Summary The Fractal Realizer generates synthetic landscape maps to users' specifications. The alternative landscape realizations are not identical to the actual maps after which they are patterned, but are similar statistically (i.e., the areas and fractal character of each category are replicated).
A fractal, or self-affine, pattern generator is used to provide a ... spatial probability surface for each category in the synthetic map. The Realizer arbitrates contentions among categories such that the fractal patterns of all categories are preserved in the resulting synthetic landscape (see sequence of pictures at right).
For for information and access to the Fractal Realizer, contact:
William W. Hargrove Oak Ridge National Laboratory Environmental Sciences Division P.O. Box 2008, M.S. 6407 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6407 (865) 241-2748 hnw@fire.esd.ornl.gov
[Summary provided by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.]
Service Citation
Originators:
William W. Hargrove, Paul M. Schwartz, and Forrest M. Hoffman
Title:
The Fractal Landscape Realizer
Provider:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
URL:
http://research.esd.ornl.gov/realizer/
Name:
WILLIAM
W.
HARGROVE
Phone:
(865) 241-2748
Email:
hnw at fire.esd.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
P.O. Box 2008, M.S. 6407 City:
Oak Ridge
Province or State:
TN
Postal Code:
37831-6407
Country:
USA
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
WILLIAM
W.
HARGROVE Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
(865) 241-2748
Email:
hnw at fire.esd.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
P.O. Box 2008, M.S. 6407 City:
Oak Ridge
Province or State:
TN
Postal Code:
37831-6407
Country:
USA
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