How does GenesisIV use GIS data?
GenesisIV uses the concept of terrains to model GIS data. Terrains are roughly equivalent to the GIS layer concept of a layer, and each terrain has a set of properties associated with it such as surface color, texture and vegetation that control how the landscape surface is drawn. Terrains are mapped onto a landscape surface using shapes such as polygons, polylines or points and these shapes can be imported from GIS files such as ArcView SHP and MapInfo MIF. Our import facilities allow you considerable control over the import process, including filtering values.
