MetaFlight is a formal database description specification. Contrasted with OpenFlight® which describes and contains the geometry and structure within a single file, MetaFlight describes the structure, organization, file naming and coordinate systems of all the datasets that comprise a single more complex database.

MetaFlight provides the bridge between database generation tools and runtime applications. MetaFlight simplifies data integration and optimizes realtime-paging efficiency by communicating the metadata that enables runtime applications to take advantage of the database structure.

	High-level description of visual databases
	Improvement of runtime's ability to load and process the database
	Smarter loading and realtime management
	Increased determinism in runtime applications
	Integration with Creator Terrain Studio™, and Vega Prime™
	XML Compliant

	High-level description of visual databases
	Provides a concise and consistent publishing format
	Extends OpenFlight data-model to include higher-order objects
	"Database" objects identify version and ownership information
	"Dataset" objects partition database into thematic layers
	"GridStack" objects describe database tiles as a multi-layer system of grid cells
	"Filename Pattern" objects can describe datasets containing thousands of files
	"Coverage" objects define geo-location of datasets
	"Coordinate System" objects describe complete coordinate information about all files in a dataset
	XML-compliant
	Strengthens the Creator Terrain Studio/Vega Prime Solution

	Enables Vega Prime runtime tools and other applications to facilitate smarter loading and realtime database management
	Dramatically simplifies ability of runtime system to use the database with minimal user setup
	Provides more control within runtime applications
	Supports database configuration control
	Provides independent runtime control
	Provides knowledge of the tiling structure for efficient runtime paging efficiency
	Simplifies runtime setup
	Allow selection of datasets by location
	Supports precise geo-location
	Supports extensions and is easily edited in LynX Prime or any other XML compliant document editor
	Increases predictability and ease of management of data from Creator Terrain Studio to Vega Prime

Download the MetaFlight Schema