Terrain & elevationUSGS
USGS rendered hillshade
Photorealistic terrain shading.
Multi-direction hillshade tiles generated from USGS 3DEP. Three azimuths blended (315°, 270°, 45°) so terrain reads naturalistic without the harsh single-light look of stock renders.
Coverage
50 states
Refresh cadence
Static; regenerated when underlying DEM updates
Status
Live in production
Agency
Used in Bield
Where this dataset shows up in the apps.
Bield: Hunt
Hillshade basemap layer
Blended under the contour vectors for terrain depth.