What's new in 1.3.4
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Introduction
This is a working document for information on NASA WorldWind's 1.3.4 release. NASA WorldWind version 1.3.4 is expected to enter beta testing the first week of April 2006 and be released mid April.
What's New
New Included Plugins
In this release, we're including some of the best community-contributed plugins:
- SDSS
- see TServo's Blog post Sloan Digital Sky Survey Images in World Wind
- KML Importing: this will allow compatibility with Google Earth placemarks, network links, and more, via ShockFire
- Starfield: adds a dynamicaly rendered starfield background to World Wind using data from the Hipparcos catalog, via Patrick Murris
- Compass Rose: renders a compass in WorldWind, via Patrick Murris
- Measuring tool: measure distances/bearings on the globe, via Mashi
- Clock: On-screen clock, via Mashi
- Movie Recorder: Movie recording script. Plays back a script file with camera positions and records each frame to sequentially numbered bitmap files on disk, via Mashi
New Earth Datasets
- New 15m landsat via OnEarth
- 15m pansharpened Landsat mosaic (comparison images, courtesy Bull); refer to WWForums Post NLT Landsat Pansharpened...? (get details from ddh)
- Improved elevation data based on SRTM+ and SRTM
- zoomit data (approved but not added yet, problems with network layer loading?)
New Extraterrestrial Datasets
Bug Fixes
- review SVN commit logs for bugfix list
PR places
- 'street team'
- user's gis blogs (list here)
- geo-oriented tech blogs
- open source / tech related blogs
- joint PR opportunities
- larger pr outlets
- Microsoft
- traditional media