In today’s digital world, maps are more than just geographical tools. They tell stories, visualize data, and you can bring unique elements to your projects. Whether you’re focusing on landmarks, natural features, or urban layouts, with Mapcreator you can take your maps to the next level. Use SVG imports, 3D buildings, 3D terrain or satellite imagery to visualize your landmark and create seamless map animations.
St. Peter’s Basilica – Italy
St. Peter’s Basilica, located in Vatican City, is one of the largest and most renowned churches in the world, known for its grand Renaissance architecture and iconic dome. Mapcreator allows you to add a 3D layer to highlight significant structures and surroundings, creating a more immersive experience. This allows viewers to see key architectural elements of the basilica while animations can pan or rotate around the site, providing an overview of the surrounding area. To give even more depth to your project, you can upload an image of the Basilica inside your animation.
Atlas Mountains – Morocco
The Atlas Mountains in Morocco, known for their dramatic elevation changes and stunning landscapes, are a great example of how Mapcreator’s 3D terrain feature can be applied to show natural topography in detail. With the 3D terrain layer, you can create a visual representation of the mountain range, displaying the peaks, valleys, and slopes that define this region. You are the art director: you have full control over the colour ramp value, hillshade intensity & opacity, shade direction, showing elevation contours etc. There are no boundaries to your creativity!
Palmanova – Italy
Palmanova, Italy, is famous for its unique nine-sided fortress layout. In Mapcreator you can create an animation where you first visualize Palmanova in a clean, custom mapstyle that accentuates its perfect symmetry. From here, an animation can gradually fade into satellite imagery, revealing the real-world textures of the town — roads, trees, and buildings — all within the star-shaped walls.
Sagrada Família and Barcelona’s grid layout
Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Família is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world, while the Eixample district’s grid layout is one of the city’s most recognizable features. With Mapcreator, you can start by showcasing satellite imagery, offering a detailed, real-world view of Barcelona’s streets and landmarks. Then, animate the transition to a custom map style that emphasizes the structured grid of Eixample, before adding the 3D buildings layer to highlight the towering presence of the Sagrada Família and surrounding structures in a vector format.
Start mapping now!
Mapcreator’s features make it easy to customize maps with specific design elements and transitions; without any post-production! Whether you’re importing SVG graphics, using 3D layers, or blending satellite imagery with (custom) mapstyles, these tools give you the flexibility to create maps that suit your project’s goals. From historical sites to natural landmarks, Mapcreator helps bring clarity and detail to your maps, with easy-to-use options for both visual style and animation.
