Nymor
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Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 7
Loc: London
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Hi,
A week late but hopefully still worth it - just in time for Malaysia.
Attached is a Network Link that points to a file with Constructors and all 18 circuits in this years F1 championship.
Constructors
Team Headquarters plus Drivers and this years Livery for each Constructor.
...with a liberal smattering of links to Team websites and Wikipedia articles.
Grand Prixs
Location, Corners, Circuit Overlays and Racing Lines for a flying lap
Take a leisurely tour by selecting the Corners / Turns folder within each Grand Prix and starting a Tour.
...or take a Flying Lap ...
Using a Screen Overlay approach for size, (as opposed to 3D models), combined with smooth paths gives the ability to Tour each circuit from various vantage points - with no drift or jerkiness in the path - this is true even at very close quarters.
See the Contents Placemark at the beginning of the file for more information on the best Tour settings/Car Overlays to use - if you want to use the built-in options. If not just run the Tour from any vantage point you wish.
(The Flying Lap Path is invisible so won't show whether it's selected or not - but as long as it is highlighted the Tour will run along it.)
The circuits are in general as good as the quality of the underlying imagery - with those of high quality giving a better experience - however Image Overlays are available for all circuits, with those of poor quality background being switched on by default.
The link is networked so I can amend any mistakes and alter circuits should new/better imagery become available. (I'm also looking at adding telemetery data in the near future and maybe some Models).
Hope you enjoy it and I welcome any comments/suggestions.
Nymor
(ps. Sometimes the file the Network Link is trying to get fails - if it does just click ignore and right-click and refresh and it should be fine. Don't know why that happens - any ideas greatly appreciated)
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Nymor
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Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 7
Loc: London
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New imagery was added yesterday for Mount Fuji so I've updated the Fuji Speedway circuit folder. (Right-click and Refresh the main link to see it).
I also altered the size of the 10m Range Cars for the Flying Laps as they were a bit big before.
Circuits that still have low res/old imagery, and which I'll keep an eye on are:-
Spain - Old - New Turns 13-15 not yet present
Monaco - Data error - misaligned strip
Germany - Old - northern part of circuit not yet present
Europe (Valencia) - Old
Belgium - Low Res and Old
Singapore - Old
China - Old - circuit not yet built
Brazil - obscuring cloud
I'll update these if/when imagery is updated/fixed.
Cheers
Nymor
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Corvinus
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Reged: 04/14/08
Posts: 1
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New imagery was added yesterday for Mount Fuji so I've updated the Fuji Speedway circuit folder. (Right-click and Refresh the main link to see it).
I also altered the size of the 10m Range Cars for the Flying Laps as they were a bit big before.
Circuits that still have low res/old imagery, and which I'll keep an eye on are:-
Spain - Old - New Turns 13-15 not yet present
Monaco - Data error - misaligned strip
Germany - Old - northern part of circuit not yet present
Europe (Valencia) - Old
Belgium - Low Res and Old
Singapore - Old
China - Old - circuit not yet built
Brazil - obscuring cloud
I'll update these if/when imagery is updated/fixed.
Cheers
Nymor
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misterdiy
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Reged: 05/26/08
Posts: 1
Loc: UK
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Hi, really enjoy your F1 KML. It really is a shame about that Monaco mis-alignment. Is there any way to feed this back to the guys at Google Earth
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Nymor
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Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 7
Loc: London
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Hi, really enjoy your F1 KML. It really is a shame about that Monaco mis-alignment. Is there any way to feed this back to the guys at Google Earth
Thanks 
You're right it is a shame Monaco has the data error as it's slap-bang through the Swimming Pool and Pits part of the circuit  (I had to use a screen shot from another well known Earth application to get the circuit overlay lined up as best I could).
I believe the GE team are aware of the error as it's listed in the Data Error Network Link file in the Data Discussions forum towards the bottom of the main index - Data Problems Compendium - version 1037. It's been there a couple of years now at least - hopefully someone at GE is an F1 fan and will see what can be done 
While I'm here there was a data update a week or so ago that has added more recent imagery for Singapore and while the circuit is still not complete it is further on than that on which I based my overlay so I need to update that as soon as I can - which will probably be next week when I can get the time. (Bahrain also seems to have moved slightly so I'll redo that at the same time)
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