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plugins:fileio:l3dtio_mola [2017/08/31 06:19] (current)
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| | + | ====== L3DTio_MOLA ====== |
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| | + | ===== Plugin information === |
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| | + | ^ 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]]. | |
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| | + | ===== Using L3DTio_MOLA ===== |
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| | + | 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. |
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| | + | ==== Where to download MOLA data? ==== |
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| | + | 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. |
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| | + | ==== Which data file? ==== |
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| | + | 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'. |
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| | + | ===== Screenshots ===== |
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| | + | <html><div align = "center"></html> |
| | + | | {{http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/gallery/r28/2009Nov26/MolaDemo2.jpg}} | |
| | + | ^ MOLA terrain, 2D view. ^ |
| | + | <html></div></html> |
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| | + | <html><div align = "center"></html> |
| | + | | {{http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/gallery/r28/2009Nov26/MolaDemo.jpg}} | |
| | + | ^ MOLA terrain, 3D view. ^ |
| | + | <html></div></html> |
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| | + | ===== Changes ===== |
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| | + | 2010/01/04 --- Released v2.7.4.2, with support for L3DT Standard Edition. Also adds LBL file format handler. |
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| | + | 2009/11/26 --- Released v2.7.4.0. |
