3D Print Geography: Mountains, Terrains, Cityscapes, and Landscapes
Disciplines
Geographic Information Sciences | Human Geography | Other Geography | Physical and Environmental Geography
Abstract (300 words maximum)
3D printing has become an important tool for Kennesaw’s GIS department. 3D printers allow the department to print detailed models of terrains and cityscapes as educational aids. Printing multicolor terrains and cityscapes, however, has not been largely not been explored by the department. Using Bambu’s X1C multicolor 3D printers, we set out to discover the best methods to use multicolor 3D printing as a teaching and community engagement aid. This would allow the department to further develop student understanding of emerging technology, create career development opportunities, and build community understanding of what the GIS department does. In our research, we sought to develop tutorials on how to make multicolor 3D prints, develop ways these prints can be used as teaching aids, and develop physical, multicolor, prints as proof of concept. We found that multicolor 3D prints are an effective tool for teaching, allowing students to partake in a multitude of different projects. That being said, making multicolor prints with more complex data, such as sediment type or vegetation will require further research. Multicolor 3D printing is an important tool in the arsenal of GIS educators to enhance education and outreach for the department.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Geography & Anthropology
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Uli Ingram
3D Print Geography: Mountains, Terrains, Cityscapes, and Landscapes
3D printing has become an important tool for Kennesaw’s GIS department. 3D printers allow the department to print detailed models of terrains and cityscapes as educational aids. Printing multicolor terrains and cityscapes, however, has not been largely not been explored by the department. Using Bambu’s X1C multicolor 3D printers, we set out to discover the best methods to use multicolor 3D printing as a teaching and community engagement aid. This would allow the department to further develop student understanding of emerging technology, create career development opportunities, and build community understanding of what the GIS department does. In our research, we sought to develop tutorials on how to make multicolor 3D prints, develop ways these prints can be used as teaching aids, and develop physical, multicolor, prints as proof of concept. We found that multicolor 3D prints are an effective tool for teaching, allowing students to partake in a multitude of different projects. That being said, making multicolor prints with more complex data, such as sediment type or vegetation will require further research. Multicolor 3D printing is an important tool in the arsenal of GIS educators to enhance education and outreach for the department.