Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-17 Thread Frederic Bouvier
> > c) Doesn't 213 seem like a small number compared to the thousands of > > updates that have been applied to Robin's apt.dat since FG forked > > it in 2008? > > If you are looking for a project, we need someone to incorporate the > new X-Plane format into TerraGear - while keeping polygon counts

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-17 Thread J. Holden
> c) Doesn't 213 seem like a small number compared to the thousands of > updates that have been applied to Robin's apt.dat since FG forked > it in 2008? If you are looking for a project, we need someone to incorporate the new X-Plane format into TerraGear - while keeping polygon counts as low as

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread Martin Spott
John Denker wrote: > On 01/16/2011 02:23 PM, Martin Spott wrote: >> John Denker wrote: >>> FG is still using airport data that hasn't been updated since 2008. >> >> Depends on your particular definition of "FG". To be precise, the file >> at: >> >> http://mapserver.flightgear.org/apt.dat.gz

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread John Denker
On 01/16/2011 02:23 PM, Martin Spott wrote: > John Denker wrote: > >> FG is still using airport data that hasn't been updated since 2008. > > Depends on your particular definition of "FG". To be precise, the file > at: > > http://mapserver.flightgear.org/apt.dat.gz [1] > > contains 21

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread Peter Brown
Unfortunately most of the users are not using or able to create individual Terrain builds. If I could without taking computer courses I would, just to make use of those 213 airfield updates! :) :) …trying to be patient. Peter :) On Jan 16, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Martin Spott wrote: > John Denker

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread J. Holden
Hi, I have sent Martin an updated layout for KTPA. As is my understanding, thie runways will be updated in the next world scenery build, unless I've done something wrong. Cheers John -- Protect Your Site and Customers

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread Martin Spott
John Denker wrote: > FG is still using airport data that hasn't been updated since 2008. Depends on your particular definition of "FG". To be precise, the file at: http://mapserver.flightgear.org/apt.dat.gz contains 213 airfield updates (currently) which have been merged over the time, which

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread John Denker
On 01/16/2011 01:25 PM, Barry Fawthrop wrote: > There was a news article on Magnetic North Change > and How KTPA had to change from 90 to 80 > > Are these changes being effected into FlightGear ??? No. FG is still using airport data that hasn't been updated since 2008. More than a few things

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Magnetic North

2011-01-16 Thread Martin Spott
Barry Fawthrop wrote: > There was a news article on Magnetic North Change > and How KTPA had to change from 90 to 80 > > Are these changes being effected into FlightGear ??? Depends on if anyone's submitting a modified layout. Actually the runway directions are hardwired into our airfield lay