raymar99 Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 I was just looking at John's color map overlay on the Google Earth map showing the projected new areas. Realizing there is still at lot of work to be done and thing aren't final til they're final, but, where is the planned southern line of NCA? Somewhere around San Jose or Modesto, generally? I am hoping we will be able to fly from KSFO to KPDX and be within the two ORBX areas. Thanks, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi Ray, current plans are for a southern boundary at about N36.5 degrees, which is just south of Monterey, Salinas, and Fresno. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 9, 2011 Author Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi Ray, current plans are for a southern boundary at about N36.5 degrees, which is just south of Monterey, Salinas, and Fresno. Cheers, Holger Excellent. Thanks Holger, I appreciate the info. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi Ray, current plans are for a southern boundary at about N36.5 degrees, which is just south of Monterey, Salinas, and Fresno. Cheers, Holger Yippee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi Ray, current plans are for a southern boundary at about N36.5 degrees, which is just south of Monterey, Salinas, and Fresno. Cheers, Holger I was playing around with the gross data last night and I came up with this as a first shot. I might be half a state off in places, but it gives an idea of the scope of the scenery and how much space is left to do. LOTS. The Google Earth files are great but I wasn't paying enough attention to geography in class (girls and geography showed up about the same time) and I can't seem to get an overlay for the major cities. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi Ray, current plans are for a southern boundary at about N36.5 degrees, which is just south of Monterey, Salinas, and Fresno. Cheers, Holger That's perfect! This is really great news. Hope there's no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotrhed Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 It would be interesting to see KVNY included one of these days. It is one of the busiet airports in the world. Departure and arrival approx every 45 second. I hop that will be included when orbx extends south more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 It would be interesting to see KVNY included one of these days. It is one of the busiet airports in the world. Departure and arrival approx every 45 second. I hop that will be included when orbx extends south more! Yep, 16R would be a fun place to fly in SCA. RAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 KVNY, Is that the place that was featured in that doco 'one six right'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Hill Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hi Tim, Yep, that was Van Nuys, KVNY. I have that DVD around here somewhere, it was cool to watch it. It is just above the LA area, a long way from the bottom of NCA. Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baheej Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 VNY is 20 minutes from my house and 5 minutes away from my sister's...Jealous? and I can't wait till Orbx makes it's way down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 KVNY, Is that the place that was featured in that doco 'one six right'? It is available full length online someplace. I watch it sometimes while on long flights. Made by an amateur using apple equipment. Neat. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLighT Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 OK, so from the map it looks like after NCA and SRM are released the next logical release would be SCRM (South Central Rocky Mountains) to fill in the gap between NCA and SRM, and then Southern California and east through Arizona and New Mexico (or SCANM) to the Texas pan handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Hi guys, I was playing around with the gross data last night and I came up with this as a first shot. I might be half a state off in places, but it gives an idea of the scope of the scenery and how much space is left to do. LOTS. The Google Earth files are great but I wasn't paying enough attention to geography in class (girls and geography showed up about the same time) and I can't seem to get an overlay for the major cities. Ray Here's a more accurate map using a direct import of our kmz files into Google Maps. Again though the boundaries of our Southern Rockies (SRM, in blue-green) and Northern California (NCA, in purple) projects aren't fixed yet. Also, the order and timing of release remains in flux though the current plan is to release NCA before SRM. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnepethomas Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Good choice - NCA before SRM Hi guys, Here's a more accurate map using a direct import of our kmz files into Google Maps. Again though the boundaries of our Southern Rockies (SRM, in blue-green) and Northern California (NCA, in purple) projects aren't fixed yet. Also, the order and timing of release remains in flux though the current plan is to release NCA before SRM. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Hi guys, Here's a more accurate map using a direct import of our kmz files into Google Maps. Again though the boundaries of our Southern Rockies (SRM, in blue-green) and Northern California (NCA, in purple) projects aren't fixed yet. Also, the order and timing of release remains in flux though the current plan is to release NCA before SRM. Cheers, Holger Excellent. Thanks Holger for taking the time to make the more accurate map for us map lovers. I'm looking forward to both the San Francisco Bay area and also the Garden of the Gods and some of the golf courses around the Colorado Springs area. So for me, the priority of release is a toss-up. Also, the Air Force academy should standout in the scenery. I have some fond memories there - mostly when Navy beat Air Force in football. Ray Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Excellent. Thanks Holger for taking the time to make the more accurate map for us map lovers. I'm looking forward to both the San Francisco Bay area and also the Garden of the Gods and some of the golf courses around the Colorado Springs area. So for me, the priority of release is a toss-up. Also, the Air Force academy should standout in the scenery. I have some fond memories there - mostly when Navy beat Air Force in football. Ray Ray Ray, just this last May I was in Colorado Springs for almost a month. I went to