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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.		: 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.
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	;Altitude		;Altitude
	: Distance above sea level.		: Distance above sea level.
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	;LandSat 7		;LandSat 7
	: The seventh satellite of the [http://landsat.usgs.gov/ LandSat] project.		: The seventh satellite of the [http://landsat.usgs.gov/ LandSat] project.
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	;Latitude		;Latitude
	: Degrees difference North or South from the Equator.		: Degrees difference North or South from the Equator.
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	;layer		;layer
	: Data that can be shown or hidden on the planet in World Wind. A layer can contain any of images, text and trails.		: Data that can be shown or hidden on the planet in World Wind. A layer can contain any of images, text and trails.
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	;Longitude		;Longitude
	: Degrees difference East or West from Greenwich, England.		: Degrees difference East or West from Greenwich, England.
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	;script		;script
	: A prerecorded series of view changes and text display that can be run from within World Wind.		: A prerecorded series of view changes and text display that can be run from within World Wind.
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	;Surface Data		;Surface Data
	: ''See '''[[#dataset|dataset]]'''.''		: ''See '''[[#dataset|dataset]]'''.''
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	;SVS		;SVS
	: Scientific Visulaization Studio		: Scientific Visulaization Studio
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	;tile		;tile
	: An image from a dataset. World Wind downloads datasets one tile at a time.		: An image from a dataset. World Wind downloads datasets one tile at a time.
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	;Topographic		;Topographic
	: Graphic representation of the surface features of an area.		: Graphic representation of the surface features of an area.

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This is a glossary of terms commonly used with World Wind.

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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.

D

dataset

The imagery used to cover the surface of the world.

Also used: Surface Data.

L

LandSat 7

The seventh satellite of the LandSat project.

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.

M

MODIS

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

N

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

O

Orthophoto

A photograph that has been processed to have a uniform-scale.

S

script

A prerecorded series of view changes and text display that can be run from within World Wind.

Surface Data

See dataset.

SVS

Scientific Visulaization Studio

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.

U

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

W

WMS

Web Map Server

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