Eduard: Swiss-Style Relief Shading for Maps Using Machine Learning
In Swiss-Style Relief shading, the light comes from North West, which is impossible in the northern hemisphere. This makes sunny south facing slopes shaded and shaded north facing slopes light.<p>Legend says that this was an intentional design decision, because right handed people usually have their desk lighting on the top left of their desk, giving the map a 3D like appearance.<p>Here's an article on the topic (german only), it seems to have caused quite the debate back in the day: <a href="https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/home.detail.news.html/swisstopo-internet/news2023/time-space/light.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/home.detail.news.html/swis...</a>