An improved method of continuous LOD based on fractal theory in terrain rendering

Lan Lin; Lijun Li

doi:10.1117/12.775240

10 November 2007 An improved method of continuous LOD based on fractal theory in terrain rendering

Lan Lin, Lijun Li

Proceedings Volume 6795, Second International Conference on Space Information Technology; 679569 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.775240
Event: Second International Conference on Spatial Information Technology, 2007, Wuhan, China

Abstract

With the improvement of computer graphic hardware capability, the algorithm of 3D terrain rendering is going into the hot topic of real-time visualization. In order to solve conflict between the rendering speed and reality of rendering, this paper gives an improved method of terrain rendering which improves the traditional continuous level of detail technique based on fractal theory. This method proposes that the program needn't to operate the memory repeatedly to obtain different resolution terrain model, instead, obtains the fractal characteristic parameters of different region according to the movement of the viewpoint. Experimental results show that the method guarantees the authenticity of landscape, and increases the real-time 3D terrain rendering speed.

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Lan Lin and Lijun Li "An improved method of continuous LOD based on fractal theory in terrain rendering", Proc. SPIE 6795, Second International Conference on Space Information Technology, 679569 (10 November 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.775240

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