About the scenery:

The data used to construct the scenery was compiled from high-resolution aerial photography. Geoprocessing software was used for all of the imagery including the georeferencing and clipping of each image to conform to the geographic coordinates used by X-Plane. Image processing software was then used to further enhance the color and sharpness of each individual image. Final X-Plane scenery files were constructed using PhotoSceneryX software. All images were processed to join to each other with no noticeable seams between them when flying in X-Plane! The result is seamless imagery across the entire scenery area and outstanding image quality, even at lower altitudes. These are DSF (Distribution Scenery Format) files used by X-Plane 8 and 9. All scenery is produced by creating a new mesh in the DSF file. The imagery is not an overlay on the existing DSF files. All existing base images in the default land-use based scenery have been replaced in the base terrain mesh with the actual aerial images that you would see if you really flew over the area.

A note about airports: No changes have been made to the airports that are included with X-Plane. Runways at most major airports will align very well with the imagery used in RealScenery. For more information about editing airports, see our support page.

Please visit the gallery to view X-Plane screenshots of RealScenery.

Check out the movies to see RealScenery with X-Plane.

Demos of RealScenery are available on the system requirements page.