The Joint Mission Planning System is also being added to FalconView as a plugin. Current work includes the development of FalconView as part of XPlan, the Department of Defense's most recent mission planning system. This software suite includes FalconView, Combat Flight Planning Software (CFPS), Combat Weapon Delivery Software (CWDS), Combat Air Drop Planning Software (CAPS) and several other software packages built by various software contractors. The current overlay set is targeted toward military mission planning users and is oriented towards aviators and aviation support personnel.įalconView is an integral part of the Portable Flight Planning Software (PFPS). FalconView also supports a large number of overlay types that can be displayed over any map background. Many types of maps are supported, but the primary ones of interest to most users are aeronautical charts, satellite images and elevation maps. It displays various types of maps and geographically referenced overlays. FalconView is a mapping system created by the Georgia Tech Research Institute for the Windows family of operating systems.
