50 States
Here you'll find a U.S. Census Bureau map of all 50 States:
The new, free geocoding application geoDataClient makes is even easier to create 3D views of your favorite place in no time. We recommend to use it instead of the separate Tiger and DEM files referenced below.
Why? geoDataClient does the geocoding, downloading, georeferencing, coloring, and even the scenery creation automatically.
Example:
Alabama - Mobile Bay:
Pensacola - West 31°N/088°W-30°N/087°W Tiger DEM
Instead downloading from the two links, you may open geoDataClient. Note the desired top left latitude, 31 degrees N, and the top left longitude, 88 degrees W.
West: -88 degrees, North: 31 degrees
Settings... Quad Size: 1.000 degree, Align quad to grid, Remove intermediate files
Back to the main window, Proceed...
This is what will be printed to the output window (all you need is check the bottom line, "...successfully finished.")
Get the elevation data first: Shuttle Radar Topography (SRTM) data.
Waiting 10 seconds - request submitted, server prepares dataset
Waiting 20 seconds - maybe repeatedly, that's up to the server's load
Waiting 1 second - ah, the file has been prepared on the server side, ready for download
Waiting 0 second - start the download
Executing HTTP request: "http://tiger.census.gov......" - this is the texture file
Stretching...Shrinking... - do the georeferencing
Download successfully finished. - That's what we've been waiting for
The whole procedure normally takes under one minute.
The result are four files (NNNNNNNN is an arbitrary eight digit number):
NNNNNNNN_1.trf - a scenery file
NNNNNNNN_2.trf - another scenery file
NNNNNNNN_el.tga - an elevation file
NNNNNNNN_tx_c.tga - a texure file exactly matching the elevation file
Both sceneries were designed to give the viewer just a short overview; each scenery renders 100 images creating a very short flyby. To get an impression of the camera motion as a wireframe animation, open any of the TRF files using TruFlite, then press Ctrl+E (Calculate/Preview...). To start the final rendering, press Ctrl+F (Calculate/Final...). To stop rendering inbetween, press Ctrl+T (Calculate/Stop rendering...).
Below is the result. Keep in mind: This is only a rough overview for a first impression. You can greatly enhance the image quality by changing TruFlite's camera parameters like e. g. the output image size and the camera focal length.
The list below contains links to texture (Tiger) and elevation (DEM) data so that you can create images of some of America's most interesting landforms.
Users of TFMAKE don't need to follow the links below: Just specify the northwest coordinates. Type
TFMAKE_3ARCSECOND.BAT -88 31
for e. g. "Pensacola - West" or
TFMAKE_3ARCSECOND.BAT -111 38
for "Escalante - East", and so on.
If you have any questions or comments about this service, drop us a line at martin@truflite.com.
The coordinates below specify the northwest and southeast corners of each 1° quad, resp.
Alabama - Mobile Bay
Pensacola - West 31°N/088°W-30°N/087°W Tiger DEM Mobile - East 31°N/089°W-30°N/088°W Tiger DEM
Alaska - Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley - West 64°N/153°W-63°N/152°W Tiger DEM Mount McKinley - Center 64°N/152°W-63°N/151°W Tiger DEM Mount McKinley - East 64°N/151°W-63°N/150°W Tiger DEM
Arizona - Monument Valley
Escalante - East 38°N/111°W-37°N/110°W Tiger DEM Marble Canyon - East 37°N/111°W-36°N/110°W Tiger DEM
Arkansas - Ouachita Lake
Little Rock - West 35°N/095°W-34°N/094°W Tiger DEM
California - Mt. Shasta
Weed - East 42°N/123°W-41°N/122°W Tiger DEM
(Note that all of the state of California is now readily available from our California and Nevada page.)
Colorado - Pikes Peak
Pueblo - East 39°N/105°W-38°N/104°W Tiger DEM Pueblo - West 39°N/106°W-38°N/105°W Tiger DEM
Connecticut - Hartford
Hartford - East 42°N/073°W-41°N/072°W Tiger DEM
Delaware - Wilmington
Wilmington - West 40°N/076°W-39°N/075°W Tiger DEM
District of Columbia - Washington, DC
Washington - East 39°N/077°W-38°N/076°W Tiger DEM Washington - West 39°N/078°W-38°N/077°W Tiger DEM
Florida - Cape Canaveral
Orlando - East 29°N/081°W-28°N/080°W Tiger DEM
Georgia - Atlanta
Rome - East 35°N/085°W-34°N/084°W Tiger DEM Atlanta - East 34°N/085°W-33°N/084°W Tiger DEM
Hawaii - Hawaii
