±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 821
Total: 821
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Downloads
03: Community Forums
04: Home
05: Photo Gallery
06: Home
07: Community Forums
08: Home
09: Community Forums
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Downloads
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Photo Gallery
18: Photo Gallery
19: Photo Gallery
20: News Archive
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Photo Gallery
25: Home
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Home
33: Community Forums
34: Photo Gallery
35: Photo Gallery
36: Community Forums
37: Community Forums
38: Community Forums
39: Community Forums
40: Community Forums
41: Photo Gallery
42: Home
43: Photo Gallery
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Your Account
47: Photo Gallery
48: Home
49: Home
50: Photo Gallery
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Downloads
54: Community Forums
55: Photo Gallery
56: Community Forums
57: Community Forums
58: Photo Gallery
59: Community Forums
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Member Screenshots
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Downloads
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Photo Gallery
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Community Forums
74: Photo Gallery
75: Photo Gallery
76: Community Forums
77: Community Forums
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Photo Gallery
83: Home
84: Community Forums
85: Home
86: Photo Gallery
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: CPGlang
90: Community Forums
91: Member Screenshots
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Home
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Photo Gallery
99: Community Forums
100: Home
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Community Forums
106: Community Forums
107: Photo Gallery
108: Member Screenshots
109: Photo Gallery
110: Community Forums
111: Downloads
112: Community Forums
113: Home
114: Home
115: Community Forums
116: Community Forums
117: Community Forums
118: Photo Gallery
119: Community Forums
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Photo Gallery
123: Statistics
124: Photo Gallery
125: Photo Gallery
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Home
130: Downloads
131: Community Forums
132: Home
133: Downloads
134: Photo Gallery
135: Photo Gallery
136: Community Forums
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Photo Gallery
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Home
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Photo Gallery
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Photo Gallery
149: Community Forums
150: Photo Gallery
151: Home
152: Community Forums
153: Photo Gallery
154: Member Screenshots
155: Home
156: Home
157: Downloads
158: Statistics
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Photo Gallery
162: Member Screenshots
163: Community Forums
164: Community Forums
165: Photo Gallery
166: Community Forums
167: Photo Gallery
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: News Archive
171: Community Forums
172: Member Screenshots
173: Photo Gallery
174: Photo Gallery
175: Community Forums
176: Photo Gallery
177: Photo Gallery
178: Photo Gallery
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Member Screenshots
182: Member Screenshots
183: CPGlang
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Photo Gallery
187: Community Forums
188: Member Screenshots
189: Community Forums
190: Photo Gallery
191: Member Screenshots
192: Home
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Home
197: Home
198: Community Forums
199: Downloads
200: Downloads
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Member Screenshots
207: Community Forums
208: Community Forums
209: Home
210: Photo Gallery
211: Community Forums
212: CPGlang
213: Home
214: Community Forums
215: Photo Gallery
216: News
217: Home
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: Photo Gallery
221: Community Forums
222: Member Screenshots
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Community Forums
226: Community Forums
227: Photo Gallery
228: Downloads
229: Photo Gallery
230: Community Forums
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Downloads
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Home
241: Community Forums
242: Photo Gallery
243: Home
244: Your Account
245: Downloads
246: Home
247: Home
248: Community Forums
249: Photo Gallery
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Photo Gallery
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Home
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: Community Forums
259: Community Forums
260: Photo Gallery
261: Community Forums
262: Photo Gallery
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: Home
268: Community Forums
269: Home
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Downloads
274: Home
275: Home
276: Home
277: Community Forums
278: Member Screenshots
279: Photo Gallery
280: Downloads
281: Community Forums
282: Downloads
283: Community Forums
284: Community Forums
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Photo Gallery
288: Community Forums
289: Statistics
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Community Forums
295: News Archive
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Photo Gallery
299: Statistics
300: Community Forums
301: Home
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Photo Gallery
306: Photo Gallery
307: Member Screenshots
308: Photo Gallery
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Downloads
313: Photo Gallery
314: Community Forums
315: Home
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Member Screenshots
321: Your Account
322: Home
323: Contact
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Home
327: Home
328: Photo Gallery
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Home
336: News
337: Community Forums
338: Downloads
339: Photo Gallery
340: Community Forums
341: News
342: Home
343: Community Forums
344: Home
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: Member Screenshots
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Photo Gallery
355: Community Forums
356: Home
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Photo Gallery
367: Your Account
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Home
375: Photo Gallery
376: Photo Gallery
377: Community Forums
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Photo Gallery
383: Community Forums
384: Photo Gallery
385: Community Forums
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Home
394: Community Forums
395: Photo Gallery
396: Downloads
397: News Archive
398: Photo Gallery
399: Community Forums
400: Photo Gallery
401: Community Forums
402: Community Forums
403: Your Account
404: CPGlang
405: Home
406: Community Forums
407: Home
408: Home
409: Photo Gallery
410: Community Forums
411: Community Forums
412: Member Screenshots
413: Community Forums
414: Photo Gallery
415: Home
416: Downloads
417: Community Forums
418: Photo Gallery
419: Community Forums
420: Photo Gallery
421: Community Forums
422: CPGlang
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Your Account
426: Downloads
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Your Account
