Kyle Rodgers 910155 Posted May 9, 2011 at 05:51 PM Posted May 9, 2011 at 05:51 PM Ross, I've been trying to push the realism limits of our sector file here at the ARTCC that I'm the facilities guy for. Part of that is working on good GEO/REGIONS for the local guys, and VidMaps for the Radar/Enroute guys. While I know vSTARS will be different, I'd still like to support VRC, so I have a few questions: 1 - Is there a limit to the number of points in the GEO? If so, what is it? 2 - Is there a limit to the number of points able to be stored as NDBs? If so, what is it? So far, I haven't found the GEO to be argumentative and this is the general level of detail going into the airports in my next release (colors and runway bars in development in this shot, so it's not the final version): Fortunately, with the VidMaps, there's a lot more optimization that can be done, since the points are repeated a good bit from map to map (at least in the TRACON I'm working with). Kyle Rodgers The content of this post, unless expressly written, refers only to those procedures in the United States of America, following the Federal Aviation Administration Regulations thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 9, 2011 at 07:09 PM Posted May 9, 2011 at 07:09 PM 1 - Is there a limit to the number of points in the GEO? If so, what is it? 2 - Is there a limit to the number of points able to be stored as NDBs? If so, what is it? These are limited only by your system RAM and video RAM. It's unlikely you'll run into the limit with modern hardware, and before you did, you'd likely see performance degrade to unacceptable levels anyway. Fortunately, with the VidMaps, there's a lot more optimization that can be done, since the points are repeated a good bit from map to map (at least in the TRACON I'm working with). Not sure what you mean here ... can you elaborate? Are you talking about vSTARS video maps? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Rodgers 910155 Posted May 9, 2011 at 09:23 PM Author Posted May 9, 2011 at 09:23 PM This is a small capture of what it used to look like with three different VidMaps up at the same time, each with its own information about this prohibited area (note the triple lines). To eliminate this and cut down on file size, I started defining "nodes" in the NDBs section and referencing those nodes in the diagrams section (where our VidMaps are). That way, each diagram doesn't have its own lat/lon for the same position, and if that position is off, I only need to change it in one spot. Furthermore, it cuts down on file size, in that I only reference the N000.00.00.000 W000.00.00.000 once, with all other references to that lat/lon as a 6 char ID similar to ABC001. That really wasn't part of the question, and was more me just thinking aloud. The reason I posted the question is I'm optimizing all of the VidMaps by setting more nodes in the NDBs section if the point is referenced more than twice (which has been working so far), and I didn't want to get half way through a project and have it stop working because I could only have X amount of NDBs defined. Kyle Rodgers The content of this post, unless expressly written, refers only to those procedures in the United States of America, following the Federal Aviation Administration Regulations thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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