The Cartographic in addition to Geological Institute of Catalunya has developed a epitome terrain explorer for their ii meter Digital Elevation Model of Catalonia. The Institute's Relief in addition to Shadow map, created from Lidar data, allows you lot to persuasion in addition to interact inwards real-time amongst a relief map of the area.
Using Relief in addition to Shadow you lot tin forcefulness out explore the DEM model of Catalonia inwards an interactive Leaflet & Mapzen powered map. The map includes an impressive tool which allows you lot to color the terrain past times acme in addition to past times the management of the sun. This tool allows you lot to modify the appearance of the map inwards real-time past times image inside an interactive range rose.
Using the color-picker tool amongst the interactive range rose you lot tin forcefulness out pigment the terrain on the map to highlight dissimilar acme information in addition to dissimilar directions of light. The catch of the range rose represents lower elevations on the map in addition to the elevations acquire higher equally you lot motion to the circumference.
Relief in addition to Shadow is partly based on Mapzen's Sphere Map Demo. You tin forcefulness out larn to a greater extent than virtually how Mapzen developed their 'sphere maps' tool on this Mapzen Sphere Maps spider web log post.