432: Downloads
433: Community Forums
434: Photo Gallery
435: Community Forums
436: Member Screenshots
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Members List
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Downloads
446: Community Forums
447: Home
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Community Forums
451: Home
452: Community Forums
453: Photo Gallery
454: Your Account
455: Downloads
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Home
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Home
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Photo Gallery
468: Photo Gallery
469: Photo Gallery
470: Community Forums
471: Community Forums
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Photo Gallery
479: Community Forums
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Photo Gallery
486: Community Forums
487: Downloads
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Community Forums
491: Home
492: Community Forums
493: Home
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Photo Gallery
498: Photo Gallery
499: Community Forums
500: Photo Gallery
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Photo Gallery
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Photo Gallery
508: Community Forums
509: Community Forums
510: Photo Gallery
511: Community Forums
512: Photo Gallery
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Your Account
516: Community Forums
517: Photo Gallery
518: Community Forums
519: Photo Gallery
520: Photo Gallery
521: Community Forums
522: CPGlang
523: Community Forums
524: Photo Gallery
525: Home
526: Photo Gallery
527: Community Forums
528: Downloads
529: Community Forums
530: Home
531: Member Screenshots
532: Community Forums
533: Community Forums
534: Photo Gallery
535: Photo Gallery
536: Home
537: Community Forums
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Home
543: Home
544: Community Forums
545: Community Forums
546: Downloads
547: Community Forums
548: Photo Gallery
549: Photo Gallery
550: Community Forums
551: Photo Gallery
552: Photo Gallery
553: Community Forums
554: Home
555: Home
556: Home
557: Community Forums
558: Home
559: Community Forums
560: Photo Gallery
561: Community Forums
562: Photo Gallery
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Downloads
567: Community Forums
568: Photo Gallery
569: Community Forums
570: Community Forums
571: Community Forums
572: Photo Gallery
573: Downloads
574: Downloads
575: Downloads
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Home
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: Photo Gallery
585: Photo Gallery
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Community Forums
595: Community Forums
596: CPGlang
597: Community Forums
598: Community Forums
599: Home
600: Community Forums
601: Downloads
602: Photo Gallery
603: Home
604: Downloads
605: Community Forums
606: Community Forums
607: Community Forums
608: Photo Gallery
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Photo Gallery
612: Community Forums
613: Photo Gallery
614: Community Forums
615: Photo Gallery
616: Photo Gallery
617: Community Forums
618: Photo Gallery
619: Photo Gallery
620: Community Forums
621: Home
622: Community Forums
623: Community Forums
624: Photo Gallery
625: Community Forums
626: Community Forums
627: Photo Gallery
628: Community Forums
629: Home
630: Community Forums
631: Photo Gallery
632: Statistics
633: Community Forums
634: Member Screenshots
635: Home
636: Community Forums
637: Member Screenshots
638: Photo Gallery
639: Home
640: Photo Gallery
641: Your Account
642: Member Screenshots
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Home
648: Home
649: Community Forums
650: Photo Gallery
651: Community Forums
652: Downloads
653: Community Forums
654: Photo Gallery
655: Home
656: Community Forums
657: Photo Gallery
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Community Forums
662: Community Forums
663: Photo Gallery
664: Home
665: Photo Gallery
666: Community Forums
667: Community Forums
668: Community Forums
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Home
672: Photo Gallery
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: News
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Photo Gallery
679: Community Forums
680: Member Screenshots
681: Community Forums
682: Home
683: Community Forums
684: Community Forums
685: News
686: Community Forums
687: Member Screenshots
688: Community Forums
689: Photo Gallery
690: Community Forums
691: Community Forums
692: Downloads
693: Community Forums
694: Downloads
695: Member Screenshots
696: Community Forums
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Downloads
700: Photo Gallery
701: Photo Gallery
702: CPGlang
703: Community Forums
704: CPGlang
705: Community Forums
706: Community Forums
707: Community Forums
708: Community Forums
709: Community Forums
710: Community Forums
711: Community Forums
712: Community Forums
713: Community Forums
714: Community Forums
715: Member Screenshots
716: Community Forums
717: Community Forums
718: Downloads
719: Home
720: Community Forums
721: Community Forums
722: Community Forums
723: Photo Gallery
724: Home
725: Community Forums
726: Community Forums
727: Home
728: Community Forums
729: Community Forums
730: Search
731: Community Forums
732: Downloads
733: Community Forums
734: Your Account
735: Community Forums
736: Community Forums
737: Community Forums
738: Community Forums
739: Photo Gallery
740: Community Forums
741: Photo Gallery
742: Photo Gallery
743: Member Screenshots
744: Photo Gallery
745: Community Forums
746: Community Forums
747: Photo Gallery
748: Community Forums
749: Community Forums
750: Community Forums
751: Member Screenshots
752: Photo Gallery
753: Community Forums
754: Community Forums
755: Community Forums
756: Downloads
757: Member Screenshots
758: Your Account
759: Community Forums
760: Community Forums
761: Photo Gallery
762: Community Forums
763: Downloads
764: Community Forums
765: Photo Gallery
766: Statistics
767: Community Forums
768: Photo Gallery
769: Home
770: Photo Gallery
771: Photo Gallery
772: Community Forums
773: Community Forums
774: Home
775: Community Forums
776: Community Forums
777: Photo Gallery
778: Community Forums
779: Community Forums
780: Downloads
781: Home
782: Community Forums
783: Photo Gallery
784: Community Forums
785: CPGlang
786: Community Forums
787: Community Forums
788: Home
789: Member Screenshots
790: Community Forums
791: Member Screenshots
792: Community Forums
793: Home
794: Community Forums
795: Home
796: Photo Gallery
797: Community Forums
798: News Archive
799: Photo Gallery
800: Photo Gallery
801: Community Forums
802: Photo Gallery
803: Community Forums
804: Community Forums
805: Home
806: Photo Gallery
807: Community Forums
808: Photo Gallery
809: Community Forums
810: Community Forums
811: Community Forums
812: Statistics
813: Community Forums
814: Community Forums
815: CPGlang
816: Community Forums
817: Community Forums
818: Community Forums
819: Downloads
820: Downloads
821: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
PreservedTanks.com
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:50 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Skip this bit if it doesn't interest you!