Hawaii - Center 20°N/156°W-19°N/155°W Tiger DEM Hawaii - East 20°N/155°W-19°N/154°W Tiger DEM Hawaii - North 21°N/156°W-20°N/155°W Tiger DEM Hawaii - South 19°N/156°W-18°N/155°W Tiger DEM Hawaii - West 20°N/157°W-19°N/156°W Tiger DEM
Hawaii - Oahu
Oahu 22°N/158°W-21°N/157°W Tiger DEM Maui - Northwest 22°N/159°W-21°N/158°W Tiger DEM
Idaho - Sun Valley
Hailey - East 44°N/115°W-43°N/114°W Tiger DEM
Illinois - Chicago
Chicago - West 42°N/088°W-41°N/087°W Tiger DEM Rockford - East 43°N/089°W-42°N/088°W Tiger DEM Racine - West 43°N/088°W-42°N/087°W Tiger DEM Aurora - East 42°N/089°W-41°N/088°W Tiger DEM
Indiana - Patoka Lake
Vincennes - East 39°N/087°W-38°N/086°W Tiger DEM
Iowa - Des Moines
Des Moines - West 42°N/094°W-41°N/093°W Tiger DEM
Kansas - Wichita
Wichita - West 38°N/098°W-37°N/097°W Tiger DEM
Kentucky - Daniel Boone
Jenkins - West 38°N/084°W-37°N/083°W Tiger DEM
Louisiana - New Orleans
New Orleans - East 30°N/090°W-29°N/089°W Tiger DEM New Orleans - West 30°N/091°W-29°N/090°W Tiger DEM
Maine - Baxter
Millinocket - East 46°N/069°W-45°N/068°W Tiger DEM Millinocket - West 46°N/070°W-45°N/069°W Tiger DEM Presque Isle - East 47°N/069°W-46°N/068°W Tiger DEM Presque Isle - West 47°N/070°W-46°N/069°W Tiger DEM
Maryland - Cumberland
Cumberland - East 40°N/079°W-39°N/078°W Tiger DEM
Massachusetts - Cape Cod
Providence - East 42°N/071°W-41°N/070°W Tiger DEM
Michigan - Mackinac
Cheboygan - East 46°N/085°W-45°N/084°W Tiger DEM
Minnesota - Iron Range
Hibbing - East 48°N/093°W-47°N/092°W Tiger DEM
Missouri - Mark Twain
Rolla - East 38°N/091°W-37°N/090°W Tiger DEM
Mississippi - Natchez
Natchez - East 32°N/092°W-31°N/091°W Tiger DEM
Montana - Waterton-Rexford
Cut Bank - West 49°N/114°W-48°N/113°W Tiger DEM Kalispell - East 49°N/115°W-48°N/114°W Tiger DEM
Nebraska - Crescent Lake
Scottsbluff - East 42°N/103°W-41°N/102°W Tiger DEM
Nevada - Carson City
Chico - East 40°N/121°W-39°N/120°W Tiger DEM Reno - West 40°N/120°W-39°N/119°W Tiger DEM Sacramento - East 39°N/121°W-38°N/120°W Tiger DEM Walker Lake - West 39°N/120°W-38°N/119°W Tiger DEM
(Note that all of the state of Nevada is now readily available from our California and Nevada page.)
New Hampshire - Mount Washington
Lewiston - West 45°N/072°W-44°N/071°W Tiger DEM
New Jersey - Center
Newark - East 41°N/075°W-40°N/074°W Tiger DEM
New Mexico - Albuquerque
Albuquerque - East 36°N/107°W-35°N/106°W Tiger DEM
New York - Utica
Utica - West 44°N/076°W-43°N/075°W Tiger DEM
North Carolina - Cape Hatteras
Manteo - West 36°N/076°W-35°N/075°W Tiger DEM Rocky Mount - East 36°N/077°W-35°N/076°W Tiger DEM
North Dakota - Watford City
Watford City - East 48°N/103°W-47°N/102°W Tiger DEM Watford City - West 48°N/104°W-47°N/103°W Tiger DEM
Ohio - Columbus
Columbus - East 40°N/083°W-39°N/082°W Tiger DEM Columbus - West 40°N/084°W-39°N/083°W Tiger DEM
Oklahoma - Lawton
Lawton - East 35°N/099°W-34°N/098°W Tiger DEM
Oregon - The Dalles
The Dalles - East 46°N/121°W-45°N/120°W Tiger DEM The Dalles - West 46°N/122°W-45°N/121°W Tiger DEM
Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
Harrisburg - East 41°N/077°W-40°N/076°W Tiger DEM
Rhode Island - Providence
Providence - West 42°N/072°W-41°N/071°W Tiger DEM
South Carolina - Lake Marion
Augusta - East 34°N/081°W-33°N/080°W Tiger DEM
South Dakota - Prairie Coteau
Milbank - East 46°N/097°W-45°N/096°W Tiger DEM Milbank - West 46°N/098°W-45°N/097°W Tiger DEM
Tennessee - Tennessee River
Chattanooga - East 36°N/085°W-35°N/084°W Tiger DEM
Texas - Big Bend National Park
Emory Peak - East 30°N/103°W-29°N/102°W Tiger DEM Emory Peak - West 30°N/104°W-29°N/103°W Tiger DEM
Utah - Glen Canyon
Escalante - East 38°N/111°W-37°N/110°W Tiger DEM Escalante - West 38°N/112°W-37°N/111°W Tiger DEM
Vermont - Montpelier
Lake Champlain - East 45°N/073°W-44°N/072°W Tiger DEM
Virginia - Richmond
Richmond - West 38°N/078°W-37°N/077°W Tiger DEM
Washington - Mount Rainier
Yakima - West 47°N/122°W-46°N/121°W Tiger DEM Hoquiam - East 47°N/123°W-46°N/122°W Tiger DEM Wenatchee - West 48°N/122°W-47°N/121°W Tiger DEM Seattle - East 48°N/123°W-47°N/122°W Tiger DEM
West Virginia - Beckley
Bluefield - West 38°N/082°W-37°N/081°W Tiger DEM
Wisconsin - West Bend
Madison - East 44°N/089°W-43°N/088°W Tiger DEM
Wyoming - Yellowstone National Park
Ashton - East 45°N/111°W-44°N/110°W Tiger DEM
