A topographical map shows you all kinds of things in nature in an area. - It mainly shows how high things are, and how up and down the trails become--how steep. - Hey, we're in luck!

This easy to use little tool lets you quickly select, customize, and print out a tiny topographical map of anywhere in the world. TopoTopo, as it’s called, is pretty easy to grok.

For Christmas this year, [Scottshambaugh] decided to make his family a map of their hometown — Portland, ME. Using topographical map data, he made this jaw-dropping 3D map, and it looks amazi… ...