Orbx is up to something.

[Jerad 71]

I read something just now, and yeah they are definitely up to something.

http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/64575-major-product-announcement-coming-this-weekend/?p=589544#entry589544

[EngineRoom 205]

Sounds interesting. My money's on it being a new terrain mesh for the whole world.

[zmak 331]

oh oh.....

[xplanery 250]

I bet it's something like Ultimate Terrain. 

[FloG 148]

I'd hope for an accurate mesh (more than 38m), but I guess it's more likely to be a product like Ultimate Terrain.

Anywas, thanks for the HU, I am very interested in this already.

[Jean-Paul 167]

I bet it's something like Ultimate Terrain. 

 

+1

 

Interesting times :smile:  but devastating for my wallet.

[EngineRoom 205]

I don't think they'll go for something like Ultimate Terrain - it would step on the toes of their regional scenery products. Besides, I think the kind of data required to make a UT type package isn't available for many parts of the world and prohibitively expensive for others.

[Gregg_Seipp 572]

Maybe they figured out how to put their stuff on top of photoreal...or maybe just brightened stuff up...

[Jean-Paul 167]

....I think the kind of data required to make a UT type package isn't available for many parts of the world and prohibitively expensive for others.

 

Unless they rely on Openstreetmap data. Their coverage is already quite impressive.

[fwerff 70]

Very interesting indeed. If it is a UTX like product it might persuade me in buying FTXG, solving the UTX compatibility concerns I currently have.

Guess the OrbX forum will be a busy place this weekend :-)

[CFIJose 5,485]

It's either mesh or AI traffic. LC has already been revealed.

[Jean-Paul 167]

OpenLC is not about roads, rivers & coastlines  :wink:

[zmak 331]

It's either mesh or AI traffic. LC has already been revealed.

they already have A1 , its free to

[fwerff 70]

It's either mesh or AI traffic. LC has already been revealed.

But the announced LC will not contain vector data like roads or coastlines like UTX, will it?

So it might also be a UTX-like product tailored specific towards vector data.

I doubt it will be an AI product. Goes to far from their trusted comfort zone of scenery products.

 

[zmak 331]

AI TRAFFIC

 

http://www.fullterrain.com/freeware.html