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The current VFR map viewer is really not very useful and rather a step back from that of XP10.With Aerosoft Navdata Pro now also supporting X-Plane 11 beta, lets talk about one of the most boring technical features of X-Plane 11: The completely redesigned database for navigational data, which makes it much easier for data providers like Aerosoft and Navigraph to supply data updates for the X-Plane navigational facilities, while preserving scenery compatibility.The most important goal when designing the new database was to eliminate the duplication between data in X-Planes world and X-Planes navigation systems to leave less room for subtle inconsistencies.I also wanted to address compatibility of navdata updates and global scenery (mostly concerning localizers at airports).
Other improvements were the integration of SBAS path points (needed for LPV approaches) and RNP service volumes. Last but not least I wanted the ability to work with ARINC424 data directly, and eliminate most of the subtle encoding differences that result from different providers generating files with slightly different converters. Work on the new database started in April 2016, when I got in touch with FAA representatives at the FAA Aviation Safety Center at SUN n FUN where the External Data Initiative (EDAi) was launched. Preliminary work was completed by end of April, and feedback was provided to the FAA at the EDAi stakeholder meeting in Washington (the whole trip was quite a memorable experience ). I cannot emphasize enough how valuable the open data initiative of the FAA is this is an example of your taxpayer money at work. The specification of the database was finalized in September, and both Navigraph and Aerosoft were provided the tools they needed to create navdata for X-Plane 11 in the new format. Actually, we are not limited to those big two as the tool is available for everyone, open-data purists can actually generate their own navdata for the US and Canada using the FAAs file. With the great power of the unified database comes great responsibility: The navigational data can only be as good as the world scenery it is placed in, especially the airports. Some of X-Planes airports in the default scenery have not kept up with the pace the real world is evolving at: runways are renamed (due to magnetic shift), extended, built or closed and X-Planes airport scenery is only as good as the community who cares for it. ![]() We will rename several thousand runways all over the world on the scenery gateway soon, and this will solve the most annoying issue people are currently facing with the new database: runways not being found because they have been renumbered. ![]() I took the time to write an even more boring technical article on how everything works together in X-Plane 11: Navdata in X-Plane 11. If you are an end-user, you dont need to bother, because heres the TL;DR: Its awesome. It gives you RNP approaches for airliners, and LPV approaches for GA aircraft. Writing this article though, when I compare it to the new UI, I cant help but feel like the poor guy in this webcomic because this is exactly how the end-user will experience the change: Most wont even notice. Navigraph Data Software Developer OnAbout Philipp Ringler Flight instructor on sunny days, software developer on rainy days. Drinks Darjeeling while beating FAA database anomalies into submission. View all posts by Philipp Ringler 34 comments on The most boring feature of X-Plane 11 New Navdata Abe says: February 7, 2017 at 9:26 am Hi Phillip. Great post. However, I am a bit confused on how we update the sim Everyone is stated copy the navdata folder from XP10 to XP11 custom data folder Moving forward do we just use Navigraph and let it update the XP11 folder automatically Philipp Mnzel says: February 7, 2017 at 10:19 am Navigraph and Aerosoft update X-Plane 11 automatically. Copying old navdata is not necessary if you have your FMS Data Manager (Navigraph) or Aerosoft Navdata Pro (Aerosoft) program configured correctly to supply both X-Plane and add-on aircraft with data. Tony says: February 7, 2017 at 10:44 am Phillip, will it be possible in future to drop in your own images for use in the map viewer At its most simple, being able to drop in a folder of GeoTiffs would be very helpful, and we could use real world VFR charts (or more useful maps) directly inside the simulator.
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