#FALCONVIEW MAPS PORTABLE#
#FALCONVIEW MAPS SOFTWARE#
#FALCONVIEW MAPS WINDOWS#

#FALCONVIEW MAPS SOFTWARE#

Each adopter of the software has funded new functionality to the program and a corresponding expansion of its ability to interact with other systems.

#FALCONVIEW MAPS PORTABLE#

In 1997, the United States Air Force adopted the Portable Flight Planning Software into the Air Force Mission Support System (AFMSS) program, followed by the first Navy release in 1998 and an Army release in 2002.

As the program matured, United States Special Operations Command adopted PFPS and added capabilities such as the Moving Map functionality (ability to have the map scroll and rotate based on the position information received from a connected GPS navigation device) and helicopter support. In the early years the software was distributed to other services from user to user because it made their jobs easier. Unlike most other DoD developed applications, the FalconView development team was given very general requirements by the ANG which were fleshed out into a product by the development team and mission planners who used the software for their daily activities. Each additional feature was developed with significant input from the user community and improved with feedback from a group of beta testers. The initial versions of FalconView were simply a set of routines to display scanned raster maps such as CADRG (compressed arc digital raster graphics) with simple stick routes drawn on top, but the easy to use software was popular with the end users and more functionality was added. The combination of FalconView and the Combat Flight Planning Software (CFPS) which was being developed by the USAF 46th Test Squadron and TYBRIN Corp became the Portable Flight Planning Software (PFPS). The initial development was performed under an Army Research Lab contract. Georgia Tech Research Institute had previously developed mapping applications as part of the Micro Fix and the FORSCOM Automated Intelligence Support System (FAISS) programs for the United States Army. The program has an active user community, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute plans events supporting the program the next such event will be Falconview Symposium 2012 on August 7-8, 2012.Р”Вevelopment of FalconView began in 1990 by the Georgia Tech Research Institute after they were contracted by the Air National Guard (ANG) to create a mapping package that would run on a personal computer and be easier to use than the existing UNIX-based system. The Joint Mission Planning System is also being added to FalconView as a plugin. Current work includes the development of FalconView as part of XPlan, the Department of Defense's most recent mission planning system.

This software suite includes FalconView, Combat Flight Planning Software (CFPS), Combat Weapon Delivery Software (CWDS), Combat Air Drop Planning Software (CAPS) and several other software packages built by various software contractors.

The current overlay set is targeted toward military mission planning users and is oriented towards aviators and aviation support personnel.Р”Р‡alconView is an integral part of the Portable Flight Planning Software (PFPS). FalconView also supports a large number of overlay types that can be displayed over any map background. Many types of maps are supported, but the primary ones of interest to most users are aeronautical charts, satellite images and elevation maps. It displays various types of maps and geographically referenced overlays.

#FALCONVIEW MAPS WINDOWS#

FalconView is a mapping system created by the Georgia Tech Research Institute for the Windows family of operating systems.

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