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There is a specific script in | There is a specific script in FlightGear that enables the calculation of the elevation at a specific longitude and latitude. The script is called find_elevations.pl and is located in the FG source directory under: <tt>scripts/perl/examples/find_elevations.pl</tt>. | ||
It can as well be downloaded directly from the GIT repo, if needed:<br /> | |||
http://mapserver.flightgear.org/git/gitweb.pl?p=flightgear;a=blob_plain;f=scripts/perl/examples/find_elevations.pl;hb=HEAD | |||
To use it: | To use it: | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 25 March 2011
There is a specific script in FlightGear that enables the calculation of the elevation at a specific longitude and latitude. The script is called find_elevations.pl and is located in the FG source directory under: scripts/perl/examples/find_elevations.pl.
It can as well be downloaded directly from the GIT repo, if needed:
http://mapserver.flightgear.org/git/gitweb.pl?p=flightgear;a=blob_plain;f=scripts/perl/examples/find_elevations.pl;hb=HEAD
To use it:
- Launch FG like this : "fgfs --fdm=null --telnet=5401"
- Then, in a separate windows, lauch the script : "./find_elevations.pl".
- Enter the longitude and latitude of the object for which you want to get the elevation.
For instance :
olivier@olivier-portable:/var/www$ ./find_elevations.pl -3.926816 48.632452 62.37586682
For a longitude of -3.926816 and a latitude of 48.632452, the elevation is 62.37586682.
Enjoy !