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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
Thanks to a request by Darren Bedwell of the Central Indiana Soaring Society, I've added a new feature to the Geographic Calculators page at GPS Visualizer: "range rings." (I don't know what the official name for something like this would be, so I've borrowed a term that I've seen on weather radar interfaces.) Basically, you give it a point and a radius (or multiple radii), and it will plot the circle, or concentric circles, on a map in the format of your choice. http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators (3rd form down, for now) For the center point, you can enter raw coordinates or ICAO/IATA airport codes. (If the airport you're looking for isn't found in the database -- which certainly may happen, especially with the small airports used by gliders -- please let me know and I can add new information upon request.) I don't have this integrated smoothly with the rest of GPS Visualizer's mapping functions yet, but: if you click "Show coordinates" instead of the "Draw map" button, you'll get a text file of a "track" representing the circle, and you can easily upload that to the map form along with your other data. If you haven't seen GPS Visualizer before, please drop by and check it out at http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/. It's free, platform-independent, and it supports many GPS data file formats, as well as mapping of street addresses or raw coordinates. Output can be in the form of SVGs, JPEGs, PNGs, Google Maps, or Google Earth KML. Adam Schneider adamschneider.net .. |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
Very cool. Not sure what the application is, but very cool : )
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Very cool. Not sure what the application is, but very cool : )
Keeping clear of TFR's. |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
"john smith" wrote in message ... Very cool. Not sure what the application is, but very cool : ) Keeping clear of TFR's. Getting the area allowed during a homebuilt fly off period. |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
john smith wrote:
Very cool. Not sure what the application is, but very cool : ) Keeping clear of TFR's. Hmmm. I just looked up the definition of TFR (I'm not a pilot myself) and learned that maybe I should add a couple lines of code to recognize nautical miles as units, since that's what the FAA uses. What's the usual abbreviation for those? NM? By the way, the original request for this feature was from a glider pilot who wanted a way to visualize the "silver," "gold," and "diamond" distances of sailplane flights. So there's one application, anyway. Adam |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
I'd like to thank Adam for implementing these features.
I was also impressed when he added the feature to turn an IGC trace into a Google Earth file. Now you can, say, go to the Online Contest, download a nice ridge flight, and check out the route in great detail. I'd also like to shamelessly plug the Central Indiana Soaring Society weblog at http://soarindy.blogspot.com. Have a look. Thanks. |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
Adam Schneider (that's me) wrote:
Hmmm. I just looked up the definition of TFR (I'm not a pilot myself) and learned that maybe I should add a couple lines of code to recognize nautical miles as units, since that's what the FAA uses. What's the usual abbreviation for those? NM? Done, by the way. I looked up Nautical Miles on Wikipedia, so you can now enter a radius as "NM", "n.m.", "nautical miles," or even "knots," and it should be recognized. (I know a knot isn't a measure of distance, but what the hell, why not? No pun intended.) http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators Adam |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
On 12/14/2005 15:29, Adam Schneider wrote:
Adam Schneider (that's me) wrote: Hmmm. I just looked up the definition of TFR (I'm not a pilot myself) and learned that maybe I should add a couple lines of code to recognize nautical miles as units, since that's what the FAA uses. What's the usual abbreviation for those? NM? Done, by the way. I looked up Nautical Miles on Wikipedia, so you can now enter a radius as "NM", "n.m.", "nautical miles," or even "knots," and it should be recognized. (I know a knot isn't a measure of distance, but what the hell, why not? No pun intended.) because it is a measure of speed and not distance? Why not 'Hot Dogs' then? ;-) http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/calculators Adam -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane Sacramento, CA |
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New GPS Visualizer featu "range rings"
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:37:07 -0800, Mark Hansen wrote:
because it is a measure of speed and not distance? Why not 'Hot Dogs' then? ;-) Shirley he already has feet. |
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