US military creates second Earth

[Analog]

The US Army is building a second version of Earth on computer to help it prepare for conflicts around the world.
The detailed simulation will be drawn from a real-world terrain database and will be drawn to the same scale as the original.


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[SWScorch]

they should have hired Carmack to do it.... that screenshot sucks

 

[sxftdeep]

It has begun! IT HAS BEGUN!

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

wierd....1:1 scale?

 

[StageLeft]

In a few years it will be the basis for the most addictive massive multiplayer online real time strategy game ever.

 

[0roo0roo]

ooooo the sims military style...

 

[Dufman]

i wonder what the size of that file is going to end up being....

 

[Czar]

very interesting but ... too big of a project for anyone

but hey, if they need modelers to do iceland then I'm up for it

 

[GasX]

Is WOPR crunching the numbers?

 

[Mermaidman]

(Yawn) Call me when they create Middle Earth.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Czar
very interesting but ... too big of a project for anyone

but hey, if they need modelers to do iceland then I'm up for it

They've already finished
modelling Iceland.

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Czar
very interesting but ... too big of a project for anyone

but hey, if they need modelers to do iceland then I'm up for it

They've already finished
modelling Iceland.

this one is better