Garden of the Gods a few times, and explored it from many different means, to inlcude cycling (on the road), running and hiking. Tremendous scenery indeed! I would love to see it from the air, even if only the virtual air I also spent a great deal of time cycling at the Air Force Academy, as I was in an actual cycling race there. In fact, we started and finished at the football stadium. Lots of hills at that academy, lots of hills.... Cheers, Sniper31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Ray, just this last May I was in Colorado Springs for almost a month. I went to Garden of the Gods a few times, and explored it from many different means, to inlcude cycling (on the road), running and hiking. Tremendous scenery indeed! I would love to see it from the air, even if only the virtual air I also spent a great deal of time cycling at the Air Force Academy, as I was in an actual cycling race there. In fact, we started and finished at the football stadium. Lots of hills at that academy, lots of hills.... Cheers, Sniper31 Yes, the area abounds in great scenery, all at a fairly high elevation. Sounds like a very enjoyable trip. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5055100597 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 OOO! This is great! Getting so close to SoCal, where I live in Ventura County. This is gonna be so awesome! BTW, is Lake Tahoe part of Orbx NorCal? It looks as if parts of CA are cutoff from NorCal, so is it included, or will it be part of Orbx: NV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hi guys, Here's a more accurate map using a direct import of our kmz files into Google Maps. Cheers, Holger Thanks Holger, but why can't I see the other KMZ files in google maps. When viewing a FTX google earth map one of the options is to view in google maps. When I click that option, the google map of the US comes up but nothing is marked for the FTX area. Am I missing a step someplace? I would like to see an accurate map of the original PNW and the NRM like the one you just posted earlier - in google maps rather than google earth. Do I have the KMZ file buried someplace with the scenery files? Thanks. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hi Ray, the only way I know of to load kmz files into Google Maps is by copying a valid URL into the Google Maps search window. That requires that the kmz file isn't on your hard drive but rather on an accessible website. I've made that map above by uploading the kmz onto my ftp server but any public site should do as well. In other words you don't start with Google Earth but http://maps.google.com Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymar99 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hi Ray, the only way I know of to load kmz files into Google Maps is by copying a valid URL into the Google Maps search window. That requires that the kmz file isn't on your hard drive but rather on an accessible website. I've made that map above by uploading the kmz onto my ftp server but any public site should do as well. In other words you don't start with Google Earth but http://maps.google.com Cheers, Holger Any chance you could place those KMZ on maybe the FlightSimStore site so we can view them in google maps? Thanks. I can't figure out how to get rid of the weather layer of google earth. Every time I want to view the KMZ the area is full of thunderstorms and they cover up the FTX airport data and boundary lines. Thanks. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewit Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Is GMap the same as GEarth I have no trouble wiyh GEarth Chewit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi Chewit, Google Maps runs in your web browser while Google Earth is a stand-alone application. You can check out the Google Maps versions of our region files here: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/35120-ftx-north-america-pnw-pfj-nrm-crm-kmz-map-files/ Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sightseer Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I am (and have been) seriously looking forward to the California release. I really enjoyed the San Fran area even in default FSX and Ive been by Monterrey several times. Holger - I really hope Monterry gets included because that little mountain/bay/airport/small city area is just plain nice and really needs the FTX treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum438 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I have to second with Dave. I really hope Monterey gets included its a really charming regional airport. And the surrounding scenery is lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I have to second with Dave. I really hope Monterey gets included its a really charming regional airport. And the surrounding scenery is lovely Can't argue with that. I'm with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Hi guys, the southern boundary of NCA runs south of Monterey. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwillia Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 From the map it appears that NCA will include Yosemite and most of Kings Canyon but not Sequoia National Park. Is that about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael63 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Looking forward to the SRM region. I hope Telluride will be inside the coverage area, and then I would like to put the Telluride airport on the wish list for Orbx to do. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Let it come, I'll cope with any geographic limitations. And Holger, many posts back you mentioned geography and girls came at the same time - so geography suffered. However I always saw them both as a form of comparative study. Grand Tetons indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Fly Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 However I always saw them both as a form of comparative study. Grand Tetons indeed! :lol: Nice one, Ian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly2012 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Is there a chance to get information about the release ? Just an approximate date, just to know the year would be great hoping for 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majormajor42 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 NCA, can't wait. Thank you all for the map images of where this will be exactly. Can't wait to fly crater lake, Yosemite, Half Moon Bay airport, Shasta, Tahoe, Napa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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