On 9/23/04 at 7:13 PM Erik Hofman wrote:
>Boris Koenig wrote: > >> Anyway, I am going to give this also a shot and contact some companies >> that provide aerial/satellite image data, could anybody here provide the >> details concerning the requirements that need to be met for an image >> to be suitable to be used as a texture for FlightGear ? > >One meter resolution (one meter per pixel) or better would be great. >For inclusion in the base package we should be allowed to license it >under the GPL, and we should be allowed to take parts of the picture to >create a new image. > >Erik Terraserver-usa.com includes colour photos of the Seattle region at 1m/pix , and the following copyright info: "The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides the Microsoft� TerraServer site with images and maps of the United States. The images are in the public domain, and are freely available for you to download, use and re-distribute. If you download and use any images, the TerraServer team and the USGS appreciate a reference to our work on this project." which seems eminently GPL compatible. Outside the USA - I don't rate your chances for any significant area, but good luck! Cheers - Dave This message has been scanned but we cannot guarantee that it and any attachments are free from viruses or other damaging content: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