In Detail:


1. Since I started (nearly 30 years ago) I've always tried to keep track of the various locations I've seen a tank, mostly for myself so I don't record a tank more than once just because it's moved. This information has been included in the text write-up for a tank, so the main change I am doing is to record this information in the database in such a way that it can be automatically searched for. This information is now visible in the table near the top of each profile page, and is mapped at the top of the page.

2. For many tanks, the only information on location history is its current location, so in these cases the map is a bit 'thin'. That led me to start researching manufacturer/factory information, and there the idea is that where we know nothing else about a tank's history, we can be pretty confident about where it started out in life. Each tank model now has information on its primary/biggest manufacturer/factory.

3. In a few cases, we know where a tank was manufactured and that it wasn't made by the biggest manufacturer, so it is possible to include this information with the tank and 'override' the default model manufacturer.


Here's an example of this override facility in use - most Pz IIIs were made by Daimler-Benz, so by default this is assumed to be the point of origin for any Pz III added to the database, but we know this one was actually made by MAN so the override is used:

UID109: Bovington PzIIIL


For the overall system to work I need to include information on every significant tank manufacturer/factory in the database, and that is what has taken most of the time. So far I have added the following to the database:

LocationID: Name, Country, Nationality
1100: Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) AG, Germany, German
1105: Daimler-Benz AG, Germany, German
1110: Krupp-Gruson Werk AG, Germany, German
1115: Altmärkische Kettenfabrik (Alkett) GmbH, Germany, German
1120: Krauss-Maffei GmbH, Germany, German
1121: Wegmann & Co, Germany, German
1125: Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen-Hannover (MNH) GmbH, Germany, German
1130: Mühlenbau-Industrie AG (MIAG), Germany, German
1135: Henschel und Sohn, Germany, German
1140: Rheinmetall-Borsig AG, Germany, German
1145: Deutsche Eisenwerke AG, Germany, German
1150: Vogtländische Maschinenfabrik AG (VOMAG), Germany, German
1155: Deutsche Maschinenfabrik AG (Demag), Germany, German

