Software
The OSU Cartography and Geovisualization group maintains the software applications below.
Natural Earth Projection Tool for ArcMap
A free toolbox for ArcMap that projects shapefiles to the Natural Earth or Natural Earth II projection.
Add Vertex Script for Adobe Illustrator
Add Vertex adds vertices (anchor points) to lines and area polygons based on a maximum distance spacing that the user defines.
Flex Projector
Flex Projector is a freeware application for creating custom world map projections. The intuitive interface allows users to easily modify popular world map projections or create completely new projections.
Color Oracle
Color Oracle allows the designer to see colours on the monitor as people with color vision deficencies see them.
MapAnalyst
MapAnalyst computes distortion grids and other visualizations that illustrate the geometrical accuracy and distortion of old maps.
Terrain Bender
Terrain Bender applies progressive bending to digital terrain models for 3D cartography. It offers interactive tools to add a bent base to a digital terrain model.
Terrain Sculptor
Terrain Sculptor generalizes terrain models for relief shading. Terrain Sculptor removes irrelevant terrain detail and accentuates important terrain features.
Terrain Equalizer
Terrain Equalizer generalizes digital terrain models for 3D maps. Currently only a pre-release.
Scree Painter
Scree Painter generates scree patterns for topographic maps. It fills polygons with scree stones for Swiss-style mountain maps.