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AED backround image + correct placements

Commadore4eva

Commadore4eva

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Hey guys,

I've searched the forum for my question, but I didn't find a real answer yet..
So I hope someone can help me..

With ADE and Google earth, I want to make an up-to-date AFCAD for KADW.
I've made a picture in google earth of the area, and placed it as background in ADE. But I always have problems with placing the corners of the image on the right cordinates..

Now my question is, can someone explain me, or give me tips, how to place an image from google earth on the exact position (incl. height and width) in ADE?

If there are other ways to place things correctly, let me know!

Thx in advance guys,
Sam
 
Good morning,

Please refer to page 71, 72 and 73 of the manual.
That should make things clear (at least to me:).
 
Section 8.3 of the English Manual covers how to place, move, resize or rotate background images.
 
We cross posted - Section 8.3 starts on page 71 :D
 
Commadore4eva said:
Hey guys,

I've searched the forum for my question, but I didn't find a real answer yet..
So I hope someone can help me..

With ADE and Google earth, I want to make an up-to-date AFCAD for KADW.
I've made a picture in google earth of the area, and placed it as background in ADE. But I always have problems with placing the corners of the image on the right cordinates..

Now my question is, can someone explain me, or give me tips, how to place an image from google earth on the exact position (incl. height and width) in ADE?

If there are other ways to place things correctly, let me know!

Thx in advance guys,
Sam
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Good Morning Sam,

Though Roby and Jon have given the page numbers for the manual, I can tell you that SBuilderX can give you the coordinates that you need... There is a Tutorial that was written awhile back in placing Background maps in ADE. (Back when it was written ADE was called ADEH, the "H" stand for Home). I think its still around.. its called ADEH_Tutorial_3. If you can't find or locate it (I think Jon website still has it,... Jon is that correct?)... send me a Private Message and I'll be glad to send it to you.

EDIT: Yes I just looked on Jon's Website and it is still there... Jon's website is: http://www.airportdesigneditor.co.uk/
 
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haha! There is no sleeping schedule with this hobby indeed...

Anyway,
thx a lot guys for helping me out! I'm going to try these options and I'll let you know something :)

Sam
 
Commadore4eva said:
I used the rhumbamaps (http://www.ludowise.x10hosting.com/gmaps/rhumbamaps.html) but when I open the map in a new window, the image is separated in different pieces instead of 1 big image..

Any idea how to get the full screen image (and not by photoshoping the pieces together :p )

greets
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I use firefox browser and don't have that problem. I open the new window via the "windows" button and use the "fire shot" extension to capture the entire page to clipboard and then paste that into an image editor to save as jpg.

scott s.
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scott967 said:
I use firefox browser and don't have that problem. I open the new window via the "windows" button and use the "fire shot" extension to capture the entire page to clipboard and then paste that into an image editor to save as jpg.

scott s.
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k thx,
tried this..

Now the problem is that the cordinates in the box of the main page don't fit the image that I've opened in a new window.

I used the big image (1600x1200), placed it in ADE but it's the image is too small..


The image :
http://www.ludowise.x10hosting.com/...824304496833605&CLongitude=-76.86374455690384

The cordinates (according to rhumbamaps) :
[GEOGRAPHIC]
Name=Photo_0001
North=38.8249313843316
South=38.82367760381603
West=-76.8648174405098
East=-76.86267167329788
 
I save an image from Google Earth. Then pin a placemark on opposite corners of the runway, or some other significant visible object (then I leave the placemark window open).
Then I create a position marker in ADE with the same co-ordinates (copy-paste), Then I move the placemark to another identifiable point and create another position marker.
Using Position Image, I move and scale it until the points lie under the markers.

Try to avoid rotating the image because that seems to slow down ADE.
 
Commadore4eva said:
k thx,
tried this..

Now the problem is that the cordinates in the box of the main page don't fit the image that I've opened in a new window.

I used the big image (1600x1200), placed it in ADE but it's the image is too small..


The image :
http://www.ludowise.x10hosting.com/...824304496833605&CLongitude=-76.86374455690384

The cordinates (according to rhumbamaps) :
[GEOGRAPHIC]
Name=Photo_0001
North=38.8249313843316
South=38.82367760381603
West=-76.8648174405098
East=-76.86267167329788
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I think you're right -- there may be a bug. I tested it at the default zoom (15) and it's fine, but when I set to the zoom you used (19) I got the same corner coordinates you did and it is too small. Maybe Dick needs to take a look at this. I will test at different zooms, and I think also he released the source code so it shouldn't be too hard to fix I would think.

scott s.
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Took a quick look, and it seems that the browser html is calling the Google Maps API map.getBounds() function. Then it runs a function call ShowBounds() which simply extracts the lats and longs from the results of map.getBounds() and displays them in the box. So unless somehow it is calling or extracting the lats and longs incorrectly the html itself isn't doing any processing. Will continue investigations.

scott s.
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Seems to be working now,
images fits into ADE...

strange!

Anyway,
thx a lot guys! Let's get some BGL's done now ;)

Sam
 
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