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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/">http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov</a></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>World Wind</span></font></b>, an <a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/NOSA" title=NOSA>open source</a> 3D
interactive world viewer, was created by NASA's <a
href="http://learn.arc.nasa.gov" title="http://learn.arc.nasa.gov"
rel=nofollow>Learning Technologies</a><span class=urlexpansion> (<i><span
style='font-style:italic'>http://learn.arc.nasa.gov</span></i>)</span> project,
and released in mid-2004. It is now <a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/People" title=People>developed</a>
by NASA staff and open source community developers. </p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>At its
simplest you can think of World Wind as a desk globe, however World Wind is not
a simple desk globe. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>World
Wind allows any user to zoom from outer space into any place on Earth. World
Wind leverages satellite imagery and elevation data to allow users to
experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if they were really
there. Virtually visit anyplace in the world. Look across the </span></font>Andes,
into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps or along the African Sahara. </p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Unlike
your desk globe World Wind can display thousands of placenames all over the
world, from Country capitals to villages in sparsely populated regions. You can
see country borders, and in some cases intracountry borders such as US states. </span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>World
Wind can also be expanded to include additional imagery and data.. There have
already been a number of <a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Add-on_list" title="Add-on list">add-ons</a>
created, from <a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Add-on:Norway%27s_Prehistoric_Hillforts"
title="Add-on:Norway's Prehistoric Hillforts">Norway's Prehistoric Hillforts</a>
to <a href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Add-on:The_Planets"
title="Add-on:The Planets">additional planets</a>. </span></font></p>
<h2><a name=Features></a><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'>Features</span></font></b></h2>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>World
Wind offers the following built-in features: </span></font></p>
<h3><a name=Worlds></a><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt'>Worlds</span></font></b></h3>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Earth</span></font></b> — The
planet we live on. </li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Moon</span></font></b> — Usually
the brightest object in the night sky. </li>
</ul>
<h3><a name=Imagery></a><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt'>Imagery</span></font></b></h3>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/BMNG" title=BMNG>Blue Marble</a></span></font></b>
— World Wind has a full copy of the Blue Marble, a spectacular
true-color image of the entire Earth. Put together from data of a variety
of satellites such as MODIS and Terra, the Blue Marble can be seen in all
its glory at 1 km per pixel resolution. </li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/LandSat_7" title="LandSat 7">LandSat
7</a></span></font></b> — LandSat 7 is a collection of images from
1999-2003 at an impressive 15 m per pixel resolution. LandSat 7's
resolution makes it possible to see your own city, neighborhood, or
landmarks in your vicinity. Seeing the whole globe like this puts the
world in context with scientifically accurate data. You can view LandSat
imagery in visible colors or in False Color bands. </li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>USGS</span></font></b> —
United States Geological Survey data. USGS provides Topography maps,
1-Meter detail images of most of the United States and Urban Area images
of most of the major cities down to detail of .25 Meters. </li>
</ul>
<h3><a name="Terrain_Data"></a><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt'>Terrain Data</span></font></b></h3>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SRTM</span></font></b> —
Combining LandSat 7 imagery with Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Data, World Wind can display a dramatic view of the Earth at eye level.
Users will literally be able to fly across the world in any direction. </li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>[<a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/index.php?title=World_Wind&action=edit&section=6"
title="World Wind">edit</a>]</span></font></p>
<h3><a name=Tools></a><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt'>Tools</span></font></b></h3>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Rapid_Fire_MODIS"
title="Rapid Fire MODIS">Rapid Fire MODIS</a></span></font></b> — For
getting near real time images from orbiting satellites with resolution
down to 250 m. You can filter the MODIS data by date and by event. Data is
then downloaded and displays an icon in World Wind showing what event it
is and where it happened. You can zoom in to view the event. </li>
<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/WMS_Browser" title="WMS Browser">WMS
Browser</a></span></font></b> — Web Mapping Server allows you to
connect to any WMS server such as the included SVS. </li>
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<li class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>SVS (Scientific Visualization
Studio)</span></font></b> — Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has
produced a set of visually intense animations that demonstrate a variety
of subjects such as hurricane dynamics and seasonal changes across the
globe. World Wind can take these animations and play them directly on the
world. Anyone can immediately grasp where the event is taking place as
World Wind rotates automatically into view. </li>
</ul>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>______________________________________________________________</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gary L. Watry</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
GIS Coordinator<br>
Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies<br>
FSU / COAPS<br>
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Arial'>Johnson</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Building</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, RM 215<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>2035 East Paul Dirac Drive</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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Arial'>Tallahassee</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Florida</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>32306-2840</span></font></p>
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