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: 23.7
  • Divided by mountains: 2.6
  • Divided by objects: 2.4
  • Divided by parcel lines: 7.4
  • Divided by roads: 2.2
  • Divided by water: 8.4
  • Unknown: 9.7

Geographic type

  • Hills: 6.6
  • Mountains: 7.7
  • Plain: 12.7
  • Plateaus: 5.4
  • Terraformed: 3.0
  • Tropical beach paradise: 10.7
  • Water: 2.1
  • Unknown: 9.9

Transportation

  • Air: 0.5
  • Inside buildings: 4.3
  • None: 21.5
  • Paths: 6.2
  • Railways: 0.6
  • Roads: 6.7
  • Water: 6.0
  • Unknown: 10.4

Water presence

  • No water: 11.3
  • <40% water: 23.7
  • ~50% water: 8.1
  • >60* water: 5.1
  • Complete flooded: 0.7
  • Unknown: 8.9

Ground texture

  • Covered ground: 2.8
  • Designed special: 0.5
  • Empty ground: 2.3
  • Grass: 27.8
  • Sand: 13.8
  • White: 0.4
  • Unknown: 9.6

Vegetation

  • Colored plants: 2.1
  • Dead plants & desert: 0.2
  • Forest: 6.8
  • None: 11.6
  • Parks: 1.4
  • Small plants: 1.8
  • Temperate, not forest: 8.4
  • Tropical: 13.7
  • Water plants: 0.3
  • Unknown: 11.2

Building style

  • Advertise (large): 3.1
  • Advertise (small): 2.5
  • Antiquity: 0.6
  • Beach style: 9.1
  • Exposition: 0.6
  • Fantasy: 1.1
  • Far East & East: 0.7
  • Industrial: 0.3
  • Later then medieval: 1.3
  • Medieval: 2.8
  • Modern: 4.0
  • None: 4.1
  • Not quite buildings: 0.9
  • Ruins: 0.3
  • Rural: 2.9
  • Rustic: 4.9
  • Sci-fi: 1.1
  • Suburbs: 4.3
  • Under water: 0.1
  • Urban: 1.8
  • Unknown: 10.6

Land destination

  • Club/party: 2.6
  • Commercial, not shops: 2.0
  • For sale, rent: 5.2
  • Institution: 1.2
  • Not used: 1.2
  • Private sandbox: 0.2
  • Recreation: 11.8
  • Residential: 14.5
  • Roleplay: 3.6
  • Shops: 4.3
  • Unknown: 10.4

Access restrictions

  • None found: 38.6
  • Themed outfit: 1.1
  • Ban lines: 4.8
  • Entity orbs: 2.6
  • Skybox limited: 1.9
  • No access: 8.2

See also

Second Life Geography