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At this moment, the NASA World Wind has a disadvantage that this can work only on the windows and using the .Net libraries and the DirectX. However the NASA World Wind has is about to develop a version in java using the JOGL soon. The NASA World Wind plans to feature an API-centric architecture having the functionalities that are “off-loaded” to the modular components. Thus, it leaves behind the API as the core. The intention of the NASA World Wind behind doing so is to facilitate the users to use the plug-ins interchangeably. This is to be done via Python. When this process has been done, the users can access the NASA World Wind through the browsers as well.

Some people may be interested to know difference between standard version and full version of earth explorer. The standard version of earth explorer only includes a data file, which is used to bring images in high resolution. It needs online databases of Motherplanet Inc to explore high-resolution data collection. The disk caching mechanism of earth explorer increases speed to fetch images. On the other hand, the full version of earth explorer includes all functions and standards to bring all data files in its install package. It does not need internet connection for installation and it much more fast and reliable than the standard version.

Installation requirements

NASA World Wind is trying to have the future development, using the .NET framework. This would also enable the easy access to the standards as the XML, WMS and some of the other graphic standards. The DirectX drives the real time 3D graphics. This allows the wide range of compatibility along with accelerated video hardware.

Features of NASA World Wind

The NASA World Wind provides more useful and advanced features than any other similar product. Some of them are described bellow.

3D Engine

In the options for drawing on the maps, one is the option to draw area on the maps.

More info URL: as the above URL this, would take the viewer to the page containing more information about that area.

If you choose these, feature and provide the right URLs and information it can really increase the usability of these maps.

Safety for public collections

The Live Search Maps itself provides the guidelines for the safety for such collections. You would find it in the Code of conduct. The public collections should be created only by the users who are above 13 years.

The general things that you can consider for safety for the public collections are as under.

Always take care about your safety: For this, you can ask yourself the question, that whether you are safe if the information from the collections is read by someone. Are the family and friends safe if the collections contain some information about them?

Geocoding: the users can geocode the desired addresses either separately or they can also geocode them collectively. For this, the users should upload these addresses in the MapPoint Web Service.

Driving directions: this feature is available only in some of the countries. This provides the directions for driving on the roads in the major cities. This feature is available only in the cities of some of the countries. Therefore, the users can completely refer to the Virtual Earth for preplanning a trip to any new place.

The price fixing mechanism of Motherplanet allows users to select different products of their preferences. The Prices of the products will depend on availability of products and versions. They provide products with least possible price while maintaining quality and quantity of products. Reliability is another parameter that will decide overall performance and cost of the product.

Motherplanet Inc keeps all rights to change price of any product, this will also includes promotions and offers from Motherplanet Inc. These announcements displayed on their websites, which are based on current market forces. Some announcements may restrict to specific locations. User may be notified by emails or phone. Motherplanet Inc is collaborating with their customers and distributors to deliver their best product and services.

The add-ons and plug-ins can be added to the NASA World Wind and they increase the features and thus are useful for the users.

Because of its resolution, it can show separately, the adjacent houses, buildings, cars, etc. This feature is called USGS. Moreover, in some of the metropolitan areas, with the help of the USGS Urban Ortho layer, it can show the resolution distinguishing even the shadows of the people.

However, the above said resolution is only for places in the US. Even then, the minimum resolution for the other regions is at least more than 15 meters for each pixel.

The Live Search Map has laid down some code or terms for using the live search maps. The users should abide by them. They include some rules for putting or sharing the data with the help of the live search maps. They should not contain any thing that is intended to harm anybody or such that it would let others do such a thing. More over it should abide by all the rules and regulations whichever may be concerned.

The NASA World Wind provides the features as the SRTM data, NASA SVS, MODIS imagery, and Globe. They are useful for knowing the different events that occur in the world. The globe provides the data of the climatic parameters as temperature, atmospheric pressure, etc.

SRTM data:

Its full form is Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Data. This in combination of the Land Sat 7 imagery allows the NASA World Wind to provide a very dramatic and virtual image of the earth and that too at the eye level. Therefore, while making use of this feature, you will feel that you are practically flying to any location for viewing it with your eyes. Moreover, the NASA World Wind can also provide the magnified views of the different places.