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FalconView^®

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.

Most Requested Information

FalconView Feature Matrix by Version
Frequently Asked Questions
Discussion Boards

2012 FalconView Symposium

The 2012 FalconView Symposium has been cancelled and is postponed indefinitely pending future government authority to travel. We are sorry for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause and we will work with you in cancelling your reservation, etc.

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. DoD (and federal Agencies) should use FalconView^® (a GOTS product) as part of the official PFPS suite, released and freely available to all US Federal Agencies and the DoD. PFPS/FalconView Downloads are obtained from individual service desks (see:FrequentlyAskedQuestion), individual service portals, or the PFPS program office.

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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@gtri.gatech.edu

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