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Outerra Engine => Ideas & Suggestions & Questions => Topic started by: KelvinNZ on April 14, 2012, 06:09:25 am
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Hi Cameni,
I have research a number of sites that I think could help with your integration of biomes and ecosystems for your procedural generators. I would hope that some of this could be used somehow to be used in Outerra.
World Biomes
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/)
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/ (http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/)
World Volcanoes
http://www.volcanolive.com/world.html (http://www.volcanolive.com/world.html)
Volcano Database Search
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=102557&s=5&d=5 (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=102557&s=5&d=5)
World Climate Zones
http://www.climate-zone.com/ (http://www.climate-zone.com/)
http://www.climate-charts.com/World-Climate-Index-Map.html (http://www.climate-charts.com/World-Climate-Index-Map.html)
Geospatial Data
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/maps/interactivemaps.html (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/maps/interactivemaps.html)
Geomagnetic Data
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data.shtml (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data.shtml)
Marine Geology & Geophysics
Shoreline / Coastline Data
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/shorelines.html (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/shorelines.html)
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pwessel/gshhs/index.html (http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pwessel/gshhs/index.html)
Global Relief Data
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/global.html (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/global/global.html)
Globe data import for Bathemetry/Relief
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgg/ff/nph-newform.pl/mgg/topo/customdatacd (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgg/ff/nph-newform.pl/mgg/topo/customdatacd)
Space Weather Data
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/spaceweather.html (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/spaceweather.html)
Night Lights
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/downloadV4composites.html (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/downloadV4composites.html)
New Zealand Ecosystems - you already have this link
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/ecosystems/rare/index.asp (http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/ecosystems/rare/index.asp)
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Thanks, useful. And showing the amount of work needed :)
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A lot of work indeed. I love this planet, just so much to it. And that's just earth.
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Not sure if the below refines OT elevation data as it stands but i will add it anyway.
Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010
http://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/GMTED_viewer/viewer.php (http://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/GMTED_viewer/viewer.php)
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I think it's important to add several World Biomes already on the ground and vegetation , for example is that the Grand Canyon of red rock is and not gray as it is now.It would also ensure that the world would be more real and different from vegetation-zone to vegetation-zone.
I'm looking forward to the results. :D
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Is something like this planned?
Would appreciate an answer.
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Is something like this planned?
Would appreciate an answer.
Yes, yes it is. Just have to get the basic engine stable enough to start shopping for a million tree and plant models. And who is going to make the 40,000 ground textures we will need? Sand, Sand and Shale, Sand and Pink Limestone, Dirt with gravel, Jungle floor!
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Maybe voluntary can create and deploy the textures and make them publicly or they are taken from a free-database.
are certainly better ideas .. but I know no more :D