Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Hyper-Realistic Photo-Scenery On-Demand
MegaScenery publisher PC Aviator, in partnership with
MegaScenery developer Aerosoft Australia Pty Ltd, announced Friday
the launch of the next evolutionary phase of the MegaScenery brand
-- MegaSceneryEarth.
MegaSceneryEarth is a product line that involves the massive
project of mapping as much of the earth as possible as ready-to-use
photoscenery (created from aerial photography) for Microsoft Flight
Simulator X. The focus initially will be on the continental
USA.
End users visit the MegaSceneryEarth website, choose the
pre-created areas of photoscenery packaged as tiles varying between
1200 and 2800 square miles and download them instantly after
purchase.
While the concept of downloaded software is certainly not new,
the concept of a megastore of on-demand, ready-to-use photoscenery
for Microsoft Flight Simulator available for instant download is as
a result of the MegaSceneryEarth model.
Aerial photographs for the MegaSceneryEarth product line are
from source data of primarily 1 and (some) 2 meters per pixel
resolution and are displayed in Microsoft Flight Simulator at 1.19
meters per pixel. The end result for the user is a very realistic
representation of the particular area being flown in Flight
Simulator.
As well as for entertainment, MegaScenery notes the product line
also has sorts of positive implications for licensed and trainee
pilots wanting to become familiar with visual flight operations in
particular geographical areas.
This project was made possible as a result of the ever
increasing speed of internet connection bandwidth for consumers
however users who do not have fast connections the website also
offers opportunities to have DVD recreations mailed on demand in
lieu of downloading.
The pricing for the scenery tiles is as little as $3.00 per area
when consumers take up maximum volume discounts.
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