In fact, the main function of this device is to find thermals through micro turbulence. A thermal map will allow you to find areas of thermals, where you can find the elevator is a good chance. Getting into such an area, the device analyzes the data of GPS and accelerometer and finds thermals on horizontal vibrations of air ultra low frequency
Now you can download pre Flight Editor - software for predicting aerology lower atmosphere and the places of formation of thermals. Software designed for paragliders and hang gliders. Is designed to facilitate the search of thermals, especially on the plains.
at the inputs are maps OpenStreetMaps (loaded from internet themselves) files and elevation grid SRTM (download files here
dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version1
). At the output of the editor we get:
- Maps of the relief (Height maps)
- Maps of thermally active zones. Triggers thermals. Zone of turbulence and dynamics, etc.
- Maps of promising sites.
Maps format - for the TC and that is important for OziExplorer format for PDA. OziExplorer runs on many mobile devices, so I hope it will be of interest not only to Thermocompass.
System requirements:
- DirectX 9c
- OC windows XP, 2000. In windows 7 if I remember correctly, the default DirectX10. Most likely will not work. Have not tried.
- RAM the more - the better.
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