FMCommander™ Internet Map Synchronization Option
Automatically tie in to Topozone™ and Google Earth™
With this option you can:
Click on the "globe" icon on the "Find Information Screen" to automatically connect to the Trails.com web site (formerly Topozone.com) or to the Microsoft Terraserver website to conveniently bring up a topographic map plotting your station's transmitter site from their huge set of maps for the 50 U.S. states. The map comes up within the built in browser of the "Find Information" screen. The topographic map can be closed by clicking the 'globe' icon or by pushing the "Esc" key on your keyboard.
Fox example, let us say you are looking at a map of a station in San Francisco:
Simply click the "globe" Icon, shown above, and the program brings the topographic map showing the transmitter site area. The map scale is automatically set to 1:24,000 in the "large" format. The maps can be printed directly from the built-in browser. Trails.com is a free service for am initial topographic map, additional mapping features are available for a small yearly fee. TerraServer offers larger topographic maps for free for non-commercial use with premium internet maps and aerial photo maps available for purchase. Use of both services is subject to their licensing. With the Internet Mapping Option you have the ability to access the Trails.com map from other screens as well, including the "Reference Screen", where you enter the reference station's parameters to compile a new job or from the "Separations Mapping Screen." The map below shows the Twin Peaks transmitter site of KALW. This site is also shown in the satellite view shown below.
Synchronizing with Google Earth
The Internet Mapping Option also allows the user to view any transmitter location from the list on the "Find Information Screen" through Google Earth. From the "Function" menu simply select "Google Earth" and the computer takes care of the rest.
The graphic below shows the Google Earth view of the transmitter site of the station under current selection from the "Find Information Screen." The Google Earth service is also free for non-commercial use. It requires installing the Google Earth program available from Google. (Google also offers a premium service with different licensing rights.)
The Google Earth controls can be used to zoom further in on the site or to give the site a different 3-D view.
Call V-Soft Communications at 800 743-3684 or email us at info@v-soft.com to learn more about the new Internet Mapping Option available for FMCommander users.
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