Open Source Gliding Software

XCSoar is an open source (GNU) gliding computer written for the
pocket pc in embedded visual c. The project is hosted at sourceforge.
XCS combines amazing code that draws topology and terrain, calculates
real height from ground, height required to get safely to another
point, glider performance,
closes landing points, automatic calculation of wind direction and
strength and much more.
Most importantly it has been written with free sources of data
(usually converted with
a range of Perl modules and scripts) and as open source software,
rivalling in functions and
quality the $1000 commercial products. It has been translated into
Germain and Italian.

If you want to: program C for pocket pc; develop open source for a
closed source system; learn how to get free topology and terrain and
airspace information
from the net; develop in a team of people across the world through
sourceforge; write
performance critical highly reliable applications; see high speed
processing and graphics;
integrate with various hardware from GPS, expensive varios to home
built systems; see a
demonstration of why gliding needs a good, open source glide computer
software... then
this talk could be the one for you.

Who it will interest

General interest open source developers. Pocket PC and Windows
Developers. Developers
interested in working with teams over the internet and on
sourceforge. C/C++ developers.