====== L3DTio_MOLA ======
===== Plugin information ===
^ Author | [[user>Aaron]] |
^ Formats | MOLA '.LBL' and '.IMG' files. |
^ Download link | [[http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/downloads/plugins/bin/L3DTio_MOLA-bin.zip|L3DTio_MOLA-bin.zip]] |
^ Last update | Version 2.7.4.2, released 4 Jan 2010. |
^ Dependencies | L3DT release 2.8 or later. |
^ How to install? | Please refer to the [[bundydocs>l3dt:userguide:extensions:install|plugin installation guide]]. |
^ Forum thread | [[http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1291]]. |
===== Using L3DTio_MOLA =====
To import Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data sets, select the '//File->Import->Import MOLA terrain//' menu option, and select the LBL file to be loaded. The L3DTio_MOLA plugin will load the map description from the LBL file, and then load the data from the associated IMG file.
==== Where to download MOLA data? ====
MOLA data is available from the [[http://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/mgs/megdr.html|PDS Geosciences Node at Wash. U.]]. The data is available in five different resolutions, from 4 pixels per degree up to 128 pixels per degree. Please note that the very highest resolution MOLA topography data (128 pixels per degree) has a lateral resolution of 463 metres per pixel, which is quite coarse for game purposes.
==== Which data file? ====
There are several flavours of MOLA data, including AREOID_RADIUS, COUNTS_PER_BIN, MEAN_RADIUS, and MEDIAN_TOPOGRAPHY. To load Mars terrain in L3DT, you should select the MEDIAN_TOPOGRAPHY map files, which may be identified by their filename prefix of 'megt'.
===== Screenshots =====
| {{http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/gallery/r28/2009Nov26/MolaDemo2.jpg}} |
^ MOLA terrain, 2D view. ^
| {{http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/gallery/r28/2009Nov26/MolaDemo.jpg}} |
^ MOLA terrain, 3D view. ^
===== Changes =====
2010/01/04 --- Released v2.7.4.2, with support for L3DT Standard Edition. Also adds LBL file format handler.
2009/11/26 --- Released v2.7.4.0.