Terrain generation and population system

A system comprising:

• one or more processors configured with computer executable instructions that configure the one or more processors to:
• receive first height field data and a first top view image of a first real world geographical location, wherein the first top view image is a satellite image of the first real world geographical location comprising real world terrain, and wherein the first height field data comprises elevation data of the real world terrain within the first real world geographical location;
• in response to receiving the first height field data and the first top view image, generate a segmented image by:
• identify categories of terrain type based on the top view image;
• and
• apply masks corresponding to the categories of the terrain type to the first height field data to generate the segmented image;
• access terrain population rules for each of the identified categories of terrain type;
• in response to generating the segmented image, generate three-dimensional virtual objects that correspond to the identified categories of terrain type based at least in part on the terrain population rules;
• place the three-dimensional virtual objects in a three-dimensional virtual space based on the terrain population rules;
• generate a second top view virtual image of the three-dimensional virtual space;
• determine an amount of variance between the three-dimensional virtual space and the first real world geographical location by comparing the second top view virtual image of the three-dimensional virtual space and the top view image of the first real world geographical location;
• and
• in response to the amount of variance meeting a predetermined threshold, apply the terrain population rules to generate terrain data for a video game application.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

• receive first height field data and a first top view image of a first real world geographical location, wherein the first top view image is a satellite image of the first real world geographical location comprising real world terrain, and wherein the first height field data comprises elevation data of the real world terrain within the first real world geographical location;
• in response to receiving the first height field data and the first top view image, generate a segmented image by:
• identify one or more categories of terrain type based on the top view image;
• and
• apply one or more masks corresponding to the one or more categories of the terrain type to the first height field data to generate the segmented image;
• access terrain population rules for each of the identified one or more categories of terrain type;
• in response to generating the segmented image, generate three-dimensional virtual objects that correspond to the identified one or more categories of terrain type based at least in part on the terrain population rules;
• place the three-dimensional virtual objects in a three-dimensional virtual space based on the terrain population rules;
• generate a second top view virtual image of the three-dimensional virtual space;
• determine an amount of variance between the three-dimensional virtual space and the first real world geographical location by comparing the second top view virtual image of the three-dimensional virtual space and the top view image of the geographical location;
• and
• in response to the amount of variance meeting a predetermined threshold, apply the terrain population rules to generate terrain data for a video game application.