An NFC tag on your 3D relief: what is it for?
A topographic relief tells a story: a summit reached, a race finished, a journey still being talked about.
But the full story—the photos, the final time, the track recorded that day—lives elsewhere: on Strava, in a photo album, in a video.
The NFC tag bridges the two. Bring a smartphone close to your relief, and that story opens on the screen.
What is an NFC tag?
It's the same technology as contactless payment: a tiny, battery-free chip that wakes up when a phone is brought near it.
Ours is embedded beneath your model, invisible in daily life. It contains only one thing: the link of your choice.
Bring a smartphone within a few centimeters, a notification appears, tap it, and the link opens. No app to install, no account to create, no printed QR code to clutter the object.
Which link should you associate with your relief?
Anything that extends the memory. A few ideas:
- the Strava activity of the route: the track, time, elevation gain, and segments of the day;
- a shared online photo album (Google Photos, iCloud, etc.) with pictures of the outing;
- a video: the weekend summary, the finish line footage, the moment you crossed it;
- the race results page showing your ranking;
- a narrative: your blog post or online travel journal;
- for a gift, a message or a souvenir page prepared for the recipient.
If your track comes from Strava, the activity link can be copied in two steps—this is also where you can export your GPX file to create the relief itself.
How to add it to your creation?
On the product page, choose the "With NFC tag" option. An "NFC Link" field will appear: paste the address you wish to associate there.
Don't have the link ready when ordering? No worries: the field is optional; you can send us the address later, before production.
And the link isn't set in stone: the chip can be reprogrammed after delivery. A new adventure, an updated album, a different video? Contact us, and we will assist you with the process free of charge.
And if you haven't created your relief yet, everything begins in the step-by-step guided configurator.
Which phones does it work with?
Modern smartphones, both iPhone and Android, read NFC tags directly without any app. On some Android models, you simply need to ensure that NFC is enabled in the settings—it's the same setting used for contactless payment.
The chip itself requires nothing: no battery, no maintenance, no connection. It will work ten years from now just as it does on day one.
A shareable memory
Perhaps that is where the NFC tag truly finds its meaning: when someone else discovers the object.
A guest notices the relief on the shelf and asks what it is. Rather than an explanation, a gesture: they bring their phone close and see the track, the photos, the final time. The object tells the adventure itself.
And for a relief given as a gift—after an ultra-trail, a triathlon, or a trip—it's a second surprise hidden within the first.