The problem with building a mesh is that a lot of data sources can get confused when measuring the height of the ground. For example – what if you fire a laser from space to measure the height, but it… Read More ›
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Making Napier Green Again!
Sometimes using the latest and highest quality images aren’t the best thing to do. Check out the current imagery for Napier, for example. It is at a resolution of .3M and taken around 2015, but you’ll see that it appears… Read More ›
Making Lake Wanaka Blue Again
Today I put together an optional patch for the South Island. If you fly over Lake Wanaka, you’ll notice that it’s a combination of ortho and water which usually looks quite good, but if the ortho is captured with large… Read More ›
Coromandel Seams fine to me
Yesterday I worked on the Coromandel, to tidy up the seam between photo sets. This should mean that I only have some issues to fix around Raglan and the Hawkes Bay before I’m halfway through the North Island redo. Here’s… Read More ›
Hunua Before and After
Here’s a quick update of where I got to tonight. First, here’s the issue, several images that don’t align with each other: Here’s a closer look in the editor: And after: The final result in X-Plane:
Northland – Re-Issue
LINZ has been making some changes and released some new aerial photography for Northland and other spots around the country. This was badly needed as the area was unusable. Here’s what it look liked before, and why I couldn’t use… Read More ›
South Island – 1 tile done, HDD issues
Here’s a few shots from the top of the South Island. These were actually taken before the Overlay went on, so it actually has more details now, with trees, buildings, roads and power lines added on top. There’s quite a… Read More ›
NZ Orthophotography: Donationware
I just took a minute and setup a PayPal donation service to help fund the costs of putting together a high quality set of orthos for the entire of NZ. Firstly, a note about donation-ware – you really aren’t buying… Read More ›
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