3390: Vauxhall Motors Limited, England, British
3690: Leyland Motors, England, British

4910: Tokyo Gas and Electric Industry Company Limited, Japan, Japanese
4900: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Japan, Japanese

6325: Renault S.A., France, French/German (e.g. SPs)
6330: Hotchkiss et Cie, France, French/German (e.g. SPs)
6735: Lorraine, France, French/German (e.g. Lorraine Schlepper)

16900: Fahrzeug-und Motorenwerke (FAMO) GmbH, Poland, German
16910: Ostbau Werke, Poland, German

23830: Factory 37, Ukraine, Soviet

25910: Deutsche Eisenwerke AG, Czech Republic, German
25920: Ceskomoravsksa-Kolben-Danek (CKD), Czech Republic, Czech/German (as BMM)
25930: Skoda Works, Czech Republic, Czech/German

31500: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Austria, German
31510: Steyr-Werke, Austria, German


These manufacturers cover all tanks in the database from 1 to 340, which is as far as I've got. I'm about to go on holiday - once I'm back I'll return to working on existing projects (i.e. Preserved Tanks in Italy, Switzerland and Britain) while aiming to continue in parallel adding manufacturers for the other tanks in the database as I have time.

Once the system is complete I will look at adding additional code, for example to list with each factory all the preserved tanks that were manufactured there. Similarly for all museums, similar code will list all tanks that used to be on display there (which can be very useful when trying to track down a tank that has moved around).

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
L.Delsing
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Feb 10, 2006
Posts: 960

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:37 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Hello Trevor,
The Dutch Leopard 2s were the serial starts with ''22'' are built at Maschinenbau Kiel (s/ns 22001 - 22167)

regards,
Lesley
Back to top
View user's profile
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:03 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Thats interesting, Lesley, thanks for that. I'll add an entry for Maschinenbau Kiel into the database - it'll be in a week or so's time as I go on holiday this weekend.

As a general note, I'm supposed to be getting a new ISP while I'm away (the timing's not good!) so if I disappear off the Net for a while it'll be because it the changeover went badly!

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:32 am
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

I'm back from holiday, to find the switchover to a new ISP (Sky.com) has gone very smoothly (I just plugged in the new router they supplied and it just worked, no passwords, code numbers or anything - that's never happened before!).

We had fun motorhoming around the Lake District. Of course, I took the opportunities that presented themselves and visited:

1) Imperial War Museum North (T-55 and T-34-85)
2) James Bond Museum (T-55)
3) RAF Museum Cosford (Centurion - probably Swiss, Leopard, Scorpion, Tracked Rapier, BMP, Saladin)

I'll put them all online once current projects are out of the way.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 8:04 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

I had some time off this week so I've been able to do another upgrade to Preserved Tanks.com, building on the recent upgrade described above.

- TrevorLarkum

Since I started (nearly 30 years ago) I've always tried to keep track of the various locations I've seen a tank, mostly for myself so I don't record a tank more than once just because it's moved. This information has been included in the text write-up for a tank, so the main change I am doing is to record this information in the database in such a way that it can be automatically searched for. This information is now visible in the table near the top of each profile page, and is mapped at the top of the page.


Now as well as listing with each tank all the previous locations it has been, I've added code so that when you visit a location, all the tanks in the database are searched and a list is created of all the tanks that have previously been at that location.

Here are a couple of examples, just look below the write up for each section in the new Tanks Previously Here section:

Saumur Armour Museum

Aberdeen Proving Ground

The idea is very simple - if you are looking for a particular tank that you think might be at that location, as well as seeing what's there now you can easily check if it used to be there and if so where it is now. Of course the list will automatically get bigger and more comprehensive as I add more tanks to the database.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Tichenor
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 06, 2007
Posts: 461
Location: Antwerp
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:48 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Trevor

Did you make any progress on the POI files you mentioned some time ago. I've converted the cordinates from my database into a .csv and a .ov2 file. As a user of a TomTom I could only test the ov2 file, the csv is based on your file. At the moment its all static, but I'm working on some code to make it dynamic. Files can be found here: www.afvregister.org/Download.aspx

All remarks are welkom

Tichenor
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:04 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Tichenor,

Since putting up the Normandy POI file, I haven't progressed it further. I have thought of creating POI files dynamically, but I have a bunch of other upgrades to the website that are currently higher priority for me - partly because I haven't heard of anyone making use of my original file yet.

