GeoFS
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 Multiplayer take-off in a Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-8F on GEOFS 1.4c using HD imagery on Xavier’s account | |
| Developer(s) | Xavier Tassin |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 2010 |
| Stable release | 3.9[1] 
/ July 11, 2024 |
| Platform | Web platform, Android, iOS |
| Predecessor | Keynoise Sportstar Flight Simulator |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Flight simulation |
| Website | www |
GeoFS (previously known as GEFS-online) is a French multi-platform browser-based flight simulator based on the Cesium WebGL Virtual Globe.[2] The free map is based on images taken by the Sentinel-2 and NAIP satellite while the HD map is from Bing Maps which you get a free 1 day trial and after that it costs $9.99 a year and before April 21, 2018 it was free and was the standard imagery.[3][4]The game features a variety of planes including aircraft contributed from the community,[2] and features a multiplayer environment for pilots to interact with each other. In Q4 2018, the GeoFS Original and Lite version of the apps was released for both Android and iOS. [5] The main difference between the two is that the Lite version is Single-Player, contains three total aircraft, and only features the island of Corsica, with HD Bing Maps imagery being an in-app purchase, as opposed to a subscription in the Web version of GeoFS.[6][7] As of December 2024, the mobile apps are now one app and feature a full version of GeoFS, plus it doesn’t feature ads.[8] In the simulator, anonymous users use the screen name Foo.
Development
[edit]Created by Xavier Tassin, GeoFS was launched as GEFS-Online (Google Earth Flight Simulator) version 0.1 using a Google Earth plug-in on October 1 2010.[9] On September 1, 2015, support for the Google Earth plugin ended,[10] which nearly resulted in a complete shutdown of GeoFS.[11] In January 2016, in light of the Google Earth plugin termination, GeoFS migrated to CesiumJS, an open source virtual globe platform.[12] On November 1, 2024 GeoFS version 3.9 has used Artificial intelligence (AI) to mix Sentinel-2 and NAIP satellite images to make an imagery with resolution to 1m/pixel compared to the standard 10m/pixel. It is subject to change or be not available, but it will probably replace the standard Sentinel-2 satellite imagery.[13][14]
Locations
[edit]GeoFS is a flight simulation, where one can fly to scenes and places like the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, Great Barrier Reef, Great Wall of China and other locations that worldwide. A notable location is the carrier USS John C. Stennis, where compatible aircraft, like the F-16 Fighting Falcon land with the aid of an arresting wire.
Aircraft
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In GeoFS, there are many aircraft available to fly, including commercial aircraft such as the Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A380, and the Concorde. Fighter jets include the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Sukhoi Su-35. There are 31 official airplanes and many more are contributed by the GeoFS community. Notable community-contributed aircraft include the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Boeing 787.[15] The Lockheed L-1011-1 is only obtainable by going into the console in a web browser on a computer.
References
[edit]- ^ https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Version_History_of_GeoFS#3.9.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "GeoFS Homepage". GeoFS.
- ^ "GeoFS - HD". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Xavier. "GeoFS HD". Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ "GeoFS Apps for Mobile". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "GeoFS Apps for Mobile". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "GeoFS - Flight Simulator". App Store. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "GeoFS Apps for Mobile". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "It's live!". GeoFS Announcements Blog.
- ^ "Announcing deprecation of the Google Earth API". Google Maps Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ Xavier. "GeoFS Blog". Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "Moving GEFS Online from Google Earth to Cesium". Cesium Blog. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ Xavier. "GeoFS Blog". Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "GeoFS - Subscription plans". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "GeoFS - Free Online Flight Simulator". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
External links
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