For GTA 5 specifically, Riccobene also used a mod to remove all the water so he could get more accurate bathymetric scans. The result of all this scanning was about 500 million individual data points.

A Grand Theft Auto 5 fan spends over 400 hours creating a geographical map of San Andreas, using professional cartography software and a 3D printer.

The cool 3D map of GTA V going viral on Twitter was created by Dom Riccobene. He’s a product designer who often uses real-world data to recreate actual locations as exact “data sculptures.” ...

Created by BlueJeansGamer, this mod is a love letter to all the racing fans in GTA 5. It brings different terrains for racing packed in a single location. Every location in the mod looks ...