Dan Schultz, Intrigue Media

I’m busily working on the next version of Cayri, and I’m pleased to announce that this new version will live directly on your desktop. A couple weeks ago, I was little unsure if I was going to be able to pull this off, but with some assistance from the guys over at Modest Maps and the new AIR runtime, it’s all possible. Here’s a break down of the new features:

Different Map Views
You can now switch between either Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, or Microsoft’s Virtual Earth. On top of that, you will also be able to toggle between road, aerial, and hybrid views. What’s great about hybrid view, is that the map will display country boundaries and also display aerial photography. I think that people will also enjoy using Google instead of Yahoo because their imagery is more up-to-date.

METAR Weather
Pretty basic - retrieve a weather report for almost any airport in the world by typing in an ICAO code.

Pilot and Controller Details
This was a feature that didn’t make the previous version, but it’s finally implemented now. You can either click on an aircraft or ATC position on the map, or click on a client in the Client Listing window, and a pop-up will appear with the detailed information for that user.

User Settings
Since Cayri now lives on your desktop, you will be able to store user settings. This means Cayri can store the position of the map, or save a collection of your favorite map filters.

I haven’t set a release date yet, but I’m hoping for sometime in mid August. Make sure to check back soon, as I will be posting screen shots of Cayri running on Mac OSX and in Windows.