In-game VS Satellite

[jlund 380]

Shack95, I still don't get how you find those places. A screenshot like Near Lexington could be nearly anywhere in the world, ie.Europe, Canada, Eastern Europe, so how do you even know where to start looking? And also the Madagscar shot, I assumed it was from Australia or India or something like that. I'm VERY impressed of what you're doing and it's so nice to have names on them. I have already found new destinations to try when the sim is out, thanks to you being able to point out where it is. So a big THANK YOU again. 

[Kopteeni 819]

1 hour ago, Shack95 said:

Androy region, Madagascar

Are those tiles in the Bing image only partially loaded or are we looking at a nice demonstration on how they're able to stitch the satellite images of various quality together?

[Tuskin38 6,532]

1 hour ago, jlund said:

And also the Madagscar shot, I assumed it was from Australia or India or something like that.

Well the file name for that image had Madagascar in it.

Sometimes the file names give a hint at where they were taken. Evidently the PR team doesn’t rename them when they put them on the site.

Edited April 10, 2020 by Tuskin38

[Shack95 2,658]

1 hour ago, jlund said:

 

Thanks for the kind words Jorn. In most cases it's actually not that tricky. The Madagascar screenshot had the location in its file name (my initial guess was India as well). For the Nebraska location I just had to scan 2-3 rivers in the Great Plains and that was it. 

I quite enjoy looking for these locations (as long as they're not too difficult to find) and I came across some spectacularly beautiful spots I hadn’t known before. With every search I learn something new.  

[Shack95 2,658]

29 minutes ago, Kopteeni said:

Are those tiles in the Bing image only partially loaded or are we looking at a nice demonstration on how they're able to stitch the satellite images of various quality together?

The tiles aren't loaded.

[Shack95 2,658]

2 hours ago, domkle said:

I think that Namibia is going to a favorite destination

Absolutely! I‘ve never been into bush flying but this might change now. And Namibia is definitely on the list. 

[Farlis 2,288]

Yeah I can definately see that too. I just did some scenic flying in Angola. And that was "only" with ORBX OpenLC Africa and a decent mesh. 

That already blew me away, how the vegetation changed so drastically. Dry at the coast, then suddenly rainforrest on the seaside of the first mountains away from the coast, then savannah, and then the northernmost parts of the Namib desert.

With Azure doing its magic in MFS it should be a hot ticket to visit.

[Dominique_K 10,150]

20 hours ago, Shack95 said:

near Lexington, Nebraska, USA

This is what I see at the same place in Orbx  OpenLC NA with Vector. ANy question ?

 

 

[Shack95 2,658]

🤣

[FAZZ3 815]

22 hours ago, Shack95 said:

 

All it takes is a few guesses? You my friend have some insane level of geographical knowledge. Please teach us the way. 

[Victoroos 205]

On 4/11/2020 at 3:01 PM, domkle said:

This is what I see at the same place in Orbx  OpenLC NA with Vector. ANy question ?

 

 

wow.. that is.. wow. hahah

[Shack95 2,658]

Hong Kong

[Shack95 2,658]

Athens, Greece

 

[Shack95 2,658]

Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport, USA

[Shack95 2,658]

North Wash, Utah, USA