FSActiveFires - Actual fires in FSX from live real-time data

I came across "FS Active Fires" by accident. I did a forum search but couldn't find anything in here about it ... so I thought I would share:

"FS Active Fires" is a utility that downloads real-time fire data from the NASA FIRMS website to create fires in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Download link: https://github.com/ollyau/FSActiveFires/releases

FSDeveloper.com Forums discussion thread (includes some screenshots): http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/global-wildfires-open-source-project-need-programming.428525/

NASA FIRMS website: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/data/near-real-time-data/firms

It's a simple little utility and it works a treat!

Fancy that!

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s148/tvieno/-2014-nov-29-007_zps98967efe.jpg

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A new version of "FS Active Fires" has just been released.

Get it from here: https://github.com/ollyau/FSActiveFires/releases

There are now additional command line arguments to automatically download data, set the confidence level, and connect to Flight Simulator on startup.

Example usage:

FSActiveFires.exe -confidence:70 -download:"U.S.A. (Conterminous) and Hawaii" -connect

Confidence supports integers on the interval [0,100]. Download is case sensitive and supports the same entries you see in the drop down.

And, here's an example exe.xml if you want to automatically launch FS Active Fires with FSX:

Launch
exe.xml
False
False

FSActiveFires
False
False
REPLACE WITH PATH TO FSActiveFires.exe
-confidence:70 -download:"U.S.A. (Conterminous) and Hawaii" -connect

Great find. Thanks...............

Doug

How would you change this:

Launch

exe.xml

False

False

FSActiveFires

False

False

REPLACE WITH PATH TO FSActiveFires.exe

-confidence:70 -download:"U.S.A. (Conterminous) and Hawaii" -connect

to include the whole world?

"World"

The same as the Region from the GUI uses.

Hello, just downloaded and get a Log when clicking the exe. Nothing else.

Any ideas? Thanks guys.

Here is the contents of the log.

Program built at 2015-04-21T02:01:56Z (version 0.1.7.1)

Logging enabled at 2015-09-09T16:55:30.576-06:00

16:55:30.592 Info Create temporary directory: C:\Users\Dave\AppData\Local\Temp\FSActiveFires\bqqptt3h.tsk

16:55:30.779 Error System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Windows.Interactivity, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Windows.Interactivity, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)

at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)

at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadAssemblyName(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly reqAssembly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)

at System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(AssemblyName assemblyRef)

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006SchemaContext.ResolveAssembly(BamlAssembly bamlAssembly)

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006SchemaContext.ResolveBamlTypeToType(BamlType bamlType)

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006SchemaContext.ResolveBamlType(BamlType bamlType, Int16 typeId)

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006SchemaContext.GetXamlType(Int16 typeId)

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006SchemaContext.GetProperty(Int16 propertyId, XamlType parentType)

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006Reader.Process_PropertyArrayStart()

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006Reader.Process_OneBamlRecord()

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006Reader.Process_BamlRecords()

at System.Windows.Baml2006.Baml2006Reader.Read()

at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.TransformNodes(XamlReader xamlReader, XamlObjectWriter xamlWriter, Boolean onlyLoadOneNode, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Boolean shouldPassLineNumberInfo, IXamlLineInfo xamlLineInfo, IXamlLineInfoConsumer xamlLineInfoConsumer, XamlContextStack`1 stack, IStyleConnector styleConnector)

at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.Load(XamlReader xamlReader, IXamlObjectWriterFactory writerFactory, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlObjectWriterSettings settings, Uri baseUri)

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.Load(XamlReader xamlReader, IXamlObjectWriterFactory writerFactory, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlObjectWriterSettings settings, Uri baseUri)

at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.LoadBaml(XamlReader xamlReader, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlAccessLevel accessLevel, Uri baseUri)

at System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.LoadBaml(Stream stream, ParserContext parserContext, Object parent, Boolean closeStream)

at System.Windows.Application.LoadBamlStreamWithSyncInfo(Stream stream, ParserContext pc)

at System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(Uri resourceLocator, Boolean bSkipJournaledProperties)

at System.Windows.Application.DoStartup()

at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1(Object unused)

at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)

at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()

at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)

at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)

at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)

at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()

at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()

at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)

at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)

at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)

at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)

at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)

at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)

at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)

at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)

at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)

at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run()

at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(Object ignore)

at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)

at System.Windows.Application.Run(Window window)

at FSActiveFires.App.Main()

at FSActiveFires.Program.Main()

