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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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