PFPS Google Earth Tool

**NEW!** Icon Library Support

Version 1.0 comes with built-in support for FalconView, Google Earth, and NGA Vertical Obstruction icons. Now when you edit graphical styles, you can quickly choose an icon from any of these libraries or specify an icon of your own. Icons can be referenced from your local computer or from a website.

**NEW!** FalconView Drawing File Importer

With a few clicks, PFPS Google Earth Tool allows a user to import FalconView drawing file objects as 3D airspace regions. This powerful feature allows users such as unit Tactics offices or airspace managers to easily synchronize data between FalconView and Google Earth. A single drawing file can be accessed in both programs.

**NEW!** Airspace Floors & Elliptical Airspace

This screenshot shows two new features for airspace support--Airspace Floors and Elliptical Airspace Regions. Due to limitations in Google Earth, version 0.5 did not support floors; all airspace regions had to be extruded from the surface to a ceiling. This has changed in version 1.0.

**NEW!** Threat/Local Point Importer
After the release of version 0.5, numerous users asked for the ability to plot threats in Google Earth. Now that capability is here! PFPS Google Earth Tool can import FalconView Threat files and Local Point files with just a few clicks. It even uses the same icons as FalconView, ensuring smooth continuity between the two applications. PFPS Google Earth Tool also renders probability ellipses for suspected targets. Future releases will add improved support for threat range plotting.

**NEW!** Version 1.0 PFPS Google Earth Tool Interface
This is the application interface. Users of version 0.5 will note the new folder hierarchy on the left. Objects can now be sorted into folders which mirror the hierarchy in Google Earth, making it easier than ever to manage large numbers of objects. The project in this screenshot contains a Threat File, Local Point File, and Drawing File all imported from FalconView. It also shows the "Edit Airspace Region" form, which now supports five different kinds of airspace: circular, elliptical, wedge-shaped, rectangular, and polygonal. The bottom-right form is a Style Editor for customizing object appearance.

NGA WebDVOF Tower Data

The NGA maintains a global database of towers, power lines, and other hazards called WebDVOF (Digital Vertical Obstacle File). DoD members can use a Common Access Card to access the WebDOV website at: https://www.extranet.nga.mil. Users can run a query for given geographic regions, and export the results to a Google Earth KML/KMZ file. For this screenshot, a WebDVOF query of all towers over 199' AGL in the airspace underlying a Seattle sectional chart was pulled. This is a fantastic way to pull accurate, up-to-date tower and powerline information into Google Earth. Version 1.0 of PFPS Google Earth Tool also includes the complete library of NGA tower icons, so users can create their own tower waypoints.

IR326 Sample (v0.5)

This screenshot shows IR326 near McChord AFB, along with significant airspace regions in the area. Note the white low level route with a green, shaded route corridor. The red circles represent 3NM/1500' airspace regions around local airports. Off to the left, you can see polygonal airspace regions around R6714 and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Baghdad Sample (v0.5)

NOTE: to protect classified information, this image does not accurately reflect airspace around Baghdad. It contains incorrect airspace information, and the firing range is imaginary. However, the screenshot demonstrates how wedge-shaped airspace regions can be combined to build airfield "pies" off of radial/DMEs. It also demonstrates the use of polygons to build airspace from a hypothetical ACO.

VR331A Marina (v0.5)

Google Earth allows users to upload photographs and link them to geospatial coordinates. In this screenshot, each blue dot represents a photograph that some user has uploaded. By clicking these dots, pilots can view actual photographs of the regions they'll be overflying. In this example, a screenshot of the marina might help pilots identify VR 331 turnpoint G.

VR331G (v0.5)

This screenshot nicely demonstrates the visualization power of Google Earth. Note the clear detail around the lake, and the terrain relief in the background hills. This screenshot also shows how a low-level corridor can be visualized with shaded walls.

PFPS Google Earth Tool (v0.5)

This is a screenshot of the tool itself. On the left is a list of all Styles, Routes, Placemarks and Airspace Regions in the current file. By double-clicking any one of these objects, you can edit its properties. In this example, the user is viewing the Style options for an airspace region called "Lind Airfield."

Edit Airspace Properties (v0.5)

This screenshot shows the "Edit Airspace Properties" form in detail. In PFPS Google Earth Detail, you can create three different types of airspace: cylindrical/donut shaped, wedge-shaped based off of radial/DME, or polygonal. Polygons can be entered as a series of lat-lons or can be defined by a PFPS route file.

