Private Land Geography Research

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NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS IN PROGRESS. PLEASE WAIT TO BE FINISHED. ESTIMATED FINISH TIME: SEPTEMBER 1ST 2014. IN THE END, RESULTS WILL BE SHOWN IN PERCENTS

Private-owned sims are the vast majority of land on the grid. They show a high diversity in Geographic features: land features, ground texture, vegetation and buildings. In many cases, they also have a complex system of skyboxes. But, a classification of these land features is possible and it shows in fact what are the aspirations of the people behind the scene.

Private sims are found in the following places:

The following listings are the data collected by Second Life Geography team by visiting private-owned sims.

Geographic features

Land fragmentation

  • Undivided: 11.3
  • Divided by mountains: 1.7
  • Divided by objects: 0.8
  • Divided by parcel lines: 3.8
  • Divided by roads: 0.8
  • Divided by water: 4.8
  • Unknown: 6.2

Geographic type

  • Hills: 3.3
  • Mountains: 3.2
  • Plain: 6.9
  • Plateaus: 3.3
  • Terraformed: 1.6
  • Tropical beach paradise: 5.2
  • Water: 0.8
  • Unknown: 6.2

Transportation

  • Air: 0.2
  • Inside buildings: 2.3
  • None: 10.6
  • Paths: 3.3
  • Railways: 0.2
  • Roads: 3.6
  • Teleporters: 0.2
  • Water: 3.0
  • Unknown: 6.4

Water presence

  • No water: 5.7
  • <40% water: 12.0
  • ~50% water: 4.1
  • >60* water: 1.9
  • Complete flooded: 0.4
  • Unknown: 5.6

Ground texture

  • Complete covered: 1.8
  • Designed special: 0.1
  • Empty ground: 1.4
  • Grass: 12.8
  • Sand: 7.5
  • White: 0.3
  • Unknown: 6.6

Vegetation

  • Colored plants: 0.9
  • Forest: 2.3
  • None: 6.3
  • Parks: 0.7
  • Small plants: 1.2
  • Temperate, not forest: 4.7
  • Tropical: 7.4
  • Water plants: 0.3
  • Unknown: 7.0

Building style

  • Advertise (large): 1.7
  • Advertise (small): 1.5
  • Antiquity: 0.2
  • Beach style: 5.1
  • Exposition: 0.5
  • Fantasy: 0.7
  • Far East: 0.1
  • Industrial: 0.1
  • Later medieval: 0.7
  • Medieval: 1.5
  • Modern: 1.9
  • None: 1.9
  • Not buildings: 0.1
  • Ruins: 0.2
  • Rural: 1.1
  • Rustic: 2.5
  • Sci-fi: 0.5
  • State themed: 0.2
  • Suburbs: 1.9
  • Under water: 0.1
  • Urban: 1.3
  • Unknown: 6.3

Land destination

  • Club/party: 1.2
  • Commercial, not shops: 1.4
  • For sale, rent: 2.9
  • Institution: 0.6
  • Not used: 0.3
  • Private sandbox: 0.2
  • Recreation: 5.9
  • Residential: 8.5
  • Roleplay: 1.9
  • Shops: 2.0
  • Unknown: 6.1

Access restrictions

  • None found: 19.8
  • Themed outfit: 0.8
  • Ban lines: 1.8
  • Entity orbs: 1.2
  • Skybox limited: 0.9
  • No access: 5.1

See also

Second Life Geography