FlightGear Newsletter December 2015
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Scenery Corner |
Contributing |
Development news
HLA Update
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Hi All, I thought you might be interested in where I've managed to get with my HLA work. I now have FlightGear reading other aircraft in the RTI Federation (RTI speak for a simulation environment) and publishing it's own position information for other clients (in RTI known as Federates) to read. There's a screenshot showing it all here: http://www.nanjika.co.uk/flightgear/hla1.png There are a number of different components in play here: 1) A python script Federate which represents the KC-135 tanker. It publishes position updates a bit like we have for MP aircraft. 2) FlightGear itself as a Federate. It too is publishing position updates, but is also subscribing to updates and displaying them if appropriate. In this case it is displaying the KC-135 Federate. 3) A python script simulating a radar screen. This is receiving updates from both the KC-135 Federate and the FlightGear Federate and displaying them. The python scripts and all the clever stuff are courtesy of Mathias. The actual flightgear code changes amount to only 1.2kloc so far. I hope to be able to push some changes to flightgear soon. |
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New scenemodels and TerraSync hosting needed
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New status: * Good news - The scenemodels database and web frontend is up and running on it's new (temporary) host at my home. - The terrasync SVN repository is up and running ot it's new (temporary) host at my home * Bad news - Scenemodels is not yet accesible at it's original URL scenemodels.flightgear.org - The reverse proxies/scenery cache servers still point to the original SVN server at Martin's host - The Scenery-Exporter does not run correctly, I am currently working on this. - The backup system is not yet working Next steps (in exactly that order) - get the exporter running - get the backup working - change the DNS Entries - Point the reverse proxies/scenery cache servers to the new URL — Torsten Dreyer (Dec 21st, 2015). Re: [Flightgear-devel] Scenemodels and TerraScenery maintenance and
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Hi everybody our scenemodels database and web interface will move to a new host next week. Please expect some service outages, periods of read-only access or other unpleasant experiences starting Monday, Dec. 14th 2015 It's probably best, to check in everything by Sunday (today) and just keep away from scenemodels during next week. Keep your fingers crossed that everything works as expected and we should be online again soon. Terrascenery may have some serious hickups, too. — Torsten Dreyer (Dec 13th, 2015). [Flightgear-devel] Scenemodels and TerraScenery maintenance and
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Just a little update on the status: - The database for scenemodels is currently in read-only mode. - The database exports have been created by Martin and were rsync'ed to my machine. - The import of the data is in progress as I type. - The terrsascenery SVN repository (140GB) is still traveling around the globe, rsync still running I expect a few more days of work before we get online again. Sorry for the delay. Please stay tuned for the next status update. — Torsten Dreyer (Dec 19th, 2015). Re: [Flightgear-devel] Scenemodels and TerraScenery maintenance and
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By the end of this year (2015), the FlightGear Project's hosting for the scenemodels database and website and the TerraSync repository will no longer be available. As a result, the FlightGear Project is searching for a replacement, even just a temporary one. The technical requirements are roughly these:
- A PostgreSQL database (with the PostGIS extension) of approximately 40 GB, with capacity to expand (this is for the scenemodels database).
- An Apache webserver, PHP, access to the database and the usual toolkit for hosting the scenemodels website
- An SVN server with 140+ GB for the TerraSync repository.
- Enough bandwith to serve the data.
- One or more reverse proxies serving TerraSync requests (not much storage required, just bandwidth).
If you can provide the above, are able to provide help, or have any serious ideas for a replacement, please get in touch via the forum topic or the mailing list topic
— Torsten (Nov 9th, 2015). Scenemodels and terrasync are going down.
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I download the latest planet and run osm2pgsql - here are a few numbers:
The complete planet dump file is approx. 30GB. download yours here (pick the pbf). The import into a postgresql database takes something between one day (hexacore, 64GB RAM, 4 disks RAID10 7200RPM 4TB Array) to one week (average quad core, 8GB, single consumer market HD) and explodes to several hundret GB for the database (depends a lot on filesystem params). I would not recommend this procedure for the average user. For the brave, the excellent howto is here: https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/manually-building-a-tile-server-14-04/ |
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In the hangar
3 new fictional EchoAir aircraft in D-ECHO's hangar:
Scenery corner
Project Venezuela
Legoboyvdlp has been working wih WED to create several new airports for Project Venezuela. Unfortunately, due to problems with the MapServer, these new airports will not be generated.
Maiquetia now features animated jetways for most gates.
SVCS now has shared models. They are also in TerraSync
Sierra de la Libertad - Chagual SPGL
In Peru high up in the Sierra de la Libertad there are some airfields to found. One of the most popular is Chagual Airport. But there are some more beautiful places in the middle of the Andes. Not far from Chagual Airport there is Gochapita Airfield at an altitude of about 12.000 feet. For most of the year clouds covering the airfield in dense mist. Another difficult airport is Pias Airport. The final approach is a little complicated and risky because of the high mountainous terrain of the Coordillera and a descend rate of approx 2.000 feet per minute.
This Scenery is now available for Download with airport data and layouts, airport buildings, villages and more. See Chagual Airport#Scenery for details on how to obtain this Scenery.
We wish you happy flying!
Festival Development
- Chitose (RJCC + RJCJ) - https://github.com/legoboyvdlp/RJCC.RJCJ-fg-CustomScenery
- Kansai (RJBB) - https://github.com/mherweg/RJBB-fg-CustomScenery
- Narita (RJAA) - Work In Progress!
- Fukuoka (RJFF) - https://github.com/legoboyvdlp/RJFF-fg-CustomScenery
- Chubu Centrair (RJGG) - https://github.com/FGMEMBERS-SCENERY/RJGG-fg-CustomScenery
A team is working rapidly on Japanese scenery!
New regional textures
More development has been made to the New Regional Textures project. Among the new additions we have:
- New textures and material definitions for California
- New textures and material definitions for Mexico
- New material definitions for Central America
- New textures and material definitions for Southern Europe (Mediterranean region: Portugal, Spain, south of Italy, Greece, coast of Balkans)
- New airport grass texture (global)
- New airport grass texture for Latin America
- New American town texture (global)
- Small improvement to grass blade textures (to better fit the airport grass texture)
- Available at: Github
- Forum thread
Dubai (OMDB) Custom scenery
Community news
Contributing
Translators required
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The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, start at Help:Translate. |
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Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire Help:Traduire. |
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Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki Mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang doch mit Help:Übersetzen an. |
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De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij Help:Vertalen. |
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La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en Help:Traducir. |
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La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a Help:Traduir. |
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A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em Help: Traduzir. |
FlightGear logos
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit FlightGear logos for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.
Screenshots
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings (anti-aliasing, texture sharpening, etc.). More info at Howto:Make nice screenshots.
Screenshot of the Month
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to this forum topic. Be sure to see the first post for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. The voting has started, you can choose your favourite candidate here! Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page.