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NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 1:08 pm
by kiwis
Hi

Does anyone know where i can get PhotoReal scenery for FSX for greater AKL, WLG?

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 1:19 pm
by toprob
'Supercity' is in the Godzone Store, currently bundled with Southern Lakes for $5.

Real NZ Wellington is freeware on Avsim.

However for the best Wellington photoscenery ever, you'll want the Godzone Photoscenery Subscription, see the link in my sig. Currently there's a post here on NZFF giving members 40% off, which brings it down to $59.40. A bargain.

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 1:24 pm
by Ian Warren
toprob wrote:'Supercity' is in the Godzone Store, currently bundled with Southern Lakes for $5.

Real NZ Wellington is freeware on Avsim.

Godzone Photoscenery Subscription, see the link in my sig. Currently there's a post here on NZFF giving members 40% off, which brings it down to $59.40. A bargain.

All the above very seriously Highly Recommended B-)

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 1:25 pm
by toprob
Cheers, Ian.

Here's the screenshot of the Subscription Wellington coverage:

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Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 1:31 pm
by omitchell
Ian Warren wrote:All the above very seriously Highly Recommended B-)


Couldn't agree more...

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:05 pm
by Nzeddy
Will there be a new Auckland imagery for the subscription?

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 2:15 pm
by toprob
Nzeddy wrote:Will there be a new Auckland imagery for the subscription?


No, all the Subscription areas are just what's been previously announced -- Southern Alps and Lakes, Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Volcanic Plateau -- and there won't be another subscription. However if someone was working on a great NZAA, I'd love to supply a photoscenery for Auckland, similar to the subscription. However it would probably need to be payware, as it'll be a huge download, too big for any of the freeware libraries. (Supercity is over the limit, and any new one would be at least 4 times the size, probably more.)

The Subscription was a trial run really to see if there was a market for very large-scale photoscenery, which could cover most of NZ. However there isn't:)

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 8:50 pm
by kiwis
ok but thats not AKL.

what is the definition of photoeal scenery?

im happy to help build AKL scenery if others are keen to help?

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:30 pm
by Ian Warren
kiwis wrote:ok but thats not AKL.

what is the definition of photoeal scenery?

im happy to help build AKL scenery if others are keen to help?


"what is the definition of photoeal scenery?" A lot off work :)

Already been done ... if you want to spent between 36 to 18 months , on a simple area like ... ..... many we have always wanted people to jump in and give it a go but most tucker out after a month off it or even less , you want to be dedicated, best intro is doing a scenery yourself ,

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:00 pm
by toprob
kiwis wrote:ok but thats not AKL.

what is the definition of photoeal scenery?

im happy to help build AKL scenery if others are keen to help?


Did you take a look at the Supercity link I posted above? You'll need to scroll down the page a bit, as it also includes Southern Lakes.
There's about 7000 sq km of photoscenery around the greater Auckland area.

As far as I'm aware, there are a couple of people working on versions of Auckland Airport, not counting the stalled Orbx version. What I meant was that if someone was to produce a proper Auckland Airport, I'd love to supply some photoscenery for the city, similar to Supercity but higher resolution, like the subscription.

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:42 pm
by dbcunnz
I am working on an update of Robs Marlborough but it will include all the Marlborough Sounds and join onto Rob's Nelson.
Parts of it have been finished complete with the veg agn but no building agn the Western side that joins Nelson and D'urville Island have been finished and the top end of the Marlborough sounds is about finished hopefully later tonight.
I have also done Stuart Island plus the West Coast towns.

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2015 7:33 am
by AdrianPetford
dbcunnz wrote:I am working on an update of Robs Marlborough but it will include all the Marlborough Sounds and join onto Rob's Nelson.
Parts of it have been finished complete with the veg agn but no building agn the Western side that joins Nelson and D'urville Island have been finished and the top end of the Marlborough sounds is about finished hopefully later tonight.
I have also done Stuart Island plus the West Coast towns.


Brilliant to hear about Marlborough Doug, I've been hoping for an update of that area with the new coverage for ages now.

I may as well just mention that I spent about six months of last year working on photoreal coverage of Auckland using the new LINZ 50cm dataset. Academic and teaching commitments have got in the way since then so I haven't been able to revisit it for some considerable time now. However, I am hoping to do some more work on it soon. It is being done purely for me to learn the craft, so I can make no promises about it ever being good enough to release, but time will tell. Rob has already helped a bit and Ian has offered, so something may come of it yet. We'll see.


Ade

Re: NZ PhotoReal scenery

PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:38 am
by toprob
Ade, I was hoping this would bring you out of the woodwork:)