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The OSGeo4W package installs GDAL, OGR, QGIS, and some more things to your computer. It has it's own shell for commandline operation that is quite handy. It automates the install using the internet to download the separate programs.

http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/

OGR deals with vector transformations and functions. GDAL deals with raster and elevation data. QGIS is a really nice freeware GIS program.

Arno and I can probably answer most questions users may have about the package.

Another good find for making mesh alterations is Wilbur. You can use Wilbur and the OSGeo4W package tools to create the elusive fantasy island.

fantasyisland.png


Dick
 
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I'll second that. Good package of tools that are helpful when working with GIS data for FS.
 
Wilbur won't install because I have a later version of the C++ 2010 (x86) Runtime Libraries.
 
As an update, if you install the recent stand-alone QGIS installation you will get the OSGeo4W command line tools (gdal, etc) as well. That might be easier than the OSGeo4W installer.
 
I installed OSGeo4W but without any supporting documentation (and a Help button that does nothing) I have no idea what to do when presented with this screen?

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I found QGIS and will try that out ... but so far there isn't much detail information on these tools specific to what I need to bring a sat image into 3DSMax as a texture for a plane for airport object positioning references. I was using this Align image documentation and this GeoTiff documentation but key information such as where to get imagery and what type of imagery to get are missing.

There appears to be an assumed level of knowledge that I obviously don't have.

Cheers, Rob.
 
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