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New: Generated map (complete)
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Here is a map generated out of shape files from the mapserver. This map should contain all airports with buildings in terrasync. The image in an airport's popup is the random object that caused the airport to be included. I took an effort to eliminate airports with only non-building objects. I.e Airports with only lamp posts and airports with only a static aircraft planted there.
http://iveze.nl/fgmap
About the navaid grouping logic:
Diamond = ILS
Square = VOR
Star = NDB
Circle = no navaid
The indication is for the highest available type of navaid. You may also find a VOR on an airport when ILS is indicated.
Navaids must be on the airports itself to count. It can happen that an airport is a circle (no navaid). But on mpmap you can find a VOR or NDB nearby.
Some airports have a localizer but no glide slope. These airports are marked as VOR, because there is practically only directional (and possibly DME) information available.
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Old: Manual map (incomplete)
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Lately i started working on a map of airports with buildings in terrasync. I overfly every airport, and if there are buildings, i land there and add it to the map. First objective was to get all builtup airports in Iberia mapped for the event: The Festival of Flightgear-1&2 Nov, 2014 http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=22345.
In the mean time i did also surrounding countries: like France and Italy, to facilitate people who want to fly to Iberia with interesting airports underway.
I use colours to indicate reasonable size of aircraft, and shape for navaids available.
Colours:
- Green: Large jets (747)
- Yellow: Medium jets (737)
- Red: General Aviation
Shapes:
- Diamond: ILS (VOR, NDB)
- Square: VOR (NDB)
- Star: NDB
- Circle: No navaids on the airport
The criteria for aircraft size are:
- rw length
- taxiway width
- apron size
Often one can land rw-wise a size bigger than i indicate, but then narrow taxiways or apron size will get you in trouble.
Thus far the countries covered are:
Europe: Map at https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zdb13E5Je0VM.kNJ48lGf7QMw
- Iberia 47 airports
- France 35 airports
- Germany 30 airports
- Italy 12 airports
- Netherlands 7 airports
- Switzerland 2 airports
- Austria 1 airport
- Luxemburg 1 airport
- Belgium 0 airports
America: Map at https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zdb13E5Je0VM.kBoOp_aF1DXs
- Brazil 23 airports
If anyone pushes new airports into terrasync in the covered countries, please let me know (PM), so i can add the airport to the map.
Kind regards, Vincent