TFRs on Google Earth?

[jp]

Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?

[jp]

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:13:49 AM UTC-7, jp wrote:
> Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?

Answering my own question: I plotted the corners of the Bobcat TFR on Google Earth and then connected the corners with a red line. Not quick but did the job.

[Ron Gleason]

On Saturday, 12 September 2020 10:36:32 UTC-6, jp wrote:
> On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:13:49 AM UTC-7, jp wrote:
> > Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?
>
> Answering my own question: I plotted the corners of the Bobcat TFR on Google Earth and then connected the corners with a red line. Not quick but did the job.

I have used this GE plugin for a number of years with good results http://www.2ld.de/tfr2kml/

[GliderCZ]

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:13:49 AM UTC-7, jp wrote:
> Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?

SkyVector (online charts and flight planning website) has TFRs plotted in a timely manner. No user action required.

skyvector.com

Other formats found here: <http://soaringdata.info/tfrs/tfrs.php>, including .kml for Google Earth.

[jp]

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 10:28:17 AM UTC-7, GliderCZ wrote:
> On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 9:13:49 AM UTC-7, jp wrote:
> > Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?
> SkyVector (online charts and flight planning website) has TFRs plotted in a timely manner. No user action required.
>
> skyvector.com
>
> Other formats found here: <http://soaringdata.info/tfrs/tfrs.php>, including .kml for Google Earth.

Yes, I use skyvector and like it a lot. For this particular case I was looking for more ground detail that the sectional chart in skyvector provides.

[2KA]

As GliderCZ pointed out, my website at http://www.soaringdata.info does this.

- Select the TFRs tab
- Follow the link to the query form
- Enter a center airport and a radius to define the area of interest
- select Google Earth KML format for the output

.... and download a KML file containing all the TFRs in the area that can be opened in Google Earth.

It is all free and freely redistributable.

Lynn Alley
"2KA"

[Scott Manley[_3_]]

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 11:13:49 AM UTC-5, jp wrote:
> Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?
The Google Earth app I have installed on my iMac has a ool that enables drawing circles of known radius. I used the drawing tool to put concentric glider rings around my home airport and designate Class C & D airspace nearby.. Send a message to smanley at wisc dot edu and I'll reply with an image attachment.

[Scott Manley[_3_]]

On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 11:13:49 AM UTC-5, jp wrote:
> Is there a way - an easy way hopefully - to have TFRs display on Google Earth?
Another option would be to use an image capture function to take a picture of the Google Earth screen, then import the image into a Microsoft Office app (Excel or Word) and use the MS drawing tools to add in the TFR. Then capture that image.

[2KA]

Scott :

The airspace depiction is another thing that SoaringData.Info will do for you. Just download allusa.kml on the airspace tab at http://soaringdata.info. Or you can just check the "Add ATC-controlled airpspace" box when you do the TFR query I described above.

Lynn