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Virtual Terrain Project - http://vterrain.org/
Promotes development of tools for constructing any part of the real world in interactive, 3D digital form. CAD, GIS, visual simulation, surveying and remote sensing. (free, with code) [win32, unix] |
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World Construction Set - http://www.3dnature.com/index.html
Professional photorealistic terrain modeling, visualization, rendering and animation program. Create stunning, photorealistic images and animations with image object rendering. [Win9x/NT/2k/Mac/SGI] |
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Blueberry3D - http://www.blueberry3d.com/
A program for designing and creating virtual landscapes utilizing real map data or synthetic data from fractals. Fractals are also used to dynamically extend the data and level of detail. [Win 98/SE/Me/2k] |
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The Aeliom Portal - http://www.iluac.com/aeliom/
Aeliom allows real time generation, rendering, illumination, and exploration of 3d virtual landscapes. |
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SpatialAce - http://www.spatialace.com/
Toolkit for building interactive real-time applications with 2D or 3D presentations, from simulators and command and control (C3I) to surveillance and traditional GIS systems. [Win9x/NT/2k] |
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http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~jslayton/software.html - http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~jslayton/software.html
Small program for playing with terrain data (height fields). Imports data from and to many popular file formats. Can use a number of image processing operations and height field painting tools. (Free, no code) [Win9x/NT] |
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MapRender3D - http://www.maprender3d.com/
Modeling and visualization software package that creates relief maps in both 2D and 3D using either proprietary global elevation database or public domain DEMs. Features include projections, texture draping, lighting, shading, and elevation color graduation. |
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Atlas - The FlightGear mapping utility - http://atlas.sourceforge.net/
Produce and display charts of the world for users of FlightGear, an open source flight simulator. Includes map creator and atlas viewer. Can also be used stand alone. Under development, GPL. [Win32(cygwin),Linux] |
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Natural Scene Designer - http://naturalgfx.com/
Raytracing based landscape renderer with object (trees, rocks, lakes) creation, placement and animation capabilities. Interactive planimetric, and 3D modeling viewpoints. Imports USGS and STDS DEMs. [Windows and Mac] |
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Leveller by Daylon Graphics - http://www.daylongraphics.com/products/leveller/index.htm
Heightfield, bumpmap, and terrain modeler for Windows. Has an active user community with many 3rd party plugins. Downloadable demo with limited functionality. |
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VistaPro - http://www.vendornation.com/*ws4d-db-query-QuickShow?vp001
Create 3D landscapes using real-world data from the United States Geological Survey and extra-terrestrial data from NASA. [Win9x+] |
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OpenGL Terrain Engine - http://ohad.visual-i.com/exper/exper.htm
An experimental OpenGL interactive terrain viewer with surface textures, clouds and reflective water capabilities. (free, with code) [Win32] |
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Height Map Editor - http://hme.sourceforge.net/
Free program that edits, generates, and manipulates terrain height maps. These can be used in terrain renders, which are used in games, applications, and demos. Web base manual available. [Windows and Linux] |
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nineteen70five - http://mzone.mweb.co.za/residents/jhammes/main.htm
Specializes in the import of GIS data sets and creation of a GIS viewer, which allows the user to "fly" over a 3-D image of their data sets. |
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OpenSkies Training System - http://www.openskies.net/training/index.html
Free authoring tool for virtual environment training system. A low cost PC-based system which incorporates trainee performance measurement capability. [Win9x/NT/2k] |
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http://www.geo-visualisierung.de/demo.htm - http://www.geo-visualisierung.de/demo.htm
A free win32 3D viewer which demonstrates Dynamic Level of Detail (DLOD), based on OpenGL and GLUT, only reads USGS DEMs. Appears to be in active development. |
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InReality (tm) Model Viewer - http://www.govcomm.harris.com/realsite/
Visualization tool that permits the user to view RealSite (tm) models within a virtual environment. [IRIX, Win32] |
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KLevel Heightfield Tool - http://sourceforge.net/projects/klevel/
A heightfield modelling tool designed to mimic Leveller for Windows. It features an OpenGL preview and many brush-like tools. (free, with code) [Linux] |
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G-Graphix - http://www.g-graphix.de/english/home/index.htm
Makers of G-Vista, G-Scene, G-Render Library, software components for CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Web-productions to interactively fly over huge contiguous terrains. Target market: high end professional. |
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UrbanModeller - http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/vfc/software/urbanmodeller/index.html
Software for visualisation of non-tangible data related to the urban environment. It may be used to construct 3D thematic 'maps' such as land use. A component of the Virtual Field Course from the U. of Leicester. [Win9x/NT/2k] |