April 7, 20224 yr 10 hours ago, YouDontKnow said: So, is this intellectual property covering only the Metar? Not the satellite observation? Satellite data is not public domain. But more to the point the sim does not actually use satellite data in most cases. It is aerial photography for the terrain textures and live weather reporting for the weather. Note that Bing and Google maps are not using Satellite Data in most cases either. Indeed things like the Pléiades 1A/1B and Maxar satellites can give very high resolutions but they do not cover even a fraction of the planet. Edited April 7, 20224 yr by Glenn Fitzpatrick
April 7, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said: Satellite data is not public domain. I think he was referring to weather satellite data. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
April 7, 20224 yr Author Wow I come back after a day and this tread is onto its second page! The snow looks very pretty but totally unrealistic. I am banging on about this because Milford Sound is such an iconic New Zealand destination. It should be displayed in MSFS2020 in all its green (and often rainy) splendour. Maybe this will get fixed if Microsoft includes NZ in a world update like they did for nearby Australia. Bruce Bruce Bartlett Frodo: "I wish none of this had happened." Gandalf: "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
May 13, 20224 yr Hi all, I created a votable question regarding this for the next Q&A session, if you are as keen to see this question finally being addressed, plz vote up: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/will-snow-coverage-ever-be-improved/517283?u=ankh828072 Greetings, Chris AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MT/s RAM, MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X, Windows 11 Home, MSFS2024
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