The data and information provided in this repository is for information use only. In no way could the authors or the land-owners be liable in case of accident.
| File | Format | Link | Comment | Auto. Gen. | Download from  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlanding sites booklet | cup | guide_aires_securite.cup | ✏️ | ✔️ FR-WPT-... | |
| cupx | guide_aires_securite.cupx | ✔️ | |||
| kml | guide_aires_securite.kml | ✔️ | |||
| kmz | guide_aires_securite.kmz | ✔️ | |||
| _details.txt | guide_aires_securite_details.txt | XCSoar: Image description | ✔️ | ||
| combined_guide+champs_details.txt | XCSoar: Booklet + Outlanding fields | ✔️ | |||
| zip | guide_aires_securite.xcsoar.zip | XCSoar: All necessary files | ✔️ | ||
| combined_guide+champs.xcsoar.zip | XCSoar: Booklet + Outlanding fields | ✔️ | |||
| Champs des Alpes | cup | champs_des_alpes.cup | ✏️ | ||
| cupx | champs_des_alpes.cupx | ✔️ | |||
| Cols des Alpes | cup | cols_des_alpes.cup | ✏️ | ✔️ FR-WPT-... | |
| cupx | cols_des_alpes.cupx | ✔️ | |||
| kml | cols_des_alpes.kml | ✔️ | |||
| kmz | cols_des_alpes.kmz | ✔️ | |||
| Montagnes des Alpes | cup | mountain_peaks_FR.cup | France | ✏️ | ✔️ FR-WPT-... |
| mountain_peaks_CH.cup | Suisse | ✏️ | ✔️ CH-WPT-... | ||
| mountain_peaks_IT.cup | Italie | ✏️ | ✔️ IT-WPT-... | ||
| mountain_peaks_FR_CH_IT.cup | France + Switzerland + Italy | ✔️ | |||
| mountain_peaks_Pyrenees.cup | Pyrenees | ✏️ |
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An Android application GithubDownloader allows you to update the files in 1 click.
Repo github: https://github.com/llauner/AirspaceDownloader |
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| File | Comment |
|---|---|
| Guide des Aires de securite | Digital version of the "Guide to outlanding areas in the Alps[Reliability: good]. |
| Champs des Alpes | Other outlanding fields as provided by contributors [Reliability: medium] |
| Cols des Alpes | Mountain passes in the Alps |
| mountain_peaks_ | Mountain peaks in France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. Source: blog.zirbitzkogel.at |
- .cup : The source file. SeeYou cup file format
- .cupx : Automatically generated from the .cup file and the /Pics folder. SeeYou cupx file format
- .kml + .kmz : Google Earth format. Automatically generated from the .cup file
- XCSoar _details.txt: Automatically generated.
- guide_aires_securite.xcsoar.zip: Automatically generated. Contains files to be copied into the XCSoar files folder: Outlanding sites.
- combined_guide+champs.xcsoar.zip: Automatically generated. Contains files to be copied into the XCSoar files folder: Outlanding sites + Outlanding fields.
In the above table, files marked with a ✔️ in the 
column can be downloaded directly grom XCSoar.
Automatically generated file:
The file guide_aires_securite_details.txt + the Pics directory allow to link a point to an image.
See installation guide: xcsoar_waypoint_details.md
The outlanding site booklet version is mentioned on the 2nd line of the .cup file, inside the code column.
"version=",4.1,,,,,,,,,,"c0007a7 2023-12-15T13:59:33+01:00",,
#<page_number> <airfield_name>: Airfield. The ICAO name of the airfield.
"#60 LFLG Grenoble Versoud",LFLG,FR,4513.150N,00550.950E,220.0m,5,40,890.0m,,"121.000",,,"N090E005LFLG.jpg"
<fied_number> <field_name>: The field number as indicated in colored rectangle in the upper left (or right) corner of the page in the outlanding sites booklet.
"213 Aups",V13,FR,4337.517N,00610.983E,450.0m,3,0,300.0m,,,"Zone cultures",,
Comments are mainly comming from the booklet. At the end of the comments, a "tag" is added to indicate the difficuly of the field. Tags are:
| Tag | Comment | Colour in the booklet | kmz icon |
|---|---|---|---|
| {aerodrome} | Airfield or Airport | White |  |
| {terrain} | Private airfield with markings, or UL airfield | White |  |
| {altiport} | Moutain Airfield | White |  |
| {velisurface} | Velisurface |  |
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| {facile} | Field with no particular difficulty. Suitable to all glider types | Green |  |
| {normal} | Field with one or several difficulties (Unique direction, short lenght, ...) | Orange |  |
| {difficile} | Difficult field. Potentialy not ussable by long wingspan gliders | Red |  |
| {tres_difficile} | Very difficult field. To be used in case of emergency only. High risk of accident | Black |  |
| {col} | Mountain peak |  |
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| #landmark | Well known Moutain or mountain pass. Name of the mountain could be a local glider pilot name |
doc-reports/ contains auto generated files.
| Tool | Comment | Files |
|---|---|---|
| WaypointProcessor | Check altitude with IGN API | Altitude_Check-*.md |
| VerifAlti | Check altitudes against a Terrain file | Altitude_Check-VerifAlti-*.md |
Pictures provided and used with permission from Jérémie Badaroux.
Initial Mountain peaks files by: Dr.-Ing. Stefan V. Baumgartner: blog.zirbitzkogel.at
XCSoar-data-content for the direct download from XCSoar
Marc Till : VerifAlti = Tool to check altitudes compared top a Terrain file.