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From: Fabien Hénon
Subject: High resolution world-map
Date: 27 Aug 2000 17:19:36
Message: <39A98641.210E1A66@club-internet.fr>
I'd like to use  the isosurface feature by using an image_map as a
'normal'  to get a height_field on a sphere.

I have been looking for 2 map of the world : One for the shape of the
oceans and continents, the other is for the function to deform the
sphere. So far no success. I got a lot of 'DEM' sites and maps with a
lot of prints on them, but none with nothing but geographical pictures
on them.

Does anyone know where I could get high resolutions maps of the pictures
I enclosed ? I got these from a CD.

Thanks

Fabien


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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: High resolution world-map
Date: 27 Aug 2000 17:26:01
Message: <39A987AC.58FF9E22@schunter.etc.tu-bs.de>

> 
> I'd like to use  the isosurface feature by using an image_map as a
> 'normal'  to get a height_field on a sphere.
> 
> I have been looking for 2 map of the world : One for the shape of the
> oceans and continents, the other is for the function to deform the
> sphere. So far no success. I got a lot of 'DEM' sites and maps with a
> lot of prints on them, but none with nothing but geographical pictures
> on them.
> 
> Does anyone know where I could get high resolutions maps of the pictures
> I enclosed ? I got these from a CD.
> 

How about

http://maps.jpl.nasa.gov/earth.html

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
Homepage: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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From: Alan
Subject: Re: High resolution world-map
Date: 27 Aug 2000 17:29:13
Message: <39a98829@news.povray.org>
Finding a *good* altitude map of the earth is something I've never managed
to do, but places where you might like to look for hints and tips include:


http://www.mmedia.is/~bjj/

Maps of the Solar System
http://maps.jpl.nasa.gov/

Planetary Image Maps:
http://www.jht.cjb.net/
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/postgrad/thomasc1/render/maps.htm

Good luck.

Alan.



news:39A98641.210E1A66@club-internet.fr...
> I'd like to use  the isosurface feature by using an image_map as a
> 'normal'  to get a height_field on a sphere.
>
> I have been looking for 2 map of the world : One for the shape of the
> oceans and continents, the other is for the function to deform the
> sphere. So far no success. I got a lot of 'DEM' sites and maps with a
> lot of prints on them, but none with nothing but geographical pictures
> on them.
>
> Does anyone know where I could get high resolutions maps of the pictures
> I enclosed ? I got these from a CD.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fabien
>


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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: High resolution world-map
Date: 27 Aug 2000 17:29:47
Message: <39A9888D.28665718@schunter.etc.tu-bs.de>
Just found some more:

http://www.vterrain.org/Imagery/whole_earth.html

Christoph

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Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
Homepage: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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From: Fabien Hénon
Subject: Re: High resolution world-map
Date: 28 Aug 2000 16:17:51
Message: <39AAC937.913BA3D@club-internet.fr>
Thanks for that I'll try these.



> Just found some more:
>
> http://www.vterrain.org/Imagery/whole_earth.html
>
> Christoph
>
> --
> Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
> Homepage: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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