4.35 BMS Interactive maps - with emphasis on "interactive":
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The ViperDrivers are very proud to offer you our latest briefing tool:
We realized that using real weather data as Fmaps, having a good weather situation in mind before our flight was getting difficult because the UI weather tabs are blanked and the weather picture is not as clear as usual. Fmap may be displayed from other source but no such source allowed to display flight information and weather on the same map.
We therefore created that utility by updating the interactive maps so they can read Fmaps and TE.ini (or pilot.ini) filesThis provides a single go to app for briefing and debriefing many aspects of the flights such as navigation data, BMS charts, airport search, weather type, cloud base, visibility, pressure and temperature at any point of the map.
Main features of the new 4.35 interactive maps:
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One single address for all implemented terrain
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Two terrains currently fully implemented: KTO & EMF but more will certainly follow.
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Terrain selectable as primary layer (KTO/EMF)
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2 selectable map types for each terrain: IFR / VFR
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As before, clicking an airport icon will display airport information and links to the new 4.35 approach charts.
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Search feature added. You may search for airports using their name or their ICAO identifiers.
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.ini support : Display your flightplan steerpoints, Lines and PPT on the map by dragging any TE.ini into the map browser
=> this will enable the INI layer overlays (Steerpoints, Lines & PPT) -
.fmap support: Display the weather fmap type by dragging a .fmap file into the map browser
=> this will enable the FMAP layer overlays (Weather type, pressure, isolines, cloud base, sky conditions, visibility fixed wings (wid barbs), animated winds) -
Slider support to display winds aloft with 3k step selection (defaults to surface winds)
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Opacity Slider to change layer opacity according to the situation
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Dynamic ruler (bottom left corner)
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terrain legend (bottom left I button)
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Weather data at cursor position
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3 zoom level and a much better implementation for moving and zooming the map.
Link to the BMS interactive map
straight link to KTO: https://www.viperdrivers.org/map/?map=kto
straight link to EMF: https://www.viperdrivers.org/map/?map=emfHuge thanks to Memo who did most of the hard work for the code to really bring the world interactive to a new meaning.
Thanks to all who made this possible (see the credits from the about button bottom right of the windowBest browser supported: Firefox and Chrome (Chromium based)
Hope you guys enjoy this tool as much as we enjoyed developing it and using it in our briefings.
Don’t hesitate to comment below or post your questions about how to best use the map. -
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- New feature: Update January 7th on both EMF and KTO interactive map
- It is now possible to get elevation data at cursor position
- New Tool menu on the left side of the interactive map:
- Draw a circle on the map and get the MEF (Maximum Elevation Figure) within that circle
- Draw a polygon on the map and get the MEF (Maximum Elevation Figure) within that polygon
- Draw a line (flight route) on the map and get distances, and MEF (Maximum Elevation Figure) 5 NM either side of the displayed route
- It is now possible to get elevation data at cursor position
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That is awesome!
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Pure hardcore beautiful p0rn, AND free of charge!!
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That is incredible, Red Dog. This is one of features in BMS that makes it unique: Your manuals, charts and maps!
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Great tool. Congratulations on your work
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This is amazing, thank you so much!
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UnFKGbelievable!!!
Guys, what did you do? This is GREAT!
MANY-MANY THANKS! -
Great, great and again great! Thank you very much!
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WOW! cooler than cool, thanks for all the effort and ongoing fantastic results :bowd::bowd::bowd::bowd::bowd::bowd::bowd:
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@RD, BTW LGSA Souda AFB now has an ILS in rl, care to implement?
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Yes I 'm aware of it and it will be updated very shortly.
Just need to finish more urgent work firstThanks for the pointer
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Fantastic!!!
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@Red:
- New feature: Update January 7th on both EMF and KTO interactive map
… Well done. It’s always better and becoming even better than that.
A great tool, costantly updated in years, made clearly by who use to fly ‘as it’s due’ and like to do it that way only.
And that made the huge difference.Thanks a lot to you, Red Dog, and all of you, ViperDrivers friends, much appreciated indeed.
With best compliments and regards.
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A quick note on the terms used:
MEF: Maximum elevation figure -
Thanks for the hard work!
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… Well done. It’s always better and becoming even better than that.
A great tool, costantly updated in years, made clearly by who use to fly ‘as it’s due’ and like to do it that way only.
And that made the huge difference.Thanks a lot to you, Red Dog, and all of you, ViperDrivers friends, much appreciated indeed.
With best compliments and regards.
The whole team very much appreciate your words Jackal
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Quick & excellent, thank you guyz!
Q: is it possible to zoom in further to the map without quality/resolution; issues?
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For practical pupose I limit my maps at 4096x4096, so at some point you’ll start having issues with too much zoom unfortunately