	NEW! Icon Library Support Version 1.0 comes with built-in support for FalconView, Google Earth, and NGA Vertical Obstruction icons. Now when you edit graphical styles, you can quickly choose an icon from any of these libraries or specify an icon of your own. Icons can be referenced from your local computer or from a website.
	NEW! FalconView Drawing File Importer With a few clicks, PFPS Google Earth Tool allows a user to import FalconView drawing file objects as 3D airspace regions. This powerful feature allows users such as unit Tactics offices or airspace managers to easily synchronize data between FalconView and Google Earth. A single drawing file can be accessed in both programs.
	NEW! Airspace Floors & Elliptical Airspace This screenshot shows two new features for airspace support--Airspace Floors and Elliptical Airspace Regions. Due to limitations in Google Earth, version 0.5 did not support floors; all airspace regions had to be extruded from the surface to a ceiling. This has changed in version 1.0.
	NEW! Threat/Local Point Importer After the release of version 0.5, numerous users asked for the ability to plot threats in Google Earth. Now that capability is here! PFPS Google Earth Tool can import FalconView Threat files and Local Point files with just a few clicks. It even uses the same icons as FalconView, ensuring smooth continuity between the two applications. PFPS Google Earth Tool also renders probability ellipses for suspected targets. Future releases will add improved support for threat range plotting.
	NEW! Version 1.0 PFPS Google Earth Tool Interface This is the application interface. Users of version 0.5 will note the new folder hierarchy on the left. Objects can now be sorted into folders which mirror the hierarchy in Google Earth, making it easier than ever to manage large numbers of objects. The project in this screenshot contains a Threat File, Local Point File, and Drawing File all imported from FalconView. It also shows the "Edit Airspace Region" form, which now supports five different kinds of airspace: circular, elliptical, wedge-shaped, rectangular, and polygonal. The bottom-right form is a Style Editor for customizing object appearance.
	NGA WebDVOF Tower Data The NGA maintains a global database of towers, power lines, and other hazards called WebDVOF (Digital Vertical Obstacle File). DoD members can use a Common Access Card to access the WebDOV website at: https://www.extranet.nga.mil. Users can run a query for given geographic regions, and export the results to a Google Earth KML/KMZ file. For this screenshot, a WebDVOF query of all towers over 199' AGL in the airspace underlying a Seattle sectional chart was pulled. This is a fantastic way to pull accurate, up-to-date tower and powerline information into Google Earth. Version 1.0 of PFPS Google Earth Tool also includes the complete library of NGA tower icons, so users can create their own tower waypoints.
	IR326 Sample (v0.5) This screenshot shows IR326 near McChord AFB, along with significant airspace regions in the area. Note the white low level route with a green, shaded route corridor. The red circles represent 3NM/1500' airspace regions around local airports. Off to the left, you can see polygonal airspace regions around R6714 and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
	Baghdad Sample (v0.5) NOTE: to protect classified information, this image does not accurately reflect airspace around Baghdad. It contains incorrect airspace information, and the firing range is imaginary. However, the screenshot demonstrates how wedge-shaped airspace regions can be combined to build airfield "pies" off of radial/DMEs. It also demonstrates the use of polygons to build airspace from a hypothetical ACO.
	VR331A Marina (v0.5) Google Earth allows users to upload photographs and link them to geospatial coordinates. In this screenshot, each blue dot represents a photograph that some user has uploaded. By clicking these dots, pilots can view actual photographs of the regions they'll be overflying. In this example, a screenshot of the marina might help pilots identify VR 331 turnpoint G.
	VR331G (v0.5) This screenshot nicely demonstrates the visualization power of Google Earth. Note the clear detail around the lake, and the terrain relief in the background hills. This screenshot also shows how a low-level corridor can be visualized with shaded walls.
	PFPS Google Earth Tool (v0.5) This is a screenshot of the tool itself. On the left is a list of all Styles, Routes, Placemarks and Airspace Regions in the current file. By double-clicking any one of these objects, you can edit its properties. In this example, the user is viewing the Style options for an airspace region called "Lind Airfield."
	Edit Airspace Properties (v0.5) This screenshot shows the "Edit Airspace Properties" form in detail. In PFPS Google Earth Detail, you can create three different types of airspace: cylindrical/donut shaped, wedge-shaped based off of radial/DME, or polygonal. Polygons can be entered as a series of lat-lons or can be defined by a PFPS route file.