As an addendum, the actual site of the wind farm is around a lake called Wall Lake. It is directly west of Dows, Iowa, and directly north of Blairsburg, Iowa. Highway 69 runs through it towards the eastern side.
If the turbines for this wind farm are actually in the scenery, they aren't properly placed. I used the UFO flightmodel and found what seemed to be a couple of distinct wind farms near Clear Lake, Iowa, or possibly in Minnesota. Perhaps my missing wind farm is one of those. JD Fenech wrote: > That looks like it, alright. What was the approximate latitude and > longitude? About 42°28′46″N, 93°38′30″W? I suppose that'll teach me to > go ahead and check FG to see if it's in there before I think to add it. > But I digress, I'm a goober._ > <http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=42_28_46_N_93_38_30_W_city>_ > > I wasn't sure if those would be in the obstruction database, but I > suspected they would be. I didn't outright ask the guy for that specific > source, but either he actually didn't know of any publicly available > sources, or he wasn't telling me, for "security" reasons. I also didn't > know what the specific name of the database was to ask for :( > > I can find out which specific model they are. I know they're from > General Electric. Perhaps the guy will be more specific about what model > they are, and I can get some good pictures and specs from GE, and do a > model for them. I want some practice doing something. > > > As for making them work correctly: Is it possible to A) have them point > in the direction of the wind (I assume they can turn like a regular > windmill) and B) operate based on real world wind directions? I don't > know much about nasal scripting, and I can barely get Flightgear to > compile, but this seems like a real possibility. They really wouldn't > need very much AI to do this, and I can't see it as being a huge drain > on the system. For instance, only turn them and change their rotation > when the weather data changes. Also, have three or four randomly turned > off. For some reason, even on windy days I see three or four not > rotating, and I don't understand why this is (other than maintainence). > > JD > > > Chris Metzler wrote: > >> On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:48:45 -0500 >> JD Fenech wrote: >> >> >>> Hi guys. Sorry for the resend, but the email didn't appear to get there >>> the first time. >>> >>> Anyway, my idea ran into a bit of a snag. I asked for assistance with >>> obtaining positional data for the turbines, and was flat out told no, >>> citing safety and security reasons. Since large objects must be listed >>> with the FAA for aviation uses, perhaps some of the more experienced >>> hands at scenery and modelling could help this. >>> >>> >> In fact, the FAA's Digital Obstruction File is where most of the non-random >> objects in FlightGear's U.S. scenery come from. It turns out that there are >> 444 Iowa wind turbines in the Digital Obstruction File, and thus in >> FlightGear's scenery (available from the fgfsdb). Take a look at: >> >> http://www.speakeasy.net/~cmetzler/iowa_wind_turbines_01.jpg >> http://www.speakeasy.net/~cmetzler/iowa_wind_turbines_02.jpg >> http://www.speakeasy.net/~cmetzler/iowa_wind_turbines_03.jpg >> >> three screenshots I just made. I suspect the windfarms you're interested >> in having in the scenery are already there. The data needs updating, >> something I've said I'll do; but it's being delayed while I buy a house >> (insert terrified look here). >> >> What's missing, to my mind, is 1) having more than one wind turbine model, >> and 2) having them not all turning in perfect synchronicity. >> >> -c >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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