Regarding your POI file, I could check it for you if that would help. I would have to get it into the Navman software on my laptop at work and then into my satnav, but I'm happy to give it a go if that would be useful.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Tichenor
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 06, 2007
Posts: 461
Location: Antwerp
PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:20 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

- trevor
Regarding your POI file, I could check it for you if that would help. I would have to get it into the Navman software on my laptop at work and then into my satnav, but I'm happy to give it a go if that would be useful.

If it's not to much trouble, please do. I've tested the TomTom version and that works.

Tichenor
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2010 6:16 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Ok, I'll get on to it (but give me a few days).

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:21 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

- TrevorLarkum
Now as well as listing with each tank all the previous locations it has been, I've added code so that when you visit a location, all the tanks in the database are searched and a list is created of all the tanks that have previously been at that location.

The idea is very simple - if you are looking for a particular tank that you think might be at that location, as well as seeing what's there now you can easily check if it used to be there and if so where it is now. Of course the list will automatically get bigger and more comprehensive as I add more tanks to the database.


I have added some extra code specifically for locations that are factories. This provides two extra lists of links:

1) Specific tanks that are known to have been manufactured at that factory (clicking on a link takes you to the tank).
2) The models of tank that were known to have been manufactured at that factory (clicking on a link takes you to the list of preserved examples).

Some examples probably explain it best:

MNH, Hannover, Germany
MAN, Nuremberg, Germany
Krupp, Magdeburg, Germany
Nibelungen, St Valentin, Austria
Vickers, Elswick, England
ARE, Roanne, France
Skoda, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia

Similar results can be found for the longer list of factories posted above.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 8:56 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

- Tichenor
- trevor
Regarding your POI file, I could check it for you if that would help. I would have to get it into the Navman software on my laptop at work and then into my satnav, but I'm happy to give it a go if that would be useful.

If it's not to much trouble, please do. I've tested the TomTom version and that works.

Tichenor


Tichenor, I loaded it into the satnav software on my laptop and it gave an error (something like "one or more POI locations not recognised"). However, I then downloaded it from there to the satnav, and it said it copied successfully. I can see the POIs on the satnav, so I think it has worked fine. I think the error came either from the first line in the file (your commented out one) or - probably more likely - from the blank line between that line and your first POI. You should note, though, that many of the location names look very strange because the accented characters have not saved properly in your CSV file.

I'll be driving to the east coast in a few weeks so I'll try to check a few locations as I go, and also confirm it lets me know when I get close to a POI in your list.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Tichenor
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 06, 2007
Posts: 461
Location: Antwerp
PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 6:23 am
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

thanks Trevor

It seems that the conversion program I've used can't transfer the more exotic characters correct (I've noticed this with eastern europe, french and spanish letters)

Michel
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 9:55 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

I would guess for the names to work in a POI file (which is just text) they have to be simple ASCII.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:15 am
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

I had a holiday at home this week so I worked on a mini-project. Joe_D pointed me at his excellent collection of preserved tank photo's online and this has prompted me to write up the vehicles at Camp Shelby (partly because of its M47 mentioned in the M47 thread).

I began with Josef's photographs, then I did a search through this forum for all posts containing ‘Shelby’ to get any background information that had been posted. Finally I did a Google search for pictures that have a copyright license allowing reuse to ‘flesh out’ the images for each tank over time:

Location ID 74100: Camp Shelby, MS

To give some background locations for the list and map with each tank I have also written up the key manufacturing and upgrade sites as I came across them for many of these vehicles (as usual click on the photograph for each tank to see its full profile page). These locations include:

Location ID 50850: Anniston Army Depot (for the M48A3/5 and M60A3 upgrades)
Location ID 57800: Chrysler Newark plant (for the manufacturer of the M48)
Location ID 72930: Fisher Tank Arsenal/Grand Blanc (for the manufacturer of the M26)
Location ID 93850: Red River Army Depot (for the M48A3 and M103A2 upgrades)

Plus some temporary placeholders (I'll return to these at a later date to complete them):

Location ID 50800: Fort McClellan (for the likely source of the M42B1E9)
Location ID 60300: Fort Stewart (for the source of the ZSU23-4)
Location ID 68800: Louisiana Museum of Military History (for the source of the M47)
Location ID 85800: Federal Machine and Welder Company (for the manufacturer of the M7B2)

If any of you have any information or photographs to add to these entries please let us know.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:10 pm
Post subject: Re: PreservedTanks.com

Trevor

I'm not sure if you have this in the above mentioned background info but, It seems that the USMC has (or had) a rebuild depot in Albany Georgia.

This is the rebuild data plate off of the M60A1 aka Buster.


Hope this helps
Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 9 of 13
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum