Calling all devs, looking at you Orbx! Can Greenland get some mesh, some POI, some love?!
This important part of our planet just ignored and ground zero for observable warming of the atmosphere. Let’s donate proceeds to charity or something. I’ve flown over IRL, and its spectacular! Also a regular on my summer trans-Atlantic MSFS crossings. I’m headed to Iceland right now!
It´s Greenland anyway, so basically there´s not so much there. There was an airport pack in the past but the payware version seems to have vanished as now the website does not load. Freeware version is still hosted:
Wiki:
The early Norse settlers named the island as Greenland. In the Icelandic sagas, the Norwegian-born Icelander Erik the Red was said to be exiled from Iceland for manslaughter. Along with his extended family and his thralls (i.e. slaves or serfs), he set out in ships to explore an icy land known to lie to the northwest. After finding a habitable area and settling there, he named it Grœnland (translated as “Greenland”), supposedly in the hope that the pleasant name would attract settlers. The Saga of Erik the Red states: “In the summer, Erik left to settle in the country he had found, which he called Greenland, as he said people would be attracted there if it had a favorable name.”
Got a base at BGSF (Air Hauler 2) and spent a considerable amount of time flying around that area, the weather can make landings super tricky! its also a nice gateway across to Alaska and Northern Canada.
Today the Danish agency for Geodata launched a new and very extensive mapping of Greenland including a detailed DEM based on LiDAR along with 1,6 m/pix satellite pictures and Othophotos down to 0,2 m for built up areas.
So Asobo, the data is definitely available to make Greenland stand out in all its natural beauty. Rooting for WU Greenland!
(Page only available in Danish, but should be readable via Google translate)
Perhaps make a wish list item for a World Update? Someone made a wish list request for World Update Papua New Guinea - and now it’s number one with the status “Planned”!
I always want more scenery, I bought the Antarctica pack with great excitement, still haven’t flown there yet At least with Alaska if you go up GA, there’s always somewhere to end up without a plan. How far apart are facilities in Greenland?