Howto:Create custom terrain: Difference between revisions

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Let's take a look at the Finistère in Brittany, Western France: if you click [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=-4.41840585539649&lat=48.4484146908477&zoom=11&layers=0B000000FTTFFFFFTFT here], you will quickly see and understand how the Finistère county is known of FlightGear. Some towns/cities (red), a few forests (green), etc. Overall, it is not a very good resolution: a lot of angles, the detail level is not that good, some towns are missing. If you want a better definition on ground, there is some work to be done! The goal being to obtain something like this:
Let's take a look at the Finistère in Brittany, Western France: if you click [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=-4.41840585539649&lat=48.4484146908477&zoom=11&layers=0B000000FTTFFFFFTFT here], you will quickly see and understand how the Finistère county is known of FlightGear. Some towns/cities (red), a few forests (green), etc. Overall, it is not a very good resolution: a lot of angles, the detail level is not that good, some towns are missing. If you want a better definition on ground, there is some work to be done! The goal being to obtain something like this:


# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=13.40385&lat=52.50199&zoom=11&layers=000000BFFFFFFFFFTFFF Berlin]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=13.40385&lat=52.50199&zoom=11&layers=B0000000TFFFTFFFTFFFFFFF Berlin]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=9.40368&lat=47.63699&zoom=11&layers=B000000FFFFFFFFFTFFF Bodensee surroundings]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=9.40368&lat=47.63699&zoom=11&layers=B0000000TFFFTFFFTFFFFFFF Bodensee surroundings]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=-88.55704&lat=43.98436&zoom=11&layers=000000BFFFFFFFFFTFFF Oshkosh surroundings]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=-88.55704&lat=43.98436&zoom=11&layers=B0000000TFFFTFFFTFFFFFFF Oshkosh surroundings]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=-62.87648&lat=17.69865&zoom=10&layers=B000000FFFFFFFFFTFFF Carribs]
# [http://mapserver.flightgear.org/map/?lon=-62.87648&lat=17.69865&zoom=10&layers=B0000000TFFFTFFFTFFFFFFF Carribean Islands]


You will immediately notice the improvement to the ground. When flying, the difference is huge. Moreover, this enables the autogeneration of cities, trees, farmland, and so on.
You will immediately notice the improvement to the ground. When flying, the difference is huge. Moreover, this enables the autogeneration of cities, trees, farmland, and so on.
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