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Phase 1: Tutorial 1: Tools and Techniques Useful for Creating an Excavation Plan
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Phase 1: Tutorial 1: Tools and Techniques Useful for Creating an Excavation Plan

By Jeff TienJanuary 21, 2021May 22nd, 2022No Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUDTrpc7qCs&t=515s

Watch the BTIL Challenge Tutorial 1 Video

To help you develop the required excavation plan as part of this challenge, we’ve prepared an informative tutorial along with some additional helpful tools and links to take advantage of.

Tools, Utilities, & URLs used in this tutorial:

  • Moon Trek: https://trek.nasa.gov/moon/
  • QGIS: https://www.qgis.org/
  • Blender: https://www.blender.org/
  • GIS Plugin for Blender: https://github.com/domlysz/BlenderGIS

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