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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. |
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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.
- ARC
- NASA Ames Research Center
C
- CRS
- coordinate reference system
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.
G
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- GML
- Geography Markup Language [1]
K
- KML
- Keyhole Markup Language [2]
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.
M
- MODIS
- Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer. See Rapid Fire MODIS for usage details in World Wind.
N
- NASA
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NLT
- NASA Learning Technologies
- NOSA
- NASA Open Source Software Agreement
- NWW
- NASA World Wind
O
- Orthophoto
- A photograph that has been processed to have a uniform-scale.
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.
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
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
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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