SBS1 BaseStation Enhancement

Outline Files - Airspace
UK and Ireland Airspace Outline files for UK and Irish airspace. This data is correct to the UK 15 Nov 2007 and Ireland Dec 2006 AIRAC data. Outlines include: Airfield plans for 125 airfields. Runway centrelines for 125 airfields - (10nm for precision approach runways and 6nm for non precision approaches). Lower Airway centrelines. Lower Airway edges for users who don't like centrelines. Upper Airway centrelines. ATZ and MATZ (Military Aerodrome Traffic Zones). CTA (Control Area), TMA (Terminal Control Area) and CTR (Control Zone) airspace. Danger, Prohibited and Restricted airspace. FIR, ATSDA and HUACA airspace. Military ARA, ATA, MTA, TRA, AIAA, E3D Orbit and AARA airspace. TACAN Routes VOR Roses. See the included readme file for further details. It is imperative that you read this prior to installing. Latest update - 1 May 2008 Download

Outline Files - Coastlines
Medium Resolution /High Resolution Coastline sets Medium resolution coastline files are ideal for low end systems and cover: England, Ireland and Scotland High Resolution coastline files are for users with high end systems and cover: UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Northern France. Note: Both coastline sets are included in the one zip file so users must ensure both sets are not active at the same time. See the readme file for details. For a more detailed screenshot click HERE Latest update - 03 July 2006 Download

World Coastline (no UK) Replacement General.out file that contains the world coastline data but with the UK and Ireland removed. This resolves the double coastline effect if using my UK coastal outline files. In addition each continental section now contains appropriate header information to make further user editing easier. Latest update - 08 July 2006 Download

Outline Files - Airfield Plans
Civil Airfield Plans Civil airfield outlines are included in the UK and Ireland Airspace data set above. Plans cover the following 125 airfields: Aberdeen, Aldergrove,Andrewsfield, Barra, Barrow, Barton, Beccles, Belfast City, Bembridge, Benbecula, Beverley, Biggin Hill, Birmingham, Blackbushe, Blackpool, Bodmin, Bourn, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Campbeltown, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chalgrove, Chichester, Clacton, Compton Abbas, Cork, Coventry, Cranfield, Damyn's Hall, Denham, Derby, Doncaster Robin Hood, Dublin, Dundee, Dunkeswell, Durham Tees, Duxford, Eaglescott, Earl's Colne, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Elstree, Exeter, Fairoaks, Farnborough, Fenland, Filton, Full Sutton, Glasgow, Gloucester, Hawarden, Hucknall, Humberside, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Kemble, Land's End, Langford Lodge, Lashenden, Leeds, Leicester, Lerwick, Liverpool, London City, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, London Luton, Lydd, Manchester, Manchester Woodford, Manston, Netherthorpe, Newcastle, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Old Buckenham, Old Warden, Oxford, Panshangar, Perranporth, Peterborough Conington, Peterborough Sibson, Plymouth, Prestwick, Redhill, Retford, Rochester, Sandown, Sandtoft, Scatsta, Seething, Sheffield City, Sherburn, Shobdon, Shoreham, Sleap, Southampton, Southend, Stapleford, Stornoway, Shannon, Sumburgh, Swansea, Tatenhill, Thruxton, Truro, Turweston, Warton, Wellesbourne, White Waltham, Wickenby, Wolverhampton, Wycombe, Yeovil. Further plans will be added for Ireland, Scotland and Wales as data become available. Update for 1 May 2008 New additional airfield plans have been created for: Welshpool, West Wales, Caernarfon, Haverford, Jersey. AFP_Update.zip
	Military Airfield Plans Highly detailed airfield plans for 40 UK military airfields. Author: Paul Brown Latest update - 25 January 2008 Download

Outline Files - Other
European VOR Roses VOR roses for European navaids that are the next en route point for airways exiting UK airspace. Also included is a waypoint file for users who do not have any European navaid data loaded. The VOR roses are enabled by turning on Layer 15 in the Outlines section of the Display Settings. Latest update - 21 May 2007 Download

