Earth to OBJ file downloader
# tested with node@8.15.0, npm@6.4.1
npm install
node index.js [octant] [max_level] [[--dump-json]] [[--dump-raw]]
# dump textured obj (octant from example.jpg)
node index.js 20527061605273514 20
# prevents 3d viewers like blender from jittering
# produces scaled + moved model.2.obj from model.obj
bash scale_move_obj.sh
# dump json and raw data
node index.js 20527061605273514 20 --dump-json --dump-raw
Notes
"https://kh.google.com/rt/🅐/🅑"
- 🅐: planet
- "earth"
- "mars"
- ...
- 🅑: resource
- "PlanetoidMetadata"
- "BulkMetadata/pb=!1m2!1s❶!2u❷"
- ❶: octant path
- ❷: epoch
- "NodeData/pb=!1m2!1s❸!2u❹!2e❺(!3u❻)!4b0"
- ❸: octant path
- ❹: epoch
- ❺: texture format
- ❻: imagery epoch (sometimes)
General info:
- Everything is stored in an octree.
Roles of resources:
- PlanetoidMetadata points to first BulkMetaData.
- BulkMetaData points to other BulkMetaData and to NodeData.
- NodeData contains actual meshes and textures.
Versioning:
- BulkMetaData and NodeData are versioned using epoch numbers.
- PlanetoidMetadata provides epoch of first BulkMetaData.
- BulkMetaData provides epochs of underlying resources.
- Current version of a resource can be determined recursively.
NodeData:
- Vertex Buffer:
- 8 bytes per point: X,Y,Z,W,U,U,V,V
- XYZ: position, W: octant mask, UV: texture coordinates
- Texture:
- Format 1: JPEG
- Format 6: S3 DXT1 RGB
Related ideas: Racing game , Minimal client. WebGL + CORS should work (test).
Important
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