Terrain Modelling
A number of scholarly pages covering visualization techniques, terrain morphing, generating fractal surfaces, data filtering, and a mars planetary model. (free, with code)
TerrainEditor
Create landscapes and texture them. Features include: Mesh sizes up to 2048x2048, 3DExploreView for normal FPS viewing and movement, Fractal Brownian Motion (fBm) Heightfields using Perlin Noise. An open-source, OpenGL-MFC program, by NEB Software.
TerrainPro by MultiGen-Paradigm
Produce large area terrain databases with real-world data and 3D culture (eg. roads) and imagery, skin generation, and texture mapping. Target market: Professional [Win98/NT,SGI]
TerrainView-Web
Plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer to allow interactive visualization of high-resolution 3D terrain data directly over the internet.
TerraVision by ART+COM
These guys have big ideas: "A complete virtual 1:1 map of the earth." and "In a nutshell, ... the ultimate information system enabling seamless travel through space and time." Available in German and English. [Requires Flash]
UrbanModeller
Software for visualisation of non-tangible data related to the urban environment. It may be used to construct 3D thematic 'maps' such as land use. A component of the Virtual Field Course from the U. of Leicester. [Win9x/NT/2k]
Virtual Terrain Project
Promotes development of tools for constructing any part of the real world in interactive, 3D digital form. CAD, GIS, visual simulation, surveying and remote sensing. (free, with code) [win32, unix]
Vista LSS for Windows
3D views and realtime virtual tours with textured and heighted features. Built on Terrain LSS, which provides 'Field-to-Finish' DTM system for surveyors and engineers. [Windows]
VistaPro
Create 3D landscapes using real-world data from the United States Geological Survey and extra-terrestrial data from NASA. [Win9x+]
Wilbur
Small program for playing with terrain data (height fields). Imports data from and to many popular file formats. Can use a number of image processing operations and height field painting tools. (Free, no code) [Win9x/NT]
World Construction Set
Professional photorealistic terrain modeling, visualization, rendering and animation program. Create stunning, photorealistic images and animations with image object rendering. [Win9x/NT/2k/Mac/SGI]
WorldPerfect
A standalone Windows desktop utility for generating high resolution terrain databases from photo-realistic imagery, digital elevation data, and cultural feature content.
The Aeliom Portal
Aeliom allows real time generation, rendering, illumination, and exploration of 3d virtual landscapes.
Atlas - The FlightGear mapping utility
Produce and display charts of the world for users of FlightGear, an open source flight simulator. Includes map creator and atlas viewer. Can also be used stand alone. Under development, GPL. [Win32(cygwin),Linux]
Blueberry3D
A program for designing and creating virtual landscapes utilizing real map data or synthetic data from fractals. Fractals are also used to dynamically extend the data and level of detail. [Win 98/SE/Me/2k]
3DEM
Interactive OpenGL 3D viewer with flyby and animation capabilities. Reads most familiar US DEM formats and can export to common image and terrain formats. [Win95/98/ME/2000]
Demeter Terrain Rendering Engine
A cross-platform, open source terrain rendering engine. Written as a stand-alone compnent that can be easily integrated into any kind of application. [OpenGL]
Generating Terrain
An older (1996) collection of documentation, source code, and programs for generating and visualizing terrain.
Genova
Premier demonstration site for G-Vista Web technology. '3D Flight Over Switzerland' uses 25 meter satellite imagery to build 3D scenes to be streamed and visualized over the internet.
G-Graphix
Makers of G-Vista, G-Scene, G-Render Library, software components for CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/Web-productions to interactively fly over huge contiguous terrains. Target market: high end professional.
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