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World Update XI: Canada Now Available

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Canada is filled with a plethora of sights to explore from the air: magnificent urban architecture, wave-battered northern coastlines, and vast sweeps of tundra, glaciers and towering peaks. Microsoft Flight Simulator’s World Update XI invites simmers to explore this massive, diverse country, presented in the highest resolution and fidelity yet!


In creating World Update XI: Canada, the Microsoft Flight Simulator team processed troves of its latest geospatial data, including digital elevation models, satellite imagery, and aerial photography. Complementing the data, models and imagery, the update highlights 12 urban regions enhanced with the latest photogrammetry data and features 87 hand-crafted points of interest.
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[h=1]TIN Cities[/h]
  • Abbotsford
  • Calgary
  • Halifax
  • Laval
  • Montreal
  • Regina
  • Saskatoon
  • Sherbrooke
  • St. Catharines
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
[h=1]POIs (Points of Interest)[/h]
  • A. Murray MacKay Bridge
  • Absolute World
  • Alex Fraser Bridge
  • Alexandra Bridge
  • Ambassador Bridge
  • Angus L. Macdonald Bridge
  • Banff Springs Hotel
  • Basilica of Notre Dame du Cap
  • Big Nickel, Sudbury, ON
  • Biodome
  • Bishop’s Falls Trestle Bridge
  • Bloedel Conservatory
  • Burrard Street Bridge
  • Burton Bridge
  • Cabot Tower Canada
  • Cambridge Bay Radar Station
  • Canadian High Arctic Research Station
  • Canadian Museum for Human Rights
  • Cape Bonavista Lighthouse
  • Cape Enrage Lighthouse
  • Cape Forchu Lighthouse
  • Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site
  • Cardston Alberta Temple
  • Carleton Martello Tower
  • Chateau Frontenac
  • Chateau Lake Louise
  • Citadel Hill (Fort George)
  • Cloudraker Skybridge
  • Columbia Icefield Skywalk
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Confederation Bridge
  • Craigdarroch Castle
  • David Dunlap Observatory
  • Deh Cho Bridge, Northwest Territories
  • Diavik Diamond Mine
  • Esplanade Riel Bridge
  • Figgaurd Lighthouse
  • First Nations University of Canada
  • Fogo Island Inn
  • Fortress of Louisbourg
  • Georges Island National Historic Site (POI+ additional lighthouse)
  • Great Wolf Lodge
  • Green Island Lighthouse
  • Habitat 67
  • Hartland Covered Bridge
  • Hatley Park National Historic Site
  • Haut-fond Prince Light
  • Hell’s Gate Airtram
  • Inco Superstack
  • Jacques Cartier Bridge
  • L’Anse aux Meadows
  • Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
  • Lethbridge Viaduct
  • Lions Gate Bridge
  • Maugher Beach Lighthouse
  • Maxville Water Tower
  • Montmorency Falls Suspension Bridge
  • Montreal Biosphere
  • Mount Royal Cross
  • Ocean Science Centre
  • Olympic Stadium
  • Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
  • Parliament of Canada, House of Commons
  • Parliament of Canada, Peace Tower
  • Parliament of Canada, East Block
  • Peace Bridge
  • Peggy’s Point Lighthouse
  • Pierre-Laporte Bridge
  • Pinawa Dam Provincial Park
  • Playground of the Gods
  • Point Abino Light
  • Prince of Wales Hotel
  • Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site
  • Québec Bridge
  • R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant
  • Regina Legislature Building
  • Rogers Place
  • S.S. Klondike National Historic Site
  • Saint Jude’s Anglican Cathedral
  • Samuel de Champlain Bridge
  • Seal Island Bridge
  • Skylon Tower
  • Spirit Catcher Sculpture
  • St. Thomas’ Anglican Church
  • The Centre of Canada
  • The One, Toronto
  • Thousand Islands Bridge
  • Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada
  • World’s Largest Axe
[h=1]Airports[/h]
  • CYBD – Bella Coola Airport
  • CYCG – Castlegar Airport
  • CYDA – Dawson City Airport
  • CYDF – Deer Lake Airport
  • CYFB – Iqaluit International Airport

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-world-update-xi-canada-now-available/545758/1
 
Pretty excited for this. The river around my hometown has some weird elevation issues so I am hoping this update sorts that out. Once we get the 40th anniversary update with the DC-3 and DHC-2 there is going to be some great flying up north as well
 
In the release trailer they show a screen shot of Billy Bishop airport CYTZ, and call it Pearson International CYYZ ...oops.. :biggrin-new:

I'm glad to see Canada make it into the sim. You guys should definitely fly our West Coast. Start at Vancouver, or Victoria, and head North flying a coastal or inland route. There are no words descriptive enough for the Rocky Mountains. Just, go fly in them. One of my favorite scenic flights is from Calgary, Alberta, to Vancouver, British Columbia. Go from prairie, to foothills, to snow capped peaks, and then back down to sea level, it's a great flight. I'm in Southern Ontario, between all the Great Lakes, with all the rivers and tributaries that feed them. Buzzing Niagara Falls in a Tiger Moth the other day was a blast. I fly a lot from Hamilton, Kitchener, Brantford, and Toronto. A couple of suggestions I would recommend if you feel like exploring.

Take off, eh!
 
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Super happy to see this, and lots of it is really well done.

It's pretty hilarious, though, that Bella Coola, BC is a new custom airport, yet it falls to the same bug that Juneau, AK has and is snowy even a 65-degree day in September. You'd think they'd have caught that in testing.

(Also, Victoria, BC looks much better, but it has to have the smallest photogrammetry area ever!)
 
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