From: Paul Surgeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Tuesday 10 January 2006 09:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > It seems most of the mechanisms to provide changes in a format that
can
> > be submitted to the World Scenery Database (WSD) are based around *nix
> > systems and programs. Will I ( as a win32 users) be able to submit in
a
> > useful/usable form, my updates, that I have used Fred's FGSD to
produce?
>
> A recent (within the last week?) discussion in the fgsd-devel mailing
list
> was about this. The goal is for fgsd to be able to output data in a
format
> that can then be incorporated into the scenery database (in addition to
> being able to output .btg files as at present).
>
> In the absence of this, free GIS interfaces are an option, I suppose --
> they exist for Windows just as they do for Linux etc.
>
> -c
All of the Open Source GIS apps that I am aware of are ported and
distributed
in ready to run binary packages for Windows users.
Examples : GRASS, FWTools (gdal, OpenEV), QGIS, etc.
Most of the users of open source GIS applications are Windows users who
don't
understand how to configure or build software so it only makes sense to
provide them with ready to run applications.
Paul
OK, now i'm really confused;
1) Is FG scenery format going to change from .btg/.stg format to something
else?
2) Are you recommending "GRASS, FWTools (gdal, OpenEV), QGIS, etc." as
better/different tools to edit existing scenery or justa new format?
3) Where does this leave Fred's FGSD?
4) If yes to 1) above will this leave those of us that are stuck on 098a due
to hardware/compatibilty/possible bugs with one type of scenery (.btg/.stg)
and those that are able to progress to 099 and above with another?
5) It appears there will be a way for FGSD to output to the World DB format,
what about taking the World DB format and converting it to .btg/.stg format
for 098a/099 users (assuming any new format will involve a new FG version)?
If I read the present situation correctly. I am waiting for the new version
of FGSD to be able to share my updated scenery with the World DB but won't
be able to get World DB scenery in a format I can use with 098a.
Regards
Dene
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