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Re: Terrian Programs Etc

From: "Magic" <rmako@c...>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:22:46 -0500
Subject: Re: Terrian Programs Etc

I have seen a few requests for terrain programs and what not here on the
list.  The best one I have found is called MicroDem and is made by Prof
Peter Guth of the Oceanography department of the US Naval Academy.

http://www.nadn.navy.mil/Users/oceano/pguth/website/microdem.htm

This program allows you to read in the DEM data (Digital Elevation
Model)
that is online at:

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html

The USGS ftp site and construct terrains from them.

It has many interesting features, an overhead mode, a flythrough,
perspective view, weapons sheafs, weapons range circles etc.   It will
even
export this data in heightfield form for use in programs like Bryce to
create reaslistic terrain.

I have used it to download the terrain of New Haven CT, overlay it with
the
map from Street Atlas and output a nice 3d map with the terrain features
on
it.

If there is interest let me know offlist and I would be happy to talk
more
about it.  Last months 3D Artist mag has a decent article on the same
thing.

Bob Magic Makowsky

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