1. A method comprising: receiving a two dimensional image associated with a geographic area or object; receiving a geometry model associated with the geographic area, wherein the geometry model comprises a plurality of elements, an element of the plurality of elements is associated with one or more attributes; generating, by a processor, an embossing map based on ambient occlusions associated with the geometry model, wherein an ambient occlusion range selected for application to an element of the plurality of elements is based on at least one of the one or more attributes corresponding to the element and wherein the ambient occlusion range defines a transition area about the element in the embossing map; and generating a composite image based on the two dimensional image and the embossing map.