Orthophotos Germany

  • In search of free orthophotos for my AeroflyFs2 Jena mini scenery I looked up the "Landsvermessungsamt Thüringen" being the responsible state entity for such photos. Besides commercial offers, they seem to provide "OpenData" here

    https://onlineshop.thueringen.de/th9/tlvermgeo/geoshop/airortho/digiortho/index.aspx#

    (In German only, but you may get it.) After following the link and zooming in I choose the layer icon (lower right, DOP colored) and got a selection for download. The download offers a zip file containing three files

    .meta, .tfw, .tif (the actual image). I looked up the tif and (seen as a non-expert) it would provide a perfect ground layout for my purpose.

    Two questions for the experts:

    1. Where's the hook?

    2. Can this format be used for Geoconvert (supposedly not) or converted to something usable with Geoconvert?

    I don't think so much on my own scenery only but on a larger plot to get something usable for Germany in general (suppposing the other Landesvermessungsämter providing similar data).

    Kind regards, Michael

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  • Oh wow,

    the state Thueringen provides aerial images with a ground resolution of 20 cm for free!

    The state Baden-Wuerttemberg does charge the local authorities for them.

    I work with these data in my profession.

    The file format TIF and TFW is perfect, we may edit the projection parameters perhaps.

    I'm immediately in here, if you agree!

    With this resolution we can even run to level 15.

    Since the images are free, I suppose to distribute the aerofly results will be legal as long as we give credit to the LVermGeo Thueringen.

    Good job Michael!

    Rodeo

  • This will get me going for sure. I suppose 20 cm is more than we need (and at least my machine can process). I certainly wouldn't object if you can help. :). An example scenery for Jena (and the surrounding) enabled for redistribution - thats's the point! - might certainly give a nice boost for AeroflyFS2 given we have quite a number of German users.

    > The state Baden-Wuerttemberg does charge the local authorities for them.

    That's crazy, isn't it? I might make a search if there are more Landesvermessungsämter providing free data at a later point and tell the results later.

    Kind regards, Michael

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  • Hi together.

    I am work on NRW Ground textures.

    The Ground files for area from Aachen to Cologne and Düsseldorf are made.

    Also made the Airport visible at Menue.

    But my question... Where can we delete the Original Groeund Textures Files from Aeroflight?

    an we made this ?

    Or are this original Files important?

    The Layer from new Ground textures are not so wide visible.... i mean the original Textures show before the new textures ar generated when we fly.

    My Englisch not so good...when we have a german language expert.... i so delighted

    thx a lot

    uli

  • Hi Uli,

    I didn't touch the original low resolution textures at all but didn't have your issues. When I fly within my scenery the original textures are completely hidden.

    Did you place your scenery under

    C:\Users\[your profile]\Documents\Aerofly FS 2\scenery\images ?

    Kind regards, Michael

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  • Hi,

    if you use FSET, do a full set from level 9 to 14. Then the original textures will dissapear. If you do only the high levels 13 and 14, the aerofly textures will be visible in certain flight conditions.

    To make the airport structures and perhaps the airplanes from the aerial images invisible, you have to create new surfaces in a 3D program like AC3D.


    Hallo Uli,

    wenn du FSET verwendest, erstelle alle Levels von 9 bis 14. Wenn du nur die hohen Levels 13 und 14 verwendest, können die originalen aerofly Texturen manchmal sichtbar sein.

    Wenn du die Flughafen Strukturen und die Aufnahmen der Flugzeuge im Luftbild unsichtbar machen willst, musst du ein 3D Programm wie AC3D verwenden und dort neue Oberflächen zeichnen.

    Grüße

    Rodeo

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  • Hi,

    "Hiflyer" das Projekt ist für XPlane. This Project is for Xplane.

    Die Scenery liegt aus Platzgründen nicht mehr auf Laufwerk "C" unter Documents.... jetzt auf "D" unter Scenery/Images.

    The Scenery is not at this time at Drive "C" under Documents, at this time under "D" Scenery/ Images.

