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It supports Multiplayer Chat and multiple FGCom frequencies.
It supports Multiplayer Chat and multiple FGCom frequencies.


''Prototype is available''.  
''Prototype is available! Updated 23rd of December''.  


First target is a usable, ergonomic prototype for FlightGear ATCs.
First target is a usable, ergonomic prototype for FlightGear ATCs.
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Currently we are still working on the fine tuning of our features.
Currently we are still working on the fine tuning of our features.


[[OpenRadarDownload| binary release updated 2012-12-21]]
[[OpenRadarDownload| binary release updated 2012-12-23]]


== System requirements ==
== System requirements ==

Revision as of 21:37, 23 December 2012

OpenRadar
Oakland international
Oakland international
Developed by

Ralf Gerlich,

Wolfram Wagner
Written in Java
Development status active
Website
San Francisco bay area(historical)

OpenRadar is a standalone radar screen which connects to the FlightGear multiplayer servers. Coastlines, lakes, airfield layouts and airspaces (at least the 2D part) are being read from shapefiles. It supports Multiplayer Chat and multiple FGCom frequencies.

Prototype is available! Updated 23rd of December.

First target is a usable, ergonomic prototype for FlightGear ATCs.

Main Features

  • Radar:
  • Display of radar contacts
  • Highlighting of the selected contact, controlled and interesting contacts
  • Contacts can be neglected
  • Display of radar contact base data on screen
  • Airports including runway numbers, alignment lines, extended center lines, vectoring help and baselines
  • Navaids (FIX, NDB, VOR) toggle
  • Distance circles around airport
  • Ground net including parking positions
  • Free definable zoom levels (Ground, Tower, App, Sector), mouse wheel works additional (zoom level and centers is saved)
  • Zoom depending detail visibility (runway numbers close to ground, airways visible from further away)
  • Multiplayer Chat
  • Filter on selection and visibility
  • FGCom Integration (multiple radios in parallel), PTT Button, FGCom started by OpenRadar in background
  • Weather (Metar) Download and display (wind, air pressure, visibility)
  • Runway display is using Metar information (magn. heading,length, width, cross wind stength, ILS frequency)
  • Compensation of wind and magnetic declination
  • Radar contacts displayed on Flight Strips
  • Flight Strips can be ordered manual in sequence and arranged in list (3 columns)
  • Automatic ordering available
  • Comment editor to make notes on Flight Strips
  • Automated multilanguage text handling like ATC-ML
  • The same texts are available
  • Live data included into messages
  • Click on flight strip, choose message, add details and send the message in English and in one additional language, defined on per contact base
  • SetupDialog
  • Search airports
  • Download new airport shape files from scenery database
  • Edit settings

Current state

Release 1 is planned for end of January.

The Christmas prototype is available.

Currently we are still working on the fine tuning of our features.

binary release updated 2012-12-23

System requirements

  • a Java Runtime Environment 1.7.0 e.g. OpenJDK
  • FGCom recommended
  • a rather good network connection (FGCom is a VoIP application)

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