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Update some of my scenery building notes.

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curt 2004-04-14 14:35:51 +00:00
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@ -162,3 +162,36 @@ Other considerations:
- If you prep new terrain data, you should probably rerun the airport
generation step.
Processing VMAP0 data
=====================
Most of the FlightGear terrain features come from the VMAP0 data set
available from:
http://geoengine.nima.mil/
There is a script in src/Prep/TGVPF/ called process.sh which will
generate all the VPF data for all 4 CD's. Look at the script and
understand what it's doing. I don't run it exactly as is because it
takes too long to run everything at once and if something bombs in the
middle, you generally have to start from the beginning just to be on
the safe side and avoid duplications and other potential weirdness.
I usually run each CD individual and copy the data to a separate area
when done. Then I reassemble all the VPF data in the end before
running the final tile builder.
Processing Radio Tower data
===========================
I found some very detailed, very complete, very current radio tower
data from the FCC. This even includes cell phone towers and
individual hobbiest towers. However it only has USA coverage:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/wtb-datadump.pl
I am planning on making a prep tool for this data so we can populate
at least the USA with real radio towers at their proper elevations.