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Denmark Map X

Denmark Map X is  a vector scenery package covering all of Denmark. It is intended for the computer game Flight Simulator X. The map for FSX is made by me, but it is based on two sets of base data that other people have put a big effort into producing.

This map adds a more authentic look to entire territory of Denmark in comparison to the default map of FSX.

Download

The scenery version 1.0 can be downloaded from fs2000.org. It is from April 2009.

Data sources

Denmark Map X is produced by processing and combining two sets of data:

  1. The Danish Areal Information System (AIS, "Arealanvendelseskortet") provided by the National Environmental Research Institute (Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, DMU). This dataset may be used freely for non-commercial purposes. This dataset provides a detailed classification of land surfaces.

  2. The streetmap from OpenStreetmap.org which is made available to the public under a Creative Commons license.

In addition custom drawn polygons are added on the east coast of the island of Amager and the area of EKCH.

A couple of images

It can be difficult to give a comprehensive impression of the entire country in a few pictures. So these pictures are just samples. You may also want to check out the comparative image gallery.

Skagen, seen from above.

 

Læsø. Compare to default FSX.

 

The central part of Danmark. Compare to default FSX.

 

The east coast of Amager has been brought up-to-date. You may also notice the detailed set of roads from OpenStreetmap.org.

 

Especially the area around Kastrup (EKCH) has been drawn with attention to detail.

 

Relations to Denmark Scenery

Denmark Map X goes well with the large Danish freeware project Denmark Scenery. Denmark Scenery is mainly a large collection of custom made 3D objects that are placed on top of a landmap with correct geo references. And Denmark Map X is such a map. This means that Denmark Map X in fact contains no custom made 3D objects. The only 3D objects that you will see as a result of this package is the autogen that is associated with a specific classification of land, e.g. medium city urban area or specific types of vegetation.

However, Denmark Map X will also work just fine without Denmark Scenery.