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GeoFS
Original author(s)Xavier Tassin
Initial releaseOctober 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10)
Stable release
3.9[1] Edit this on Wikidata / July 11, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-07-11)
PlatformWeb platform, Android, iOS
TypeFlight simulation
Websitewww.geo-fs.com

GeoFS 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 satellite while the HD map is from Bing Maps.[3] 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 Lite app was released for both Android and iOS devices. GeoFS on mobile features an original app and a Lite app version.[4] 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, while the paid one also features multiplayer, a much wider variety of aircraft, and worldwide Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, with free HD Bing Maps imagery being an in-app purchase, as opposed to a subscription in the Web version of GeoFS.[5][6] Currently, a paid version offers free HD images for $9.99 per year. In the simulator, anonymous users use the screen name Foo.

Development

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Created by Xavier Tassin, GeoFS was launched in October 2010.[7] It was originally built on the Google Earth plug-in as GEFS-Online (Google Earth Flight Simulator).[8][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's termination, GeoFS migrated to CesiumJS, an open source virtual globe platform.[12]

Locations

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GeoFS offers locations, where one can fly to scenes and places like the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, and the Great Barrier Reef. A notable location is the carrier USS John C. Stennis, where compatible aircraft can land with the aid of a arresting wire.

Aircraft

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An L-1011, one of the many planes in the game

In GeoFS, there are many aircraft available to fly, including commercial aircraft such as the Boeing 777, Boeing 737, and Airbus A380. There are 31 official airplanes and many more are contributed by the GeoFS community. Notable community-contributed aircraft include the Space Shuttle Atlantis, Boeing 787, and Lockheed L-1011-1 (obtainable via the console).

List of Aircraft

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An Airbus A350-900, one of the most popular planes in the game


References

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  1. ^ https://geofs.fandom.com/wiki/Version_History_of_GeoFS#3.9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b "GeoFS Homepage". GeoFS.
  3. ^ "GeoFS - HD". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ^ "GeoFS Apps for Mobile". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ^ "GeoFS Apps for Mobile". www.geo-fs.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ^ "GeoFS - Flight Simulator". App Store. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ^ "It's live!". GeoFS Announcements Blog.
  8. ^ "Webscape: Virtual ballooning". BBC World News – Click.
  9. ^ "The unofficial Google Earth Flight Simulator gets a new home and a slew of enhancements". Google Earth Blog. 9 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Announcing deprecation of the Google Earth API". Google Maps Platform. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  11. ^ Xavier. "GeoFS Blog". Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  12. ^ "Moving GEFS Online from Google Earth to Cesium". Cesium Blog. Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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