Seeing the Bigger Picture in Small Details: Birchgletscher’s Collapse

By Stephan in General on Tue 03 June 2025

Last week, Switzerland’s Birchgletscher collapsed and caused a major rock avalanches, altering the landscape and burying the village of Blatten. With the data of the federal Rapid Mapping service and the help of individual experts, a first open post-event elevation model was made available. I used the model to create pre- and post-event visualizations and prints at a local scale.

Updates from Topoprint: Designer, Bridges and Print-on-Demand

By Stephan in Feature on Mon 26 May 2025

Topoprint has introduced three significant updates to its service for creating 3D mini-reliefs, or Topodiscs, of Swiss locations: bridges with arches, an easy-to-use Topodisc designer and an automated printing-as-a-service option.

Topoprint.ch: Turn Any Swiss Location into a 3D-Printable Model

By Stephan in Feature on Sat 04 January 2025

Introducing Topoprint.ch, a platform for creating personalized, 3D-printable topographic models of any location in Switzerland, accessible through social media bots. This post explains the "what," the "why," and a bit of the "how.".