GeoFS

GeoFS
Multiplayer take-off in GEFS 1.4c
Original author(s) Xavier Tassin
Initial release October 2010 (2010-10)
Stable release
2.5 / April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
Platform Open Web Platform, Android
Type Amateur flight simulation
Website www.geo-fs.com

GeoFS is a free online flight simulator based on the Cesium WebGL Virtual Globe,[1] which makes use of aerial imagery and provides a multi-player environment for pilots to interact with each other. GeoFS is exclusively built with web technologies and only requires almost any HTML5-based web browser to run.

History

Created by Xavier Tassin, it was launched in October 2010.[2] It was originally built on the Google Earth plug-in as GEFS-Online (Google Earth Flight Simulator).[3] On September 1, 2015, support for the Google Earth plugin ended, which nearly resulted in a complete shutdown of GEFS-Online. In January 2016, in light of the Google Earth plugin's termination, GEFS-Online migrated to CesiumJS, an open source virtual globe platform.[4] In 2017, the name of the simulator was changed to GeoFS, due to the change in virtual globe program. In 2018, GeoFS released an "HD" version of the simulator, which costs €9.99 per year, which uses sub-meter Microsoft Bing imagery and is ad-free. GeoFS provides a one-day free trial for the HD version when the user are signed in. The unpaid, non-HD version uses 10-60 meter Sentinel-2 satellite images from Cesium, and contains ads.

Several virtual airlines, alliances, and roleplay groups exist using GeoFS as their main flight simulator. Most have a Discord server as their main form of communication. An official GeoFS Discord server exists and has since gained more than 2,750 members.

Features

Vehicles

GeoFS has 20 different vehicles available to fly, with user mods allowing to add in your own vehicles.

  • Piper Cub
  • Cessna 172
  • Alphajet PAF
  • Boeing 737-700
  • Embraer Phenon 100
  • de Havilland DHC6 Twin Otter
  • Douglas DC-3
  • McDOnnel Douglas MD-11
  • Sukhoi Su-35
  • Airbus A380
  • Concorde
  • Alin Z-50
  • Antonov An-140
  • Evektor Sportstar
  • szd-48-3 Jantar (Glider)
  • Paraglider
  • Major Tom (Hot Air Balloon)
  • Hughes 269a/TH-55 Osage (Helicopter)
  • Goat Airchair (Glider)

Airports / Locations

GeoFS has thousands of airports in the game, allowing for players to land and take off from them. The runways use a generic texture, unless the player has the 'HD Sub Meter' mode enabled.

In-game, there is a location menu where you can choose from a list of popular locations and runway approaches.

References

  1. ↑ "GeoFS Homepage". GeoFS.
  2. ↑ "It's live!". GeoFS Announcements Blog.
  3. ↑ "The unofficial Google Earth Flight Simulator gets a new home and a slew of enhancements". Google Earth Blog.
  4. ↑ "Moving GEFS Online from Google Earth to Cesium". Cesium Blog.


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