The GoPilot is just another browser-based VFR map for Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2020 (MSFS2020).
Features
- VFR Map
- with maps from OpenStreetMap, Stamen Design, Mapbox and Bing Maps
- a HUD displaying some vital/basic information
- a simple map marker
- Teleport Service
- Pick a point on the map, select the desired altitude, heading and airspeed and off you go
Install
- Unzip, run gopilot.exe and browse to http://localhost:8888 (or: http://your-ip-address:8888)
V.0.4.1
Unzip, run gopilot.exe and browse to http://localhost:8888 (or: http://whatever-your-ip-address-may-be:8888)
Changes:
Added two new URL parameters:
Set the culture code for Bing Maps
Set the default start map
Examples:
Display Bing Maps with Simplified Chinese labels:
http://localhost:8888/?bing_culture=zh-Hans
Display Bing Maps with Spanish labels:
http://localhost:8888/?bing_culture=es-ES
Start with CartoDB's Positron as the default map:
http://localhost:8888/?default_map=CartoDB.Positron
Or start with Bing Maps Light as the default map:
http://localhost:8888/?default_map=BingMaps.Light
Default map options are:
BingMaps.Light
BingMaps.Dark
BingMaps.Gray
BingMaps.Aerial
CartoDB.DarkMatter
CartoDB.Positron
CartoDB.Voyager
Esri.WorldGrayCanvas
Esri.WorldImagery
Esri.WorldStreetMap
Esri.WorldTopoMap
Mapbox
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap.DE
OpenStreetMap.FR
OpenStreeMap.Gray
OpenStreetMap.HOT
OpenTopoMap
Stamen.Terrain
Stamen.Toner
Stamen.TonerLight
V.0.4.0
Unzip, run gopilot.exe and browse to http://localhost:8888 (or: http://whatever-your-ip-address-may-be:8888)
Changes:
- Add airport finder (based on data from OurAirports)
- Remove packed data to decrease size of executable
- Minor improvements/adjustments
V.0.3.0
- Add new maps and overlays
- Add leaflet scale control
- Add functionality to toggle fullscreen mode
- Minor improvements, adjustments and fixes
V.0.2.0
- Update to simconnect-go v0.3.0
- Embed assets and DLL in executable
- Add option to set data request interval via command line arguments (default: 250ms)
VFR Map Options
The VFR map comes with a bunch of options (URL Parameters) which can be specified in the address bar.
The format is as follows:
http://localhost:8888?<PARAM_NAME>=<PARAM_VALUE>
Or a combination of multiple options:
http://localhost:8888?<PARAM_NAME_1>=<VALUE_1>&<PARAM_NAME_2>=<VALUE_2>
List of available options:
dms_coords=true|false display latitude/longitude coordinates in DMS format (Degrees Minutes Seconds) (default: true)
hud=<true|false> hide the HUD if you don't like it (default: true)
layer_control=true|false hide the layer control if you don't need it (default: true)
strip_title=true|false remove "Asobo" from the plane's type name (default: false)
units=<true|false> hide the units in the HUD if you think it's not necessary (default: true)
watermark=true|false display a watermark in the right bottom corner (default: false)
watermark_size=<value> specify the watermark's size (default: 128px). 128px/128em/128 will result in different sizes.
watermark_url=<url> specify the url of the watermark (default: load a placeholder)
watermark_position=bottomright|bottomleft|topleft|topright set the watermark's position (default: bottomright)
zoom_control=true|false hide the zoom control if you think it's ugh (default: true)
plane_size=<number> specifiy the size of the plane (default: 64)
plane_opacity=<decimal> specify the plane's opacity as a decimal value (default: 1.0)
plane_style=black|gray|green|white set the plane's color (default: white)
open_in=<google|bing> open a marked spot in either Google Maps or Bing Maps (default: google)
marker_event=click|dblclick|contextmenu specify the mouse event with which the map marker is placed (default: click)
mapbox_token=<token> use your own Mapbox token since the one provided is limited
bing_key=<key> usw your own Bing Maps key since the one provided is also limited
Note: Boolean parameters can be entered as true or false, 1 or 0, yes or no.
Example:
http://localhost:8888?plane_style=green&plane_size=128&plane_opacity=0.73&open_in=bing&dms_coords=0&watermark=1&watermark_url=https://media.giphy.com/media/SgwPtMD47PV04/giphy.gif&marker_event=contextmenu&zoom_control=false
Post a Comment