Plotting a 3D surface from a TIFF that covers a very large area can be resource intensive, so be mindful of the user-defined plot bounds. If plotting a large area, it is recommended to manipulate the ...

For those who might not be familiar with the Excel 3D maps feature, it plots spreadsheet data on a map. I found that I was able to plot the vehicle's ground track pretty easily, as shown in Figure 1.

Microsoft has released Power Map Preview for Excel 2013 which enables you to plot geographic and temporal data visually and analyze them in 3D.