hosted on AWS S3, specifically the copernicus-dem-90m and copernicus-dem-30m buckets, which contain elevation tiles in GeoTIFF format. These tiles can be programmatically accessed and processed to extract elevation information for any region of interest.
Data Source
The elevation data used in this project comes from the Copernicus DEM collection, available at:
Copernicus DEM Data Collection
Please refer to the official website for more details about the data, licensing, and usage restrictions.
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