Re: Contour map to ASCII conversion?
From Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen <new...@ceejay.cjb.NOSPAMnet>
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· 27 Jul 2009 08:11 · View full thread
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SharkD wrote: > Hi! > > Does anyone know of a tool that might be able to convert geographic > contour maps to ASCII art? > > Info on contour maps: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contour_map > > Example output: > > ________________ > / _____ \ > | | \ | > | \______/ ______/ > \_________/ > > > Thanks! > > -Mike > If the map is in a common image format and not a vector format then JavE is your best bet. http://www.jave.de Use the Image2Ascii tool: http://www.jave.de/screenshots/scr_i2a2.gif It has many different algorithms for conversion. It depends on the image what algorithm is best but in your case I would guess that one of the B/W algorithms might produce the best result. - CeeJay
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