Hello Jon, I hope you didn't get me wrong:
Martin Spott wrote:
> I see that SWBD might have slightly more detail in certain areas as it
> follows even small quay walls but the "staircase mode" in SWBD makes it
> insuitable for creating FlightGear shorelines right out of the box. It
> may well be recommended to use SWBD as a reference for those who intend
> to modify scenery around coastal sites.
I didn't mean to be harsh about your proposal. I just think we have to
realize that there's still much to be done before we can profit from
SWBD for our purpose:
1.) We need to to find out how to smoothen the shoreline in a manner
that is suitable for the whole planet. This probably has already
been tackled by someone else, but we have to find out.
2.) We need a means to fill the gaps in SWBD. As it is based on SRTM it
does not cover the areas 'behind' the polar circles (I don't have
the exact numbers at hand).
3.) We need to have this done within just a few days because Curt wants
to start generating the new scenery RSN.
Under these circumstances I prefer to rely on the work of those people
who have much more experience in fine-tuning shoreline data, especially
now as there's a shapefile release that clearly and cleanly separates
between the different types of shore-/coastline.
Cheers,
Martin.
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