Planetary Maps - 16 and 8k

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:02 am

http://www.wistorms.net/planetaryZips/

I'll get around to posting some samples from the maps tomorrow.

I would start by downloading these two:
http://www.wistorms.net/planetaryZips/1 ... r_bump.zip
http://www.wistorms.net/planetaryZips/8 ... r_bump.zip

As they are probably going to look like what you may be expecting--the 16k was used on one of the tropics maps. The others have a purpose as well, but they look a little different:)

Anyway, the 16K maps will require 512mb ram to import (1gb+ will help if you do multiple imports) as they require about 366 mb of ram...so don't have 60 processes running in the background:) The 8k maps will import with 256 (although 512 is better/faster).

After extracting the zip to whatever place on your computer, fire up DA WS--go to map on the main menu, then import planetary map and the map will draw over the map you had previously generated.

Enjoy! Other maps, with different looks, will be coming:)

These will stay online fo a long while:)

Pat

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:53 pm

Examples, all are 835X600

These look exactly (well very close--there are some jpeg compression artifacts in the exported charts:) like the planetary maps would after import w/out any final smoothing in DA WS..with the addition of a DA WS generated vector outline.

http://www.wistorms.net/examples/16k_hicolor.jpg
http://www.wistorms.net/examples/16k_land_bump.jpg
http://www.wistorms.net/examples/16k_gray_blue.jpg

http://www.wistorms.net/examples/8k_hicolor.jpg
http://www.wistorms.net/examples/8k_land_bump.jpg
http://www.wistorms.net/examples/8k_gray_blue.jpg
http://www.wistorms.net/examples/8k_land_nobump.jpg

http://www.wistorms.net/examples/16k_hi ... o_beta.jpg

You'll have to play around with these a little...but basically the 8K maps will look better on scales the size of the US down to about a regional US view, use the 16K at US regional views and smaller scales--about down to a 700 scale at 800X600 before any "noise" will start to show...to help remove the noise on tighter zooms click the smooth final image checkbox found under preferences-misc in DA WS

Pat

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:54 pm

Hello Pat

Thanks for all the maps. One question. I downloaded some other maps like Scotland, England and tropics and it looks that the resolution of the above map (16k) is lower then the previous downloaded maps. Is that true and if so, is there a place where you can download the higher-resolution map?

Greetings

Fred

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:13 pm

These maps are the same as the others, just at a reduced scale (~26k for the zoomed in tropics maps as opposed to 16 and 8K---I think different colours may have been used on a few of the European maps as well, I can't really remember off hand).

I'll not be uploading the others---one reason is it would take forever to upload them, and another reason, the main one, is the way they import is rather cumbersome...to say the least!

I may upload ~20K pixel maps, just a little less, a little later on. Maps of that size will only import with at least 1gb ram (2 is by far better), and even then it will take quite a long time.

To be honest, in most cases the maps that have already been uploaded will produce higher quality maps, at smaller dimensions, than will the huge ones. In other words, some of the other maps were a bit of overkill on my part:)

Of course, if these aren't of high enough resolution for one's purposes...I'm not suggesting any person has to actually download them. Although, I'm fairly sure a good number would be pleased with the quality, without asking for more.

Pat

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:16 pm

No, it's not the color on the European map: it's definitely the resolution. You can see clearly the shape of the mountains, in the 16k image you can see the jpg-squares.

Greetings

Fred

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:34 pm

So those that downloaded the GoMex base map can compare it with the 16K hi color jpeg planetary map....a DA WS smoother was run after importing. I know it isn't quite the same, but there isn't a huge amount of difference either:) There are some jpeg artifacts...

http://www.wistorms.net/examples/16K_Hicolor_GoMex.jpg

Pat

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:39 pm

Fred,

I know it is the difference between the dimensions/resolution of the planetary map...I simply stated I think the colours were different as well.

Oh well:)

Pat

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:37 pm

Fred,

You can try this one if you want:

http://wistorms.net/examples/19K_Hicolor_GoMex.jpg
http://wistorms.net/examples/19K_Hicolor_europe.jpg

The map:

http://wistorms.net/planetaryZips/hicolor_bump.zip

There is an issue with maps above 20,000...I'll just leave it at that:)

Pat

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:28 pm

GREAT map/details.

Thanks

Fred

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:46 pm

Since it looks like you have satisfied some of your curiosity Fred, I'm going to remove the 19K from the server.

It was my intention to keep everthing importable using 512mb of ram anyway.... that and it is a pain to download stuff that size:)

Pat