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Getting your own hires version of textures requires a few simple steps: | Getting your own hires version of textures requires a few simple steps: | ||
{{note|You can skip the next 2 steps ("obtain a texture set" and "convert the texture set") and download the ready-to-use files | {{note|You can skip the next 2 steps ("obtain a texture set" and "convert the texture set") and download the ready-to-use files via torrent with this magnet link: | ||
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:ffd18abf3bd98ee761babc09d7c901ea1ce0c78f&dn=EarthView%20-%20Complete | |||
Or you could get yourself this Bash-script to let it do the generation for you: https://github.com/chris-blues/Nasa2FGearthview}} | Or you could get yourself this Bash-script to let it do the generation for you: https://github.com/chris-blues/Nasa2FGearthview}} | ||
* obtain a texture set | * obtain a texture set | ||
Go to [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ Visible Earth], look into the Blue Marble section and download a texture set of your choice (there's different seasons available for instance). | Go to [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ Visible Earth], look into the Blue Marble section and download a texture set of your choice (there's different seasons available for instance). | ||
NASA typically delivers the hires textures with naming conventions N1 - N4 (northern hemisphere) and S1 - S4 (southern hemisphere) and Earthview follows that convention. | NASA typically delivers the hires textures with naming conventions N1 - N4 (northern hemisphere) and S1 - S4 (southern hemisphere) and Earthview follows that convention. | ||