I did upload the map I was working on, Miami International Airport, to Commons, but I decided, due to the reasons listed below, that future maps won't be done unless the FAA changes things: - It turns out the PNG map was out of date. But it took some time to find the new version on the FAA's site. The FAA doesn't make replacements easy to find.
- Each official map is a PDF that expires after one month. So I would be redoing each map every month.
- The official PDF was poorly done. Each text character turned out to be a path rather than editable text. This meant that I had to retype each character.
Between the three, I decided it just wasn't worth it. Sorry. I will update the map if someone finds errors, but otherwise, I am dropping FAA airport maps until further notice. You can see the map I did here. ... Read more » |
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These will be vectorized versions of official FAA maps from WikiMedia Commons. I may adjust them for accuracy. I will also replace text with actual text objects. This will make translation of these maps simpler. The first to be done will be Miami International. I have already started experimenting on it.
Note: Until I can upload SVG images to UCoz, airport maps will be uploaded here only on request.
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My vacation is going well. I expect to return to Illinois around 4-7-2009. In the meantime, I have noticed that we have several new members. Please welcome them. I would offer cookies, but digital cookies tend to be less than popular. |
Sorry. I expect to be gone for about a month. My computer is just a little to big to take with me.  |
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The program that would restore them keeps crashing. Those files include mainly the stuff I need to work on this site and the maps. Please bear with me.
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My hard drive conked out. I have a replacement, but was forced to reinstall Windows. I am still working on reinstalling all my programs. Hopefully, I will be back up completely in a couple of weeks.
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Took me a while, but I got it done. Fixed a few bugs while I was at it.
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I am rather concerned the problems would return if I attempt to reboot it ( :\ ), but until then, it should be fine. So I intend to work on the site for a while.
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It isn't very stable at the moment. Until that I resolved, my plans for the site have to be put on hold. Sorry.
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My name is Will Pittenger. I have been making KMZ sets for Google Earth for a long time. After I starting making those, I wanted overlays for my sets. I was unsatisfied with the accuracy of the images available at Wikimedia Commons. So I started making my own with Inkscape and uploading them. Then I needed a place for anyone that liked my KMZ sets and/or maps to find others. For a while, a simple blog sufficed. But, once I started getting requests, I knew I needed something better. This site is the result. You are welcome to set up an account. Some activities are for registered users only. Take your time poking around and let me know what you think.
