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= Features of !FalconView Open Source =

This page contains a summary of the features of !FalconView Open Source along with some screen captures that illustrate those features.  !FalconView includes a plugin architecture that makes it easy to add new features as well.

=== Base Map Types Supported ===

!FalconView supports a handful of base map types including:

 * [wiki:GeoTIFFNotes GeoTIFF]
 * TIROS !TopoBath
 * Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) / LIDAR
 * Vector Product Format (VPF)
 * CADRG
 * MrSID
 * Open Street Maps

Additional base map types may be added to !FalconView by programmatic extension.

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=== KML Support ===

!FalconView Open Source can display KML and KMZ files.  Network links, ground overlays, screen overlays and styles are fully supported.  3D models are not supported.  See also [wiki:KMLDrawingLibrary].

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=== WMS Support ===

!FalconView Open Source includes support for displaying images from WMS servers.

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=== Shapefile Support ===

!FalconView can display Shapefiles.

=== Drawings ===

The drawing utility allows users to draw custom georeferenced shapes in an overlay that can be saved and shared.

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=== Analysis Tool ===

The analysis tool makes it easy to calculate distances and bearings between points on the map and to perform other analysis tasks such as calculating intervisibility between areas on the map (if elevation data is available).

=== Moving Map Tool ===

If appropriate GPS hardware is available, !FalconView includes the ability to act as a "moving map."

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=== ArcGIS Support ===

!FalconView includes the ability to display and edit !ArcMap .mxd files (requires ArcGIS Engine).  The ArcGIS Editor also includes GUI access to any ArcGIS geoprocessing tools installed on the system.  For more information on this capability, visit [http://giscoder.blogspot.com/2008/03/integration-of-falconview-and-arcgis.html this link].

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=== SkyView Mode ===

!SkyView is a fast 3D map viewer implemented to allow pilots to "fly through" their proposed routes, observing charts and overlays as they rehearse their mission.

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=== NITF Support ===

=== Elevation Data / Contour Lines ===

!FalconView will display elevation data and can generate contour lines when such data is available.

=== Coordinate Grid / Coordinate Systems ===

!FalconView supports various coordinate systems including Lat / Lon, UTM, Military Grid and GARS.

=== Open Street Maps ===

!FalconView can draw [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ Open Street Maps] as a base map type.

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=== Programmatic Extensibility ===

It is easy to extend the capabilities of !FalconView by writing custom interactive map overlays in COM or .NET.

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=== Government !FalconView Features Omitted from !FalconView Open Source ===

Because of certain intellectual property and export control issues, some features of !FalconView that are included in the government release are omitted from the !FalconView open source release.  These features include the threat overlay, DAFIF overlays, the illumination overlay, and the route overlay.  See our FeatureMatrix for more details.  Commercial vendors or the general public are invited to create replacement overlays for these popular features.  Georgia Tech may also be placed under contract for !FalconView extensions or consulting.