Replace world map with a higher-resolution version #2742
Conversation
|
Great PR! Please pay attention to the following items before merging: Files matching
This is an automatically generated QA checklist based on modified files |
The map was taken from NASA Blue Marble Next Generation dataset for July 2004.
10110111
force-pushed
the
high-res-map
branch
from
ae780d1 to
672ebdc
Compare
|
While I agree on having a higher-res texture in principle, this will probably not work on systems with limited texture size. I have not tried yet, but OpenGL ES systems, esp. SBC like RPi3, may be limited to 2048x2048px (not sure about ANGLE). See my RPi3 remarks in #2729 : Probably even the larger button icons cause an issue by filling texture memory, so there is no more left for sky textures. I cannot say what the solution is, having some tool to reduce all textures after installation? Or adding code into the texture loader to reduce texture sizes on such systems? |
|
alex-w
added
the
state: published
|
Hello @10110111! Please check the fresh version (development snapshot) of Stellarium: |
alex-w
removed
the
state: published
|
Hello @10110111! Please check the latest stable version of Stellarium: |
Description
The current world map in the Location dialog has very poor resolution by today's standards: 500×250 pixels for the whole globe. This makes it useless to resize the Location dialog to see the map closer.
This patch replaces the old map with a 5400×2700 version, taken from NASA Blue Marble Next Generation dataset for July 2004. As I understand, NASA imagery is in public domain, so copyright issues shouldn't arise.
The water here is marked with a darker color, but I think it's not critical.
Screenshots
Old map:
New map: