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Creating Map Types in FalconView™

Program ID: DEF 1019P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 1.5

There are no sections available for registration to this course at this time.
If you want to request an offering of this course, please contact us.

Course Description

The map background is the most heavily used data set within FalconView™. Learn how to optimize and get a solid understanding of how FalconView™ deals with map data, the framework, SQL, and map data manager. Discover how programming interfaces allow creation of a tightly integrated external map types.

Who Should Attend

  • Developers who want to create new integrated background map types in FalconView™

How You Will Benefit

  • Learn to create a new background map type
  • Cleanly integrate with map data manager
  • Develop map options controls

What You Will Cover

  • MDM Integration, Tables, and Base Classes
  • Coverage Generation
  • Map Preference Controls
  • Map Projections: Polar Vs. Non-Polar
  • Rotation, Scaling, and Zoom
  • Contrast/Brightness Support
  • Surface, Vsurface, and the Screen
  • Caching Your Data - "Yes or No?" and System Notifications
  • Printing Maps

Course Materials

Participants receive copies of course materials, FalconView API, documentation, and labs.

Participants should bring Portable Flight Planning System (PFPS)/FalconView installed on a laptop. Non-Department of Defense students can obtain a commercial release of FalconView through Georgia Tech Technology Licensing. Note: Route planning is not included in the commercial version). Developers need laptops with their preferred development environment installed.

Microsoft VS2005 will be used during the course for examples. Commonly supported languages are C++, C# .Net, VB, and VB .Net via COM and .Net interfaces.

Prerequisites

Attendees are required to take the following three courses before taking Creating Map Types in FalconView™:

Certificates

This course is an elective course for the FalconView™ Developers Certificate.

Security Requirements

Participants must be employees of either U.S. Government agencies or their contractors as well as be U.S. citizens. To meet this requirement, you must submit the Access Eligibility Form.

Instructor

Daniel Longhurst is a Senior Developer in the FalconView™ and JMPS mission planing programs joining the team in 2000. Daniel previously taught computer programing at the MS and BS level at Southern Polytechnic State University and Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Course Administrator

For more information about this course or an offering at your location, contact the course administrator:

Daniel Longhurst
404-407-6825
daniel.longhurst@gtri.gatech.edu

Course Location and Times

  • Atlanta, Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
    • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday

    On the first day of class, check in at least 30 minutes before class start time.

    Online Offering

    For online offerings of this course, check www.defense.gatech.edu/network-centric-operations.

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