Sandworm Landscape Generation Tutorial Useful Links

August 1, 2025

Hey everyone!

I made a YouTube tutorial for the Sandworm Tool, based on the official documentation, some helpful info I found here on the forum, and a lot of trial and error while figuring things out myself.
I know this tool can be a bit tricky at first, and since I really enjoy working with maps and geodata, I wanted to share what I’ve learned.
Hopefully, it helps someone get a clearer understanding of how to use it.

Here's a list of links I used in my video:

Sandworm Tool docs (official):
https://developer.unigine.com/ru/docs/latest/editor2/sandworm/?rlang=cpp

TMS sources list:
https://developer.unigine.com/forum/topic/8210-sandworm-tms-sources/

Terrain types in UNIGINE (official docs):
https://developer.unigine.com/ru/docs/latest/objects/objects/terrain/?rlang=cpp

Global Mapper Pro (GMP):
https://www.bluemarblegeo.com/global-mapper-pro/

Mapbox - TMS imagery source:
https://www.mapbox.com/

How to use Mapbox in Sandworm:
https://developer.unigine.com/ru/docs/latest/editor2/sandworm/sources/?rlang=cpp

OSM vector data - BBBike:
https://extract.bbbike.org/

OSM vector data - Overpass Turbo:
https://overpass-turbo.eu/

OSM key list for custom vector data:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/

Landscape object generation add-on (UNIGINE Store):
https://store.unigine.com/add-on/da902233-b020-48ac-a0de-b7dda1822487/description

Raster formats supported (GDAL):
https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/raster/index.html

Vector formats supported (GDAL):
https://gdal.org/en/stable/drivers/vector/index.html