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This is a '''glossary of terms commonly used with World Wind'''. | This is a '''glossary of terms commonly used with World Wind'''. | ||
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- | : A feature that is not part of the core of World Wind. These can be layers, scripts or in some other way related to World Wind. [[Add-ons]] are usually community made. See the [[Add-on list]] and the [[Forums#Community|Add-on forum]] for further information. | + | : A feature that is not part of the core of World Wind. These can be layers, scripts or in some other way related to World Wind. [[Add-ons]] are usually community made. |
;Altitude | ;Altitude | ||
: Distance above sea level. | : Distance above sea level. | ||
;ARC | ;ARC | ||
: NASA [http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html Ames Research Center] | : NASA [http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html Ames Research Center] | ||
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+ | ==C== | ||
+ | ;CRS | ||
+ | : coordinate reference system | ||
==D== | ==D== | ||
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;DDS | ;DDS | ||
: Direct Draw Surface. World Wind saves textures in this File Format. | : Direct Draw Surface. World Wind saves textures in this File Format. | ||
+ | ;Dapple | ||
+ | : Worldwind fork with Google look alike interface and enhanced Layer management.[[Dapple|details]] | ||
==G== | ==G== | ||
;GIS | ;GIS | ||
: Geographic Information System | : Geographic Information System | ||
+ | ;GML | ||
+ | : Geography Markup Language [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_Markup_Language] | ||
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+ | ==K== | ||
+ | ;KML | ||
+ | : [[Keyhole Markup Language]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KML] | ||
==L== | ==L== | ||
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: ''See '''[[#dataset|dataset]]'''.'' | : ''See '''[[#dataset|dataset]]'''.'' | ||
;SVS | ;SVS | ||
- | : Scientific Visulaization Studio | + | : Scientific Visualization Studio |
==T== | ==T== | ||
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[[Category:End User Documentation]] | [[Category:End User Documentation]] | ||
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Current revision
Sponsored by Vidahost webhosting and Thermal Degree web design.
This is a glossary of terms commonly used with World Wind.
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[edit] A
- add-on
- A feature that is not part of the core of World Wind. These can be layers, scripts or in some other way related to World Wind. Add-ons are usually community made.
- Altitude
- Distance above sea level.
- ARC
- NASA Ames Research Center
[edit] C
- CRS
- coordinate reference system
[edit] D
- dataset
- The imagery used to cover the surface of the world.
- Also used: Surface Data.
- DDS
- Direct Draw Surface. World Wind saves textures in this File Format.
- Dapple
- Worldwind fork with Google look alike interface and enhanced Layer management.details
[edit] G
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- GML
- Geography Markup Language [1]
[edit] K
[edit] L
- LandSat 7
- The seventh satellite of the LandSat project. See LandSat 7 for information on the satellite's imagery in World Wind.
- Latitude
- Degrees difference North or South from the Equator.
- layer
- Data that can be shown or hidden on the planet in World Wind. A layer can contain any of images, text and trails.
- Longitude
- Degrees difference East or West from Greenwich, England.
[edit] M
- MODIS
- Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. See Rapid Fire MODIS for usage details in World Wind.
[edit] N
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NLT
- NASA Learning Technologies
- NOSA
- NASA Open Source Software Agreement
- NWW
- NASA World Wind
[edit] O
- Orthophoto
- A photograph that has been processed to have a uniform-scale.
[edit] P
- pan-sharpening
- The act of combining a low resolution color image with a high resolution black and white image to create a high resolution color image.
[edit] S
- script
- A prerecorded series of view changes and text display that can be run from within World Wind.
- SRTM
- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission.
- Surface Data
- See dataset.
- SVS
- Scientific Visualization Studio
[edit] T
- tile
- An image from a dataset. World Wind downloads datasets one tile at a time.
- Topographic
- Graphic representation of the surface features of an area.
[edit] U
[edit] W
- WMS
- Web Map Server is a specification by the Open Geospatial Consortium. See WMS Browser for usage details in World Wind.
- WWC
- World Wind Central
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