Waypoint and RadioFrequency Files
UK and ireland Waypoint and RadioFrequency Data Waypoint and Radio Frequency files for all UK and Ireland airspace. This data is correct to the UK Nov 2007 and Ireland Dec 2006 AIRAC data. Waypoints include: UK/EI02 - Major Airfields UK/EI03 - VOR's UK/EI04 - NDB's UK/EI05 - Intersections (Fixes) UK07 - Minor Airfields UK08 - Air Navigation Obstacles. UK09 - Disused Airfields. UK10 - Parachute Sites UK11 - Gliding Sites. UK12 - Helipads UK13 - Hang Gliding Sites UK14 - Microlight Sites UK/EI15 - Visual Reporting Points (VRP's) Radio frequency files include: Airfields - all published airport frequencies including TWR, APP, RAD, ATIS, AFIS, A/G, GND, CLR Volmet frequencies Centre frequencies (listed but not yet linked) Users of my earlier Waypoint data MUST remove these files before installing the new set - the Waypoint file structure (and names) have been substantially altered to suit the latest SBS software changes. Latest update - 30 Nov 2007 Download

Poland Waypoint Data No airspace data but airfields, navaids and intersections are provided in this WPT file Last update - 13 January 2006 Download

USA Waypoint Data No airspace data, just airfields - 2052 of them to be exact. Last update - 27 July 2005 Download

Other Files

Improved Civil/Military Flags sets

These sets are designed to replace the default country flags in the BMPFlags folder and provide both updated data and additional flags.

There are seven sets available with options for standard or wide bitmaps, civil and military flag sets and even pale or dark backgrounds for the military roundels. The sets are:

Standard Bitmap size (20 x 20 pixels)

Set 1. Country flags - a basic set replacing the Kinetic bitmaps but with spelling corrected and additional flags for countries omitted from the original list.

Set 2. Country Registration Prefixes - An alternative to Set 1 with bitmaps showing the country registration prefix instead of the national flag.

Set 3. Military Roundels (Dark) - An additional set to provide military roundels. These roundels have a dark background.

Set 4. Military Roundels (Light) - An alternative to Set 3. These roundels have a light background.

Users only need download two of the above files. You should choose between Sets 1 and 2 and between Sets 3 and 4.

Wide Bitmap size (40 x 20 pixels)

Set 5. Country flags and Reg prefix - a basic set replacing the Kinetic bitmaps but with spelling corrected and additional flags for countries omitted from the original list. This wide bitmap set combines flag and reg prefix into one image.

Set 6. Military Roundels (Dark)- An additional set to provide military roundels. These roundels have a dark background.

Set 7. Military Roundels (Light) - An alternative to Set 6. These roundels have a light background.

The flag sets above will not display on the Basestation aircraft listing unless an updated countries.dat file is installed. The DAT file is a separate zip (because it is still undergoing frequent revision./update) and contains all known country and military Mode S allocations to date. It is updated as new information is discovered - usually quarterly.

Downloads -

Standard bitmaps :
Choose Set 1 or Set 2
Choose Set 3 or Set 4

Wide bitmaps:
Download Set 5
Choose Set 6 or Set 7

Country.DAT file Last update 24 April 2008

Set 1	Set 2
Set 3	Set 4
Set 5	Set 6
	Set 7

Operator Logos

The new logo column in Basestation 129 now allows the use of operator logos in the aircraft listing. This starter set contains 1068 bitmaps for airlines, charter aircraft, business aircraft and military operators.

The bitmaps are large (85 x 20) and not ideally suited for users of existing bitmaps sets from Andy (FlyingArt) and Mark Coles.

Read the included readme.txt file before installing these bitmap sets.

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Last update 22 April 2008

UK Intersections KMZ

Find it hard to locate a fix in the UK or Ireland?

