GPS detail level enumerations

In the XPack SDK we added more documentation about the enumerations relating to the GPS, but it looks like we left out some, too.  Some people were investigating what each meant based on trial and error, but I think I can help out a bit here.

For example, Geoff_D was wondering what these numbers meant from the gps_500.xml:

<CustomDrawParam id="ObjectDetailLayerAirports" Name="ObjectDetailLayerAirports"> 
<Value>0 0 0 0 0 0 0x5 0x5 0x7 0x7 0x1F 0x1F 0x1F 0x1F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 24 (@g:map_ZoomStep) case</Value>  

So here's a quick runthrough that I just put together of what the numbers that you're scratching your head about mean:

· Detail level enumerations

o Airport

§ Dot = 1

§ Circle = 2

§ Circle and runways = 3

§ Block runways = 4

§ Airport runways = 5

o Vor

§ Dot = 1

§ Symbol = 2

o NDB

§ Dot = 1

§ Symbol = 2

o Airway

§ Thin lines = 1

§ Thick lines = 2

o Terrain

§ Water only = 1

§ Color = 2

o Approach

§ Approach = 1

§ Approach missed = 2

§ Approach arrow head = 4

o Flight plan

§ Solid line = 1

§ Dashed line = 2

o Vehicles

§ ATC symbol = 1

§ TCAS symbol = 2

§ Realistic symbol = 3

· Text detail level

o Airport

§ ICAO = 1

§ Name = 2

§ Name and elevation = 3

§ Name, elevation, and frequencies = 4

§ Runways = 5

o Vor

§ ID = 1

§ ID and frequency = 2

§ ID and morse code = 3

o ILS

§ ID = 1

§ ID and frequency = 2

§ ID and morse code = 3

o NDB

§ ID = 1

§ ID and frequency = 2

§ ID and morse = 3

o Vehicles

§ Realistic = 1

§ Detailed = 2

· Object detail level (flags and can be combined)

o Airport

§ Towered = 0x1

§ Not towered = 0x2

§ Hard runway = 0x4

§ Soft runway = 0x8

§ Water = 0x10

§ Heliports = 0x20

§ Private = 0x40

o VOR

§ VOR = 0x1

§ VOT = 0x2

o Marker

§ Outer marker = 0x1

§ Middle = 0x2

§ Inner = 0x4

§ Backcourse = 0x8

o Geopolitical

§ Coastline = 0x1

§ Boundary = 0x2

o Airway

§ Victor = 0x1

§ Jet = 0x2

o Flight plan

§ Enroute = 0x1

§ Approach = 0x2

§ Missed approach = 0x4

§ Waypoints = 0x8

o Vehicles

§ Track line = 0x1

§ Ground vehicles = 0x2

§ Airborne vehicles = 0x4

§ Racing vehicles = 0x8

o ILS

§ Cone = 0x1

§ Line = 0x2

So, to go back to Geoff_D's question:

<CustomDrawParam id="ObjectDetailLayerAirports" Name="ObjectDetailLayerAirports"> 
<Value>0 0 0 0 0 0 0x5 0x5 0x7 0x7 0x1F 0x1F 0x1F 0x1F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 0x4F 24 (@g:map_ZoomStep) case</Value>  

0x5 = 0x1 | 0x4 =  Towered and hard-runwayed airports
0x7 = 0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4 = Towered, untowered, and hard-runwayed airports.
0x1F = 0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4 | 0x8 | 0x10 = Towered, untowered, hard-runwayed, soft-runwayed, and water-based airports

and so forth...

In other words, the map is showing more and more airports as the user zooms in on the map (based on the value of @g:map_ZoomStep).

Thanks to Geoff_D for the question.

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Actually, there is a Search facility in the SDK in the final version that we shipped for Acceleration (though not in the earlier betas). The GPS variables documentation that I began in my blog (GPS variables) was rolled into the SDK, as has happened with a few other areas (XML gauges in general). I'll try to keep the useful information flowing... I like dark chocolate.  :)

• Anonymous
  November 17, 2007
  Thank you Susan, very useful. Please keep this sort of info coming. Did you ever finish that GPS variables .doc document on enums and there meaning, although this seems to be covered in the SDK now (or are there any missing from the SDK)? I like the .chm file format used in the SDK. However, there is no search facility. Be handy to add one. I right click and search through 'view source'. And what kind of chocolates do you like??? cheers, nick

• Anonymous
  November 17, 2007
  Erm, I meant 'their' and not 'there'.

• Anonymous
  November 22, 2007
  Hi Susan, I updated to Xpack SDK RTM but still cannot find the search facility. I see the Search tab but that only lists the articles. You still have to wade through the artical to find the required info? Please advise. cheers.

• Anonymous
  February 22, 2008
  Your site is very interesting and useful

• Anonymous
  April 22, 2008
  Are those values works on FS9 too? I'm currently wondering how to show the flightplan waypoint names on the gps while other nav aids are set not to show.... Thank you.

• Anonymous
  September 01, 2008
  I'm trying to change the zoomstep options in the atc radar but it doesn't appear to listen at all to the zoomstep settings in the radarscreen.xml any thoughts?