Maps Are Cool · Local Map Studio

Start with a place

Find the location your map will tell a story about.

New York, United States

3D view

Shape the relief, camera angle and city details.

Terrain appearanceTerrain palette

View tilt 22°

Rotation −160°

View zoom 1×

Vertical relief 1.5×

Profile spacing 300 m

Building wireframesAdapt detail to zoom

Unmapped building height 12 m

Mapped heights are used first, followed by provider height estimates or mapped floor counts at 3 m per floor. Other footprints use the estimated height above.

Waterways

Mapped rivers, canals and lake shores follow the terrain independently of streets and buildings.

City streets

Paper City in Map style places ivory buildings on a flat charcoal base with individually lit wall faces and cast shadows. Tilt, rotation and zoom change the architectural view. Relief profiles and contours from measured elevation, using the terrain viewer's renderer. Crosshatch in Map style shades solid pencil buildings and charcoal water using the city palette, with terrain lines hidden. City view frames a neighbourhood so building wireframes are visible; Terrain view shows a wider landscape. Adaptive detail simplifies distant buildings and adds edges as you zoom in. The zoom advice checks building size and density; Use suggested zoom keeps your location and camera settings. Drag to move the location. View zoom fills the poster. Edge fade is available for every collection in Size & frame.

Map style

Choose a map style and make its colours your own.

White

Preview maps: Prague · © OpenStreetMap · Mapterhorn elevation

Data styles

Customize palette

45.7 × 61 cm · Natural oak

YOUR DESIGN, READY TO KEEP

Every place has a story.

Download vector artwork or a high-resolution image.

Opening bundled OpenStreetMap data…

SOME PLACES STAY WITH YOU

Make a place your own.

Your first home. The city you fell in love with. The finish line you’ll never forget.
Find the place, choose your palette, and give the memory a place on your wall.

Real places. Open data.

Street geometry from OpenStreetMap and real elevation, drawn as crisp, scalable vectors.

Personal in every detail.

2D maps with optional GPX routes, 3D artwork, star maps, and words that tell your story.

Keep what you create.

Save your design locally. Export artwork at your chosen print size.

Custom 2D City Map Designer

Every place has a story.

Make a place your own.

Real places. Open data.

Personal in every detail.

Keep what you create.