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MSFS20 Finally aerial imagery

tiles2bing.exe <myFolder> /o PackageSources\CGL\aerial_images /y google

myFolder directory contains the google tiles.
 
rhumbaflappy said:
tiles2bing.exe <myFolder> /o PackageSources\CGL\aerial_images /y google

myFolder directory contains the google tiles.
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Looks like /y google is still the right command for Bing images as well (I've done this previously with Google aerial images) - I think that's because I georeferenced a stitched file into QGIS and exported it from there as tiles which is what /y google seems to work well with. Thanks for confirming - that worked fine.
 
Looks like Tiles2Bing is no longer available via the link provided. Does someone have a copy they could share, or has this method of CGL creation been superseded?
 
Personally I use GlobalMapper. It's an expensive buy in but such a simple process.

Load your raster into GM, set to Mercator WGS84, export to map tiles, choose the LOD (only need 1 level) and drop the generated folder into your aerial scenery project folder and compile.

You can get a time limited demo of Global Mapper which is useful if you only want to do up one area or a few within the time limited trial.

As for color matching, Photoshop, open up your reference Bing Maps image and your new imagery, then apply color from the Bing Imagery.

There's time limited demo's for photoshop as well.

Saves a ton of time and energy.
 
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