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<div style="padding-left:20px;">''Not to be confused with [[TerraGear]], a toolset to generate scenery.''</div> | |||
To see the terrain below your [[aircraft]], you have to install the respective [[scenery]]. This can happen by downloading certain bits of scenery before flying as described in the article [[Howto: Install scenery|installing scenery]]. | To see the terrain below your [[aircraft]], you have to install the respective [[scenery]]. This can happen by downloading certain bits of scenery before flying as described in the article [[Howto: Install scenery|installing scenery]]. | ||
Alternatively, if you have a steady and reasonably fast internet connection, you can use '''TerraSync'''. It is a utility that automatically downloads the newest version of the needed [[FlightGear]] | Alternatively, if you have a steady and reasonably fast internet connection, you can use '''TerraSync'''. It is a utility that automatically downloads the newest version of the needed [[FlightGear]] scenery while the simulator is running. TerraSync runs in the background in a separate process, monitors your position, and downloads (or updates) the latest greatest scenery from the master scenery server "just in time". | ||
The master repository for TerraSync, i.e. the online resource from which TerraSync downloads its files, is synchronized with the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database] once a day. So when using TerraSync, you will always have | The master repository for TerraSync, i.e. the online resource from which TerraSync downloads its files, is synchronized with the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database] once a day. So when using TerraSync, you will always have | ||