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# AutoOrtho - Automatic orthophotos for X-Plane | ||||||
# AutoOrtho - Automatic orthophotos for X-Plane 11& 12 | ||||||
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Orthophoto satellite imagery is something that has been supported by X-Plane | ||||||
for some time. However, this requires a large commitment of storage | ||||||
space and patience since imagery would need to be downloaded and prepared | ||||||
space and patience since high-resolution imagery would need to be downloaded and prepared | ||||||
ahead of time. | ||||||
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This project provides a way to retrieve only the satellite imagery you need as you fly, | ||||||
wherever you choose to in the world! | ||||||
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[![Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/seuguds8GX0/hqdefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seuguds8GX0) | ||||||
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* Documentation: (https://kubilus1.github.io/autoortho/) | ||||||
## Current Version Software Characteristics | ||||||
* Does not remove cached high-res downloaded image automatically, these files can get very large(>100GB) overtime and require manual intervention to delete. They are stored in the configured `paths.cache_dir` (see `.autoortho` configuration file) directory. | ||||||
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* Hence, if you fly through the same place without deleting you cache, the previously cached file will be accessed again without any downloads | ||||||
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* Unfinished downloads are store in (C:\Users\username\.autoortho-data/downloads) folder by default | ||||||
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* The console output log is stored in (C:\Users\username\.autoortho-data/) | ||||||
* The configuration file, (.autoortho) is stored as a independent file in (C:\Users\username\.autoortho-data) | ||||||
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## Links for more information on | ||||||
* Documentation & Steps to Install: (https://kubilus1.github.io/autoortho/) | ||||||
* FAQ: (https://kubilus1.github.io/autoortho/faq/) | ||||||
* Discussions and help: (https://github.com/kubilus1/autoortho/discussions) | ||||||
* Latest release: (https://github.com/kubilus1/autoortho/releases/latest) | ||||||
* X-plane.org: (https://github.com/kubilus1/autoortho) | ||||||
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# As seen in | ||||||
[Swiss001:X-Plane Now Has Worldwide Satellite Scenery STREAMING](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTbBCW2xZRg&t=1sg) |
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I feel like this should go in with the docs dir, not here. Maybe add to docs/index.md.