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ODG - WSL Project - WPI Series - Request for assistance

BASys

Charter Member
Hi Folks

Further to Milton & team's 'HMS Bounty' release,
emphasising the lack of suitable 'Water Start Locations' in FSX/P3D.

I'd like to resurrect a 'community' project I'd been working on.
(Previously postponed due to developing twin early-onset cataracts, since fixed.)



From original proposal email -

Out of the box,
FS9/X/P3D provides 574 water airports globally,
with -
- 568 in the USA.
- 5 in the Caribbean.
- 1 in Germany.

That's it !

Very few of which are suitable
as 'Water Start Locations' for pilotable ships/vessels.



I'm looking for assistance with an ODG spin-off project -
Creating 'Water Start Locations' for pilotable ships/vessels, (or amphibious aircraft).




I'll supply a single Google Earth KML file,
containing a set of sub-folders.

There's one sub-folder per Port/Harbour,
with each sub-folder containing a pair of associated placemarks.

At this stage -
All I'm asking is that you .....
relocate pairs of placemarks to suitable IRL locations,
take and record 4 measurements,
then save and return their sub-folder to me.

I'd then import your returned data,
and generate their AFD BGLs.

The catch is.....
for phase 1, ODG WSL - 'World Ports Index' Series,
there's 4,041 pairs of placemarks worldwide.

Hence my request for assistance. ;-)




If we ever complete that,
and can drum up sufficient interest......

There's potentially a further 14,000
covering the outstanding sea, river, & inland water ports.
Those'd be spread across multiple 'phased releases'.

All 18,000 have already been assigned unique 'Airport Identifiers'.




If interested in assisting,
the development project is being hosted at FS-Shipyards.COM

Design Office - Development Programmes - 'PROGRAMME - ODG WSL Project'.
http://www.fs-shipyards.com/forum/index.php?board=83.0



If not already a member, then please register over there.
N.B. Registration requires Admin approval.

Email me your FS-Shipyards.COM username, (not your password).
I'll then activate your account appropriately.



If already a member, PM me your username.
I'll set your access permissions.



Important -
Due to SpamBot activities, signup approval is not automatic.
It may take 24 hours before your account is activated.


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Given the scale of the task,
I'm also interested in your recommendations -

If there's anyone you think might assist,
or whose participation would be beneficial,
then please let me know.



Many thanks.
ATB
Paul Donnelly
(BASys)

Admin for FS-ODG.com & FS-Shipyards.com
 
Paul,

I just signed up, why haven't I been approved yet?!? :wavey:

I grabbed your image posted in the Bounty thread and am wondering how "easy" the water can be fixed to zero. I do some spaghetti code programming and might be able to create something? Or maybe not...

Lance
 
Hi Folks

Lance -
LOL
I've activated your Account
and applied your WSL Group Membership



re: Waterpolys -
Funnily enough,
you wait ages for a bus,
then 3 come along at once.

1) HMAV Bounty
2) Water Start Locations
3) A thread about Horizon photoscenery suppressing GPS data.

Method for editing waterpolys -
Patrick Germaine's work at FSDev (export to SHP) should make this possible.



HTH
ATB
Paul
 
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