    The Scenery comes ...when i fly over the new Area.

    when i copy the folder to Documents/ Aeroflight FS2...comes nothing. ;)

    Hi Rodeo...

    Ich habe das mit den Leveln schon versucht, habe aber feststellen müssen... das, wenn ich alle Layer mit Häckchen versehe (9-14), das, nur ab 12 und höher

    generiert wird. Im Verzeichniss ist dann nur zB. 3 x 12, 15 x 13 und 15 x 14er tsc File zu finden.

    9, 10, 11 und 12 wird meist gar nichts generiert.... manchmal 2 - 3 tsc files in 11 und 12, das wars aber auch.

    thx uli

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  • Yet another scenery breakthrough found by user curiosity? Maybe someone will make the adjoining scenery for the immientl release of Aerosoft’s German scenery for AFS2. Maybe even add another airport or two. 🤪 🤔 🙂

    Regards,

    Ray

  • Yet another scenery breakthrough found by user curiosity? Maybe someone will make the adjoining scenery for the immientl release of Aerosoft’s German scenery for AFS2. Maybe even add another airport or two. 🤪 🤔 🙂

    Regards,

    Ray

    I thought this already, it would be quite a worthwile project. Actually, the Helgoland Scenery will have "some" mainland scenery already included, so we should know the borders before anyone is starting. But otherwise this would be great, yes.

    Would presuppose of course we could source orthophotos for making it redistributable first.

    Kind regards, Michael

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  • I thought this already, it would be quite a worthwile project. Actually, the Helgoland Scenery will have "some" mainland scenery already included, so we should know the borders before anyone is starting. But otherwise this would be great, yes.

    Would presuppose of course we could source orthophotos for making it redistributable first.

    Kind regards, Michael

    While all are goods points, I have already increased the Heide–Büsum airport runway to 4,650 feet to handle the faster and larger planes.

    Regards,

    Ray

  • I thought this already, it would be quite a worthwile project. Actually, the Helgoland Scenery will have "some" mainland scenery already included, so we should know the borders before anyone is starting. But otherwise this would be great, yes.

    Would presuppose of course we could source orthophotos for making it redistributable first.

    Kind regards, Michael

    From the screenshots we already know it includes the wind turbine farm east of the Büsum-Heide airport. I suspect that may be close to the Eastern edge of the Aerosoft scenery.

    Regards,

    Ray

  • Hi Rodeo and all,

    Das mit den create Mask hatte ich zu Anfang versucht, aber mir hat sich der Sinn noch nicht erschlossen.

    Nach Möglichkeit möchte ich den Ordner nicht unnötig aufblähen.

    Manche schreiben man soll nur die 14 Level generieren und andere schreiben man soll die 10 auslassen.

    Ich bin zwar aus der FSX Gemeinde, aber hier ist jetzt wieder alles etwas anderst.

    Die Airport Erstellung ist viel komplizierter als im FSX !

    With create Mask I had tried at first, but the sense has not disclosed to me yet.
    As far as possible I would not like to blow up the folder needlessly.
    Some write one should generate only 14 levels and others write one should let out 10.
    Though I am from the municipality FSX, but now here everything is again a little bit stronger.
    The airport production is much more complicated than in the FSX!


    Das jetzige Gebiet hat 5,1 GB an tsc Files.

    The First Area has 5,1GB Tsc Files


    Die Scenery Verlinkung von "hiflyer " ist ja auch im Entwicklungsmodus, und so wie ich das sehe erstmal Netherland.

    Bevor ich überhaupt irgendeinen Airport erstelle muss erstmal der Ground als solches stimmig sein.

    Nicht zuviele Daten, Sichtweite muss stimmen etc.

    The Scenery link from "hiflyer" is also in the developing mode, and as well as I this see first Netherland.
    Before I generally any airport provide must be consistent first of the Ground as such.
    Not much more data, sight must be right... etc.


    Probiere das mit den create Mask für EDDk aus, da dort noch ein Fehler drin ist.

    Werde berichten

    Gruss ULI