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== Scenery corner == | == Scenery corner == | ||
We have almost reached '''2000''' unique models in the scenery database! Help us get to 3000 even faster... [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org Please contribute a scenery model today]. | |||
===Scenery Models=== | ===Scenery Models=== | ||
The highest tower in the world, the Burj Khalifa, former known as the Burj Dubai, has been added in the database, as well as the Akashi Kaikyo bridge, whick links Kobe to the Awaji Island in Japan. The city of Lyon in France has also seen the addition of landmarks. | The highest tower in the world, the Burj Khalifa, former known as the Burj Dubai, has been added in the database, as well as the Akashi Kaikyo bridge, whick links Kobe to the Awaji Island in Japan. The city of Lyon in France has also seen the addition of landmarks. | ||
====New York City==== | ====New York City==== | ||
A collaborative effort has been launched to model as many skyscrapers and landmarks of New York City as possible. FlightGear contributors have already "demolished" some generic skyscrapers in Manhattan, replacing them with models of such buildings as the | A collaborative effort has been launched to model as many skyscrapers and landmarks of New York City as possible. FlightGear contributors have already "demolished" some generic skyscrapers in Manhattan, replacing them with models of such buildings as the Empire State Building and the MetLife Building (formerly the PanAm building). With new land cover either pending or already on the mapserver, New York City is on its way to becoming a premier destination for open source flyers. | ||
If you are interested in contributing to the New York City scenery project, [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10531 please visit the forum]. | If you are interested in contributing to the New York City scenery project, [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10531 please visit the forum]. | ||