Re: [Flightgear-devel] CVS: data/Airports apt.dat.gz,1.7,1.8

[Arnt K. <ar...@c2...>]

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:01:08 +0100, Durk wrote in message 
<200...@xs...>:

> On Thursday 13 December 2007 19:02, AnMaster wrote:
> > Melchior FRANZ wrote:
> > >> Modified Files:
> > >> 	apt.dat.gz
> > >> Log Message:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > >> Move/rotate Half Moon Bay (KHAF) taxiways to fit the realigned runway.
> > >
> > > Sorry, but that doesn't cut it. I've seen *many* runways where the
> > > visuals and the runway data aren't aligned. This "fix" is only
> > > KHAF-tutorial cosmetics.
> > >
> > > There are only two possibilities:
> > > - revert the old files (apt.dat.gz, and nav.dat.gz as well?)
> > > - generate and ship new scenery with v1.0
> > >
> > > Well, there's also
> > > - make FlightGear v1.0 the ultimate fgfs embarrassment (for which
> > >   0-9/11 would have been a far better name  :-}

..hear, hear!  :o)

> > > m.
> >
> My understanding is that a full world-wide scenery rebuild is taking place 
> right now, courtesy of the Custom Scenery Project. The purpose of the rebuild 
> is mainly to incorporate the latest apt.dat modifications and the latest 
> commits to the object database. Resolution of the scenery should be 
> approximately the same as the current scenery, but using the latest 
> improvements to terragear, recently made by Ralf Gerlich. 

..is the sea water level fixed at a specific level, as part of the
scenery (such as the lowest ebb etc ellipsoid)?  

..or, is the sea level set and shown by FlightGear (or SimGear) and
_not_ part of the scenery?

..I know modelling sea level rise will require new coast line and
sub sea scenery tiles and modelling sea water on top of that again, 
but the "right" answer above means the difference between an all new
scenery and "just the sea bits" and I like to see FlightGear-1.0 model
sea level rise for a few strategic political and financial reasons 
that would help facilitate funding FG.  ;o)

> Cheer,
> Durk


-- 
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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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