RE: Re:Commo Traffic and Direction Finding...

of course, a DEMS model is great for visualization. I'm downloading 
the data now :-)

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html has the DEMS data
btw.

At 11:18 PM -0700 9/25/99, Michael Brown wrote:
>True, DEM are only elevation.	TruFlite gives an example of using 
>geo-political
>maps (like those generated off of TIGER) as a texture to drape over 
>the relief.
> Or you could draw your own texture (woods at Ft. Irwin anyone?),
>
>Michael Brown
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Michael Llaneza
>Sent:	Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:26 PM
>To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>Subject:	RE: Re:Commo Traffic and Direction Finding...
>
>I've got KPT Bryce and can handle USGS data, but the fantastic detail
>of the contour lines on the printed maps would be the most useful for
>gaming. The USGS data is just elevation data (unless there's a new
>series of data I haven't seen yet).
>
>At 6:11 PM -0700 9/25/99, Michael Brown wrote:
>>There a number of sources of software that will read USGS DEM files 
>>and create
>>TIFF images that are then read into a 3d graphic.  One is TruFlite
>>(www.truflite.com, I think) and there are a couple from the Corps of
>>Engineers.
>> Let me know if you want more data.
>>
>>Michael Brown
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Michael Llaneza
>>Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 4:14 PM
>>To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
>>Subject:	Re: Re:Commo Traffic and Direction Finding...
>>SNIP
>>
>>I've got the USGS survey map of Sonoma County, CA (lots of rolling
>>hills, watercourses, and open areas; perfect terrain for grav armor)
>>at a scale of 1cm = 1km, or 1mm = 1" in DSII's scale. I'd like to try
>>an enhanced EW/GMS game on that ! Of course, any suitably interesting
>>terrain that you're familiar with will also do nicely. I highly
>>recommend USGS maps. And if I can find a digital version of the map
>>I'll set up a pbem game.
>
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