There is a library missing (or messed up) in your .Net runtime installation. Does the Fire program docs say something about .Net required version? Check your dotNet version. Google suggests that System.Windows.Interactivity got introduced with or after .Net 4.0.

Not knowing your Windows version, here are the general rules:

Built into Win 7 you get .Net 3.5, all the other versions need to be installed manually.

Built into Win8 is .Net 4.5. But as these runtime versions are stand-alone and not upgrades to each other, you might have to install an older one too, depending on what the program you are running needs.

http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/threads/global-wildfires-open-source-project-need-programming.428525/page-5#post-700373

Post #94. Download "this DLL" and put it in the same place you put FSActiveFires.exe

Should be System.Windows.Interactivity.dll

Thank you. After the question from yesterday (post #9) in an attempt to help, I tried to install and run it as well.

I got the same sort of error log.

Now, with your dll installed it starts up. Haven't tested with fsx running, but it looks like all ok.

Thank you!!

il88pp

Update: -success!

(That's on Win7-64b, Home Premium, I created a folder: ..\FsActivefires

Inside my folder: C:\ownprogs\

Placed both the .exe and .dll in there. Then made a shortcut to the exe on the desktop.)

Thank you. After the question from yesterday (post #9) in an attempt to help, I tried to install and run it as well.

I got the same sort of error log.

 

Now, with your dll installed it starts up. Haven't tested with fsx running, but it looks like all ok.

Thank you!!

 

il88pp

 

Update: -success!

(That's on Win7-64b, Home Premium, I created folder \FsActivefires my folder> C:\ownprogs\. Placed both the .exe and .dll in there. Then made a shortcut to the exe on the desktop.)

 

 

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Man you gotta be careful flying that trike near a big fire! Updrafts might send you into the next country! LOL

Yeah. Or a tanker may 'clip' you (or cause you to flip and your 'sail' would get bent and crumpled and ....) and you would be 'toast'. Send up a drone with a camera instead. (HeHe).

Chuck B

THANKS

The DLL did the trick.

Hi - trying to get FSActiveFires set up but it keeps failing, so I'm looking for help :)

Running FSX:SE, and I downloaded FSActiveFires version 0.1.7.1 (the latest version on the Github page). I run the Fire program and download the fire data; then I start the sim and attempt to have the Fire program connect to the sim, but the Fire program quits. Error log shows: "Error System.NotSupportedException: FS Active Fires is only compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration and SP2."

Per the release notes on the Github page, version 0.1.7.1 is supposed to support FSX:SE, so I'm confused. Anybody else seen this? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Ben

It can't recognize your SimConnect version. You need to install the MS SimConnects that come along with FSX SE.

Jim - thanks for the help. I ran all three SimConnect.msi files at ..\FSX\SDK\Core Utilities Kit\SimConnect SDK\LegacyInterfaces\FSX-RTM, ..\FSX-SP1 and ..\FSX-XPACK, and am still receiving the same error in FS Active Fires. Am I running the correct installers?

Good day all,

Has there been any updates to FS ActiveFires recently? I used it heavily last fall without issue and this summer when I went to re-use it it does not load any fires - even in global with minimal confidence settings.

I suspect that FIRMS website has changed it's website URLs - as in the logs it attempts to call a webpage that is no longer available. https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/active_fire/shapes/zips/Global_24h.zip -> C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\FSActiveFires\0rvnv5ea.ihw\Global_24h.zip

Whereas on the website the nearest I could find is:

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/active_fire/c6/shapes/zips/MODIS_C6_Global_24h.zip

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Regards