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== Scenery corner == | == Scenery corner == | ||
=== Dutch windturbines === | === Dutch windturbines === | ||
The Netherlands have | [[File:Prinses_Amaliawindpark_overview.png|thumb|270px|Overviewing the 60 wind turbines of Prinsess Amaliawindpark, 20km west of the Netherlands.]] | ||
The Netherlands have slightly less than 1900 windturbines at the moment. Since this month, 757 of them are in FlightGear! | |||
Adding them is relatively easy. Since we have a generic windturbine model available (<tt>Models/Power/windturbine.xml</tt>), it's just a matter of finding the GPS coordinates. Some of the larger windparks list locations on their websites. Other windturbines can be positioned based on the FlightGear scenery (with [[CORINE]] data, for more accuracy), or via satellite imagery. [http://www.w-i-n-d.nl A website] from the Dutch government has a map that shows the locations of all windturbine(park)s. | Adding them is relatively easy. Since we have a generic windturbine model available (<tt>Models/Power/windturbine.xml</tt>), it's just a matter of finding the GPS coordinates. Some of the larger windparks list locations on their websites. Other windturbines can be positioned based on the FlightGear scenery (with [[CORINE]] data, for more accuracy), or via satellite imagery. [http://www.w-i-n-d.nl A website] from the Dutch government has a map that shows the locations of all windturbine(park)s. | ||