This KMZ file can be opened in Google Earth and you can selectively locate any UK or Irish intersection with a single click.

Last update - 25 April 2007

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UK Navaids KMZ

This KML file can be opened in Google Earth and you can selectively locate any UK or Irish navaid with a single click.

Last update - 25 April 2007

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UK Airfields KMZ

This KML file lists all known UK airports (approx 1700) with current status and brief history for each. The data is taken from my Catalogue of UK Airports and should be considered a work of reference rather than specifically for SBS use.

Last update - 1 December 2007

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General SBS Utilities
Registration Prefix Mod No idea what country a flag is from? Prefer the registration prefix to show instead? This excellent file from Dave Reid replaces the country bitmaps to show registration prefixes instead. Author: Dave Reid Filename: RegPrefixPanels1.0.zip Forum Post: Displaying reg prefixes in the aircraft list Download from: Dave Reid's site

3D Flight Logger for Google Earth This utility converts a recorded BST log file into KML files ready for viewing in Google Earth. Author: Sean Johnston (Sejo) Forum Post: 3d Flight track producer for Google Earth and My next project - 3D flight path viewing using Google Earth Download from: Forum post.

Live 3D Flight Tracker for Google Earth This JAR script converts socket output into KML files for live viewing in Google Earth. Author: Varta Forum Post: Fun with Google Earth Download from: Forum post.

Polar Diagram Plotter This excellent utility will capture SBS port data and record maximum ranges aircraft are picked up for varying altitudes. It is ideal for determining your SBS coverage and to check coverage variation after upgrading your hardware. Author: Andy (Threemiles) Forum Post: Polar Diagrams Download from: http://jetvision.de/sbs/

ACARSD 1.7 ACARSD is a free ACARS decoder that can also process Mode S data from SBS. When first released ACARSD provided much additional data (including photographs and routes) not available in BaseStation. Despite these now being provided from other utilities ACARSD is still well worth exploring. Author: www.acarsd.org Forum Post: acarsd 1.70 RC3 Public Download from: Forum post.

METAR Viewer This neat utility will give a decode of the current METAR data for a selected airport. Just enter the ICAO code. Author: Ian Garton Forum Post: METAR Viewer Download from: Forum post.

Flight Display V.6.4 A neat display that sits at the bottom of your BaseStation screen and shows the route information for the selected aircraft. Author: APB Forum Post: FlightDisplay V.6.4 Download from: http://flightdisplay/jetvision.de

Overflight Logger Overflight Logger is an Excel spreadsheet that can watch for aircraft within a specified radius of your SBS unit and can also log aircraft for a separate defined radius. It produces graphs for Max Range, Max % Horizon, Min Altitude and Min Elevation plus a 2D plot showing lowest altitudes recorded. Author: DrAlan Forum Post: Logging Overflights Download from: Forum post.

ICAO Doc 8643- Aircraft Type Designators A lookup page from ICAO giving aircraft type codes. Useful for the ICAOTypeCode field in Reporter. Filename: N/A Author: ICAO Forum Post: None Download from: ICAO 8643 Lookup Page

SBS Database Utilities (only for users with the new BaseStation version 1.1.1.110 or later)
Spider users who wish to upgrade to Snoopy should read my page at SBS_Upgrade.htm

SBS-1 Populate Similar to the above but SBS1 Populate is designed to update aircraft record details in the SQB database in the Snoopy software (which will replace the XML file structure used by Spider). SBSPopulate can import records into the SQB database individually, from a CSV file or from a user defined range of ModeS codes. Filename: SBSPopulate.zip Author: Gatwick Aviation Society Forum Post: Many - see Resources Forum Download from: Gatwick Aviation Society

Aircraft Details pop-up box Similar to the Spider popup box but Snoopy allows a few extras such as Callsign, ICAO Type and pictures.. Click on the picture for full size view. Author: Various Forum Post: Aircraft Photo's in Aircraft Details Window