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Tabbed Map Scales

Change map scales immediately with tabs that appear along the bottom of the display. Toggle with the View > Map Tabs Bar menu option. Change the map type by clicking the type in the status bar and then select from the pop-up menu. If you don't have the type available in the viewing area, then the tabs won't change.

GARS Coordinate Format Support

The Coordinate Format dialog has options for Running Elevation Mode and Global Area Reference System (GARS) which is used for fire support.

24-Bit Map and Imagery Support

FalconView displays 24-bit maps and imagery.

DAFIF Edition 8 Support

DAFIF Edition 8 is supported by the DAFIF Importer. DAFIF Edition 7 is no longer supported.

Vertical View Window

The main display window can be split to show symbols appearing directly below the equivalent symbol on the map view and only are drawn if the symbol is in the current area of interest. It depicts the attitude of objects that are displayed on the current mapping area of interest. Currently supported in the moving map, route, and terrain avoidance mask overlays.

When you scroll or scale the map view window, the vertical view is automatically updated to remove symbols that are no longer displayed on the map and adds or repositions any symbols that are now on the map.

Key Length Value (KLV) Video Metadata Support

A moving-map plug-in similar to the Predator ESD feed uses KLV-formatted video metadata to show the position of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and the area of interest (AOI) of the UAV video in the form of a polygon.

XML Drawing Files

You can save drawing files in Extensible Markup Language (XML).

GeoTIFF Enhancements

GeoTIFF files created with GeoRect? are automatically added to the map data server database without the need to regenerate coverage if the file is added to an existing map-data path. Planar GeoTIFFs and multiple images from a single GeoTIFF file are displayed.

NITF Enhancements

· The registration and display speed of NITF was significantly improved. Thumbnail (overview) generation moved to the background to improve system responsiveness.

· Secondary or "insert" images are supported. These are positioned relative to the primary images and are stored in the same formats as the primary NITF images. They are toggled in an options dialog.

· Reading of JPEG2000-compressed images supported.

· Multispectral Image Display

· Query NITF image metadata so that you can search the NITF catalog on a local system or the network. You can then draw a bounding box over a geographic region and view a list of available imagery types in a tabbed editor similar to the Map Data Manager.

· Query unclassified and classified NITF Tagged Record Extensions (TREs).

Collaborative File Architecture

· Different users can simultaneously modify a mission-planning session.

· Collaboration is supported in Drawing, Points, and Threats (IThreat interface).

· You can set your FalconView Area Of Interest (AOI) to another users machine so the displays always show the same map and position during a collaboration session.

Map Data Server Enhancements

· Coverage-deletion speed has been improved by moving the task to the background.

· Map-data copy operations can occur simultaneously from different data servers, thus using network and drive latency time for maximum throughput.

· Improved BCP-loading speed by including with the coverage data the regions created when the BCPs are first generated.

Status Bar Enhancements

A Status Bar Setup dialog allows you to modify the status bar in the following ways:

· Add or delete rows.

· Drag and drop an information pane to any row or from one row to another.

· Drag an information pane from any row.

For example, you can show the primary and secondary coordinate formats at the same time in the status bar.

Tabular Editor Enhancement

The overlay tabular editors have a File > Save As menu option.

Go To Enhancement

The Go To dialog has an extra, editable box that shows the secondary coordinate format.

City Graphics (CG) Legends Support

Right-click City Graphics maps published in 2006 and select the Get Map Info pop-up menu option to see the legends associated with a particular area of interest. The legends files (JPEGs) are copied or deleted from the map-data path when CG files are copied or deleted during coverage generation. Note that CG maps installed with FalconView v4.0.1, or earlier versions, may not have the legends information properly configured. You need to reinstall the CG files with FalconView 4.1.x, and later versions, to correctly load the legends files.

Route Editor Enhancements

Doghouses have a lateral distance setting you can make to preset the distance they appear to the right or left of the route legs. The setting is available on a global, route, and leg basis. TP and DTD IDs have a lateral distance setting you can make to preset the distance they appear from the turn point symbol. The setting is available on a global and route basis

Points Enhancements

The Points tabular editor allows you to drag and drop points between groups. You can modify the label font on a global, group, or individual point basis.

Airport Information Enhancement

When you get information on an airport, FalconView and CFPS display the same information in an identical format.

Tactical Graphics Enhancement

The Tactical Graphics Editor supports the Graphical Situation Display (GSD) 3.5.1 symbol set.

GIS Overlay Support

The Geographic Information System (GIS) overlay is a plug-in that works with the GIS Server to let you view geospatial data. You can then alter display characteristics and thresholds and save those changes to ArcGIS Map (*.mxd) or Shape (*.shp) files.

LIDAR Map Support

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) maps are displayed by FalconView, and the Map Data Manager administers their files. An entry appears for this type in the Map menu if the data are available to your system.

Drawing Editor Enhancement

A filled polygon object can be drawn without a border.

Route Distance for Ground Routes

FalconView calculates the distance traveled over the ground, including the distance up and down slopes in the Route Elevation Profile if you specify a ground route in CFPS and enable ground-route calculations in the profile preferences. The actual distance over the ground is stored in the route.

Distributed Map Data Server

The Distributed Map Data Server (DMDS) allows you to select a map-data path that contains current coverage data. If you select one of these paths, you do not have to generate coverage locally. The DMDS also uses a different icon to identify itself as such in the path list.