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=== Geographic type ===
=== Geographic type ===


*Hills: 7.2
*Artificial & skyboxes: 5.1%
*Mountains: 8.3
*Hills: 11.5%
*Plain: 14.3
*Mountains: 13.2%
*Plateaus: 5.8
*Plain: 22.8%
*Terraformed: 3.2
*Plateaus: 9.2%
*Tropical beach paradise: 11.3
*Tropical beach paradise: 18.0%
*Water: 2.4
*Water: 3.8%
*Unknown: 10.3
*Unknown: 16.4%


=== Transportation ===
=== Transportation ===

Revision as of 18:26, 22 August 2014

Second Life Geography

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: 42.2%
  • Divided by mountains: 5.1%
  • Divided by objects: 4.4%
  • Divided by parcel lines: 13.3%
  • Divided by roads: 4.0%
  • Divided by water: 14.6%
  • Unknown: 16.5%

Geographic type

  • Artificial & skyboxes: 5.1%
  • Hills: 11.5%
  • Mountains: 13.2%
  • Plain: 22.8%
  • Plateaus: 9.2%
  • Tropical beach paradise: 18.0%
  • Water: 3.8%
  • Unknown: 16.4%

Transportation

  • Air: 0.5
  • Inside buildings: 4.8
  • None: 23.9
  • Paths: 6.8
  • Railways: 0.8
  • Roads: 7.1
  • Water: 6.3
  • Unknown: 10.7

Water presence

  • No water: 12.3
  • <40% water: 25.7
  • ~50% water: 8.7
  • >60* water: 5.9
  • Complete flooded: 0.8
  • Unknown: 9.2

Ground texture

  • Covered ground: 3.0
  • Designed special: 0.5
  • Empty ground: 2.5
  • Grass: 30.8
  • Sand: 14.8
  • White: 0.4
  • Unknown: 9.8

Vegetation

  • Colored plants: 2.4
  • Dead plants & desert: 0.2
  • Forest: 7.5
  • None: 12.3
  • Parks: 1.5
  • Small plants: 2.1
  • Temperate, not forest: 9.6
  • Tropical: 14.5
  • Water submerged plants: 0.5
  • Unknown: 11.7

Building style

  • Advertise (large): 3.3
  • Advertise (small): 3.2
  • Antiquity: 0.6
  • Beach style: 9.6
  • Exposition: 0.6
  • Fantasy: 1.2
  • Far East & East: 0.9
  • Industrial: 0.3
  • Later then medieval: 1.5
  • Medieval: 3.1
  • Modern: 4.8
  • None: 4.2
  • Not quite buildings: 1.1
  • Ruins: 0.4
  • Rural: 3.0
  • Rustic: 4.9
  • Sci-fi: 1.1
  • Suburbs: 4.6
  • Under water: 0.1
  • Urban: 2.2
  • Unknown: 11.1

Land destination

  • Club/party: 2.7
  • Commercial, not shops: 2.1
  • For sale, rent: 5.7
  • Institution: 1.4
  • Not used: 1.3
  • Private sandbox: 0.2
  • Recreation: 12.8
  • Residential: 15.8
  • Roleplay: 3.9
  • Shops: 4.8
  • Unknown: 10.9

Access restrictions

  • None found: 41.4
  • Themed outfit: 1.1
  • Ban lines: 5.8
  • Entity orbs: 2.8
  • Skybox limited: 2.1
  • No access: 8.6

See also

Second Life Geography