About

SMS Mapper is a free addon with a paid pro version for blender that allows import and visualisation of geographic country data.

Features (Pro and Free version)

  • 255 Countries mesh objects converted from Natural Earth Data

  • Easy to use panel in the 3D View.

  • 3 Resolution options at 10m, 50m, and 110m scales.

    • HD Countries / 10m Resolution / 255 Countries - Pro Version

    • MD Countries / 50m Resolution / 241 Countries - Pro Version

    • LD Countries / 110m Resolution / 177 Countries

  • Custom Geometry nodes setup

    • Extrude/Translate Countries by value

    • Show custom value and name labels

    • Various label options

  • Materials Presets. - Pro Version 16K, Free Version 8K

  • Materials Quick Setup panel.

  • Projection options.

    • Flat

    • Sphere

    • Disc

    • Tube

  • Import and export CSV data.

    • Starter CSV template provided, update country objects with your own csv data.

    • Export CSV data to re-use in other projects.

About the geographic data

The data used in this addon is part of the public domain or registered under CC0, see below for more information.

Natural Earth data in GeoJSON

https://github.com/martynafford/natural-earth-geojson

Map files used in shaders

https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-raster-data/ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/

Colour Map

NE2_HR_LC_SR_W_DR

https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-raster-data/10m-natural-earth-2/

Natural Earth II with Shaded Relief, Water, and Drainages Coloring based on idealized land cover.

Bump Map

GRAY_HR_SR_OB_DR

https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-raster-data/10m-gray-earth/

Gray Earth with Shaded Relief, Hypsography, Ocean Bottom, and Drainages Antarctic ice shelves are also included.

Other data sources

https://data.un.org/default.aspx