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Foil 28 Terrain rendering in VRML

From Overview of VRML SC95 Tutorial on Web Technologies -- December 4,95. by NPAC Team * See also color IMAGE

Data used:
  • 30 meters DEM (Digital Elevation Model) data
  • 30 meters color data - satellite image
The whole surface is divided into parts covering areas 20 x 20 points.
Each part is modeled in VRML separately. Only lighting is common in the main file.
The main file is an "index" that indicates the parts of world that should be loaded.
While moving the viewpoint above the surface the areas that are no longer necessary disappear and new areas are loaded.
The rendering resolution of the an area depends on the distance from the user viewpoint.



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