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  1. FalconView®
    1. [http://www.falconview.org/trac/FalconView/wiki/FalconView%20Symposium%2020 …
    2. Notice to DoD Personnel
    3. A Note on Posting
    4. User Information
    5. Third Party Developer Information
    6. Developer Training
    7. Starting Points
      1. Related Links

FalconView®

FalconView is a PC based Mapping Application developed by the  Georgia Tech Research Institute for the Department of Defense.

The software is widely used by the US DoD and Allied countries, but historically it has not been available to the general public. Thanks to an initiative by the US Air Force, we have begun releasing a Free and Open Source version of FalconView under the terms of the  GNU LGPL license. To get started with the Open Source release see our Feature Matrix, Screen Shots, and Quick Start Guide.

2012 FalconView Symposium - 7-8 August 2012

Save the dates! Georgia Tech will host the second FalconView Symposium on 7-8 August 2012 at the GTRI Conference Center in Atlanta.

More information to follow, stay tuned.

Notice to DoD Personnel

The Department of Defense has not authorized FalconView Open Source to be installed on any DoD computer, and specifically may not be used by any DoD entity for mission planning.

A Note on Posting

All parts of the wiki may be read without registering (or logging in), but in order to write questions or update other posts you need to be registered. Please follow these instructions to register your UserID in order to post to the website.

User Information

Many user questions can be answered by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions page. Also, see the Discussion Boards.

Third Party Developer Information

  • The FVDev area contains information about developing tools to PlugIn to FalconView or which work with FalconView.
  • The Software Developers Kit contains all of the documentation on the APIs used to create plug-ins or programmatically share data with FalconView from other software as well as the File Formats of most FalconView data sources.
  • The Software Development forum allows you to post questions and answers about FalconView development.
  • The FvwWizards section contains Visual Studio Wizards to get you started creating plug-ins to FalconView using C# and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or 2010.
  • The Source Code for FalconView can be retrieved from our repository using Subversion (svn co http://www.falconview.org/svn/FalconView/branches/4.2.1/public)

If you have a plug-in for FalconView that you would like us to share, please contact us.

Developer Training

GTRI, in partnership with  Georgia Tech Distance Learning and Professional Education (DLPE), is initiating a  FalconView Developer Certificate Program to be conducted on the Georgia Tech campus. Customized on-site training (including international users) is also available for users or developers of FalconView. For information on the various training opportunities contact daniel.longhurst@…

We are receiving many questions on the new FvOverlay? architecture for overlays targeting FalconView 4.2.1 and later. No worries, ILayerEditorX overlay compatibility is being maintained. The FvOverlay? architecture is a complete redesign of the overlay programming API. At first glance, it seems complicated, but actually simplifies many tasks and can shorten the development cycle significantly.

September 29-30, 2011  http://www.pe.gatech.edu/courses/falconview-fvoverlay-plugin-architecture

Starting Points

Questions or comments? Please send us an email! -> falconview@…

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