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Mapping

18 worked mapping examples with 18 prompts. Each shows the input and the real output from Nano Banana and ChatGPT. The prompts for the first example are free to copy.

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How to use these prompts

  1. Open Nano Banana (Google Gemini) or ChatGPT.
  2. If the example starts from an image, upload your own sketch, model screenshot, photo or plan.
  3. Paste the prompt and adjust the materials, light and style words to your project.
  4. Refine in the same chat, e.g. "keep the composition, change to dusk lighting".

About this lesson

Mapping is part of Advanced Practice for Urban Design: Aerial tracing, masterplan renderings, contour models, mapping and urban diagrams. Most of the 18 examples here run the same prompt through both Nano Banana and ChatGPT, so you can compare the two directly.

Example 01
Mapping – Example 1: After

Mapping

Nano Banana Pro · Free prompt

A circular architectural site plan of the Boston coastline and harbor, aerial view. The map is contained within a perfect circle with a faint dashed border line. Style of a minimalist topographic map on textured beige archival paper. Deep slate-teal color for the water with a grainy watercolor wash texture. Cream-colored land with delicate, fine-line ink contour lines representing elevation. Small, textured patches of olive-green stippling to represent parks and greenery. Clean, vintage cartographic aesthetic, high detail, minimal labels, white background surrounding the circle. Ratio 3:4 *Note: Change the location, colors as neede.

一张波士顿海岸线和港口的圆形建筑总平面图,鸟瞰视角。地图被框在一个完美的圆内,配一圈淡淡的虚线边框。采用极简地形图风格,画在带纹理的米色档案纸上。水体用深石板蓝绿色,带颗粒感的水彩晕染纹理。陆地为奶油色,用精致的细墨等高线表示高程。公园和绿地用带纹理的橄榄绿小点彩块表示。干净的复古制图美感,细节丰富,标注极少,圆形外为白色背景。比例 3:4 *备注:可按需更换地点和颜色。

Questions

Mapping

What do I need to do mapping with AI?

Only Nano Banana and ChatGPT. Upload your source image and paste a prompt from this page. There are 18 worked examples here to follow.

Is Nano Banana or ChatGPT better for mapping?

Most examples on this page run the same prompt through both tools and show the results side by side. Nano Banana usually keeps the composition and geometry of the input closer, while ChatGPT pushes the style further.

Can I use these prompts for client work?

Yes. The prompts can be used in your own design projects, competitions and portfolio.

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Advanced Practice for Urban Design, maps, masterplans and urban diagrams.

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