Free script to quickly generate high-quality heightmaps
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Hey folks, I've put together a small Python script to hopefully make it a touch easier to generate high quality 16-bit heightmaps from elevation data (mainly USGS), suitable for use in game engines. If that sounds like something you would be interested in, check out the code and instructions over at GitHub: https://github.com/MacroPolo/real-terrain
Here are some quick samples generated from the tool (compressed JPEG) to give you an idea:
If you have something like WorldMachine, you can get even better results by adding some simple filters.
Here are some quick samples generated from the tool (compressed JPEG) to give you an idea:
- https://i.imgur.com/aM2UU3H.jpg
- https://i.imgur.com/b7Puha7.jpg
- https://i.imgur.com/dMxCkDP.jpg
- https://i.imgur.com/9fs3bWk.jpg
If you have something like WorldMachine, you can get even better results by adding some simple filters.