3D Maps from LOLA Data Options

[joertexas]

I'm interested in the area around the lunar north pole, from 88N to the pole. I'd like to have 3D images of that area, but I've been unable to find a program that will read the LOLA data files. I've tried several 3D mapping programs, and I've had no success.

Is there a method to generate 3D images, or are there such files available for this area of the moon?

Thanks,

JR

[Engineer817]

I'm a little new here, but I have been working with .img files for a little bit and have some questions. I've been working on a project to make 3d maps of the lunar northern pole and have used Jim Mosher's PDS .IMG Reader to get the grey height maps I needed. I then uploaded that into an engine called Unity 3D. Problem is the data is messed up a little. I was told some one here had found a soulution to the stitch lines seen here:
http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj557/...pg?t=1333152988
Most of what I've worked with in the way of pictures can be seen here: http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj557/engineer817/, but I think that its pretty self explanatory. I need a way of getting rid of these stitch lines. I've started studying gimp and its library of functions and am planing on finding the edges, deleting them then taking averages from either side of the problem area and making an average slope to fill in the blanks. I know that the problems are about 50 meters across as they are 10 pixels, at 5m/pxl, so I am not sure about the result it might be. still it would save me some work if there was a process already made. I guess I'm just wondering if any one has any advice for this project. Thanks.

also wondering what a dynamic page is. it won't allow the pictures to be inserted for that reason.

[mhoward]

Engineer,

You should be looking at the relatively new LRO WAC Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data. I can't help you with reading it, but it's pretty much just integer values, similar to the gridded LOLA data. It has a few problem areas of its own, but it is smoother and higher resolution than the gridded LOLA data; pretty impressive actually.