Using Active Map requires no direct installation as it is accessed though a web page.
However you do need to allow Silverlight to install.
When you access Active Map, the web page will detect if the latest version of Silverlight is not installed on your computer. It will prompt you to install it from Microsoft' download servers if that is the case.
The simpliest way to install Silverlight when accessing a site that requires the Silverlight plugin is to click on the following image/link that will be display and it will take you to Microsoft's download server :
You can also go choose to go directly to Microsoft's Silverlight site and download from the following link:
Upon installation, return to the Active Map page.
Silverlight is available for the following operating systems: Windows, MAC OS
Active Map Reporter
Active Map reporter is an application that creates a bridge between your flight simulator and the Active Map Server allowing your flight parameters (position, speed, alt, etc...) to be display near real time in the Active Map web page. It was developed using Microsoft's WPF/WCF technologies, and Pete Dowson's amazing FSUIPC (Free or Paid Version for FS9/FSX, XPUIPC for XPlane).
It requires installation of Version 4.0 of the .Net Framework.
NOTE: You do NOT have to have Active Map Reporter installed to use Active Map. Active Map Reporter only needs to be installed IF you want to have your aircraft show up on the Active Map display of active pilots.
Active Map Reporter
To install this application click the following link. It will install a Click-Once application that is loaded into Isolated Storage and has no access to the rest of your system.
Clicking the following link will take you to a web page displaying the current version of Active Map Reporter, and display a Install button. Click Install, and when prompted be sure to check the box to allow it to create a desktop shortcut so that you can access the program.
If you desire to remove the program for any reason, you can go to the Control Panel -> Uninstall Programs, Select Active Map Reporter and uninstall it.
FSUIPC
The following is a direct link to Pete Dowson's official download site:
For FS9 you will need version FSUIPC 3.99
If your running XPlane you will need the following equivalent to FSUIPC called XPUIPC:
