DSM terrain

This page contains information on a experimental DSM terrain renderer for FlightGear. Code is available at GitLab

Supported countries:

• The Netherlands. Data CC BY 4.0 PDOK/Kadaster NL
• Czech Republic. Data CC BY 4.0 Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (ČÚZK)
• Tirol, Austria. Data CC BY 4.0 with addtional restrictions Land Tirol (data.tirol.gv.at)

Testing instructions (for developers):

• clone https://gitlab.com/gckrol/flightgear and checkout the `dsm-stable` branch
• build as usual
• select a location in The Netherlands (recommended: EHAM,EHSB)
• start with the `--terrain-engine=dsm` commandline flag (put this in Settings > Additional Settings in the launcher).
• terrain will automatically be streamed in
• disable Atmospheric Light Shattering (ALS) to have the horizon more closely match the sky.
• happy flying!