Softwares for mountains and maps
Technical Terms & Software for Mountain landscape
In our forum, 'FYAMAP' not a few members have been developing softwares for mountains and maps. In this pag, I will introduce few of them. But I am a windows user so I can't intoroduce softwares depend on Macintosh and another Operating System.

YAMA-OTAKU/ CHsystem /Kashmir/ MoV/PTOLEMY/Mapsee

YAMA-OTAKU

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View from Mt. Akadake drawed by 'Jama-otaku' (JDK Version)

'YAMA' means mountain, and 'OTAKU' means a maniac.
This is the oldest software for moutain view. Original version is developed by VERDE(Mr. Sunami) before Windows came out in NEC PC9801 Dos. Now this software can operate on Windows, Macintosh and Java(JDK1.1).
Many men (including me) bought personal computers in order to operate only this software.
Mountain images generated by this software is not realistic but a simple triangle as above.
But its operating is so light. And heigh cost digital data is not necessary for this software. It is only text data composed by name of moutain, latitude, longitude and height, to operate YAMA-OTAKU. And data for this is easy to make, and the data of this, if you are willing to do, make much minute than digital map, because we make this data by ourselves.
The data of this software is collecetd in 'FYAMAP CD-ROM' and its library.
Java test version is here. Englsh version is developed.
Long time passed by from the software came out to us, but we always approciates it.

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ch_htk01.jpgMt.Hotaka rendered by CHsystem using original data.
CHsystem can be operating only on old NEC PC9801. so we can't operate this software except Japanese NEC mania. But I think this software is the origin of Kashmir, so I write this software for all Kashmir mania.

CH means 'Conter Height'. This software was developed by Mr.(DAN) Sugimoto before Windows came out. Its operating system was NEC Dos, but the software uses multi windows and mouse, as if it were operating on Windows.
It was, he called, 4D-CG software using Z-Buffer method. 4D is 3D and an animation.
CHsystem can render not only 3D landscape but poligon model, for example, tree,clouds,and solid. (Images of ball, in this page made by CHsystem and may first movie was made by this software.) Mr.Sugimoto also make a lot of data for this, for example, Mt.Hotaka, Taisetsu Moutain range, Chishima Islands, Oze and so on.. by digitaizing maps in himself. This data@can be used by Kashmir.

Kashmir @ kashvga.jpg Kashmir, as you know, is a freesoftware developped by DAN Sugimoto. Its fantastic facility will enchant you.
This software originally is developped for serching visible area where target mountain can look. Many facilities, for example, redering 3D view, texture mapping, GPS signal capture and realtime previewing, are attched this software. And now Kashmir has become default viewer for digital map. Type of digital map deal with this software is 50m/250m/1km grid (elevation) data of Japan, and 30arc-second DEM, 1-Degree USGS Digital Elevation Models provided by USGS and RIMINI provided Swiss Federal Office of Topography.
You can get this software including English version at his web site.

My works by Kashmir is here.

MoV
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Mt. Fuji view from Mt. Tounodake (Tanzawa moutain-range) using 250m grid data.
This software is the oldest software that can render 3D view by digital map provided by GSI of Japan. This software calculates exactly refraction and scattered light. So the are generated by this software is more realistic than others.
The 'Shinkansen movie' generated by this software impressed us, it rendered the view from window of Shinkansen between Mishima and Shizuoka. (This movie is collected in 'FYAMAP CD-ROM' and our library.) Astronimical simulation can view on a certain time on a certain day.
I heard from Mr.Kragen that MoV is named by its icon image and it means Mountain and Valley.
This software get his web site.

My works by Mov is here.

PTOLEMY
Ptolemy is particular software. We are ready to make 3D view by use of above software, but if we want to draw map of all of Japan or all of the world, we notice that we have not a tool to draw it.
Ptolemy can draw map by free scale and various projection of map.
This software is shareware but before resistlation you can appriciate full facility of this software except logo is drawed in image , as left image.
You can get this software his web site.
Mapsee
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Mapsee (sample edition)

Mapsee is a viewer for 10000 Sogo (Integration) Data, 25000 Gyosei-kai (Administrative Boundary) Data and FD map provided by GSI of Japan.
This software is made by component for Delphi developped by him. (Component is shareware. (2000 yen))
You can get this software in 'FYAMAP Library' or his web site.