World Wind New Features
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| *'''[[Jupiter|Jupiter]]''': Jupiter and 4 Moons + placenames | *'''[[Jupiter|Jupiter]]''': Jupiter and 4 Moons + placenames | ||
| + | ===Updated Earth Datasets=== | ||
| + | Better, sharper imagery. | ||
| + | *'''[http://onearth.jpl.nasa.gov/ OnEarth] 15m Landsat''' imagery | ||
| + | *'''Improved elevation data''' based on SRTM+ and SRTM. Includes global [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathymetry Bathymetry]. | ||
| + | *'''[[Add-on:ZoomIt%21|ZoomIt! data]]''': Additional datasets for parts of the US (MA, NY, IN, FL) and South Africa's Robben Island | ||
| ===New Included Plugins=== | ===New Included Plugins=== | ||
| - | In this release, we're including some of the best community-contributed plugins: | + | In this release, we're including some of the best community-contributed plugins and some others newly created by NASA: |
| Some of these plug-ins are not turned on by default, to activate them open the Plug-Ins menu and click Load/Unload... (see figure 1). | Some of these plug-ins are not turned on by default, to activate them open the Plug-Ins menu and click Load/Unload... (see figure 1). | ||
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| *'''[[Add-on:KMLImporter|KML Importer]]''': Import Placemarks from KML and KMZ files. | *'''[[Add-on:KMLImporter|KML Importer]]''': Import Placemarks from KML and KMZ files. | ||
| *'''[[Add-on:Zoom Extender|Zoom Extender]]''': Double-click to control zooming in and out. | *'''[[Add-on:Zoom Extender|Zoom Extender]]''': Double-click to control zooming in and out. | ||
| - | *'''[[Add-on:Global Clouds (near realtime clouds)|Global Clouds (near realtime clouds)]]'''. Displays a global cloud image. | + | *'''[[Add-on:Global Clouds (near realtime clouds)|Global Clouds (near realtime clouds)]]''': Displays a global cloud image. |
| - | *'''[[Add-on:Atmospheric halo|Atmospheric halo]]'''. Displays a virtual atmosphere around the Earth. | + | *'''[[Add-on:Atmospheric halo|Atmospheric halo]]''': Displays a virtual atmosphere around the Earth. |
| - | + | *'''Overview Form''': Displays an external window to control World Wind (only works for Earth). | |
| - | ===Updated Earth Datasets=== | + | *'''External Layer Manager''': Displays a classic windows style form window to turn on and off layers. |
| - | Better, sharper imagery. | + | |
| - | *'''[http://onearth.jpl.nasa.gov/ OnEarth] 15m Landsat''' imagery | + | |
| - | *'''Improved elevation data''' based on SRTM+ and SRTM. Includes global [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathymetry Bathymetry]. | + | |
| - | *'''[[Add-on:ZoomIt%21|ZoomIt! data]]''': Additional datasets for parts of the US (MA, NY, IN, FL) and South Africa's Robben Island | + | |
Revision as of 16:31, 13 May 2006
New Extraterrestrial Datasets
Exciting new planets.
- Mars: In addition to the Moon which debuted in 1.3.3, we now have Mars with full 3D terrain.
- SDSS: View the galaxy with outer-space imagery from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
- Venus: 3 image layers without 3D terrain + placenames
- Jupiter: Jupiter and 4 Moons + placenames
Updated Earth Datasets
Better, sharper imagery.
- OnEarth 15m Landsat imagery
- Improved elevation data based on SRTM+ and SRTM. Includes global Bathymetry.
- ZoomIt! data: Additional datasets for parts of the US (MA, NY, IN, FL) and South Africa's Robben Island
New Included Plugins
In this release, we're including some of the best community-contributed plugins and some others newly created by NASA:
Some of these plug-ins are not turned on by default, to activate them open the Plug-Ins menu and click Load/Unload... (see figure 1).
Click on name of the plug-in you wish to activatein the Plugin Load/Unload window and then press the Load button, the indicator next to the plug-ins name should turn green (if you want the plug-in to automatically load each time World Wind starts also tick the plug-ins startup box), you can now safely close the Plugin Load/Unload window.
- Movie Recorder: Movie recording script. Plays back a script file with camera positions and records each frame to sequentially numbered bitmap files on disk.
- Measuring tool: measure distances/bearings on the globe.
- Starfield: adds a dynamicaly rendered starfield background to World Wind using data from the Hipparcos catalog.
- Compass Rose: renders a compass in World Wind.
- Clock: On-screen clock.
- Earthquake Plug-In: Near-Real-Time Earthquake display and Historical Earthquake Query.
- KML Importer: Import Placemarks from KML and KMZ files.
- Zoom Extender: Double-click to control zooming in and out.
- Global Clouds (near realtime clouds): Displays a global cloud image.
- Atmospheric halo: Displays a virtual atmosphere around the Earth.
- Overview Form: Displays an external window to control World Wind (only works for Earth).
- External Layer Manager: Displays a classic windows style form window to turn on and off layers.
