Basics of NASA world wind
What is NASA World Wind and what is its use?
NASA World Wind is one of the free i.e. open source programs, which you can use to explore earth. it provides you different types of views of earth. There are a number of other similar products as well, however the difference between and NASA World Wind is that, with NASA World Wind you can also explore and view imagery for other planets in our solar system. Moreover, it also provides images of galactic as well.
How can I use NASA World Wind?
For using NASA World Wind you must first download, and install the latest version of NASA World Wind on your computer. When you do this, you can at any time use NASA World Wind. NASA World Wind is an online program and therefore for using it you should have a computer and an internet connection. As NASA World Wind is a free, you can download and install it for free, from the official website of NASA World Wind.
How can I download NASA World Wind?
For downloading NASA World Wind, you can just visit the official website of NASA World Wind. There click on the download option and the download will start. Ideally, on doing so NASA World Wind will get installed without any problem.
For installing NASA World Wind on a computer there are some requirements, which your computer should satisfy. You can check out these requirements before you download it.
Is there any need to download the source code?
The source code is useful to the developers. However, it is not a part of the full install of NASA World Wind. It is optional and therefore you can choose depending upon whether you need it or not.
If you are downloading NASA World Wind just for looking around and exploring earth and other planets you will not need the source code, however you can download it as well.
What are the system requirements, if I want to install and run NASA World Wind on my computer?
A) Your computer should have any one of the following operating systems. Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista. (Note: There are some additional requirements for Windows Vista)
B) Your computer should have a 3D graphics card (Note: There are some additional requirements for the Video Card Compatibility. You should better check them out.)
c) And an Internet connection: At this moment NASA World Wind does not support Macintosh or Linux, Nevertheless NASA is trying to release a new version i.e. the multi platform World Wind Java SDK. It is planning to make this version compatible with both these systems.
Does NASA World Wind require some softwares?
Yes, NASA World Wind requires Microsoft.NET 2.0 and Microsoft Managed Directx 9.0c. While downloading when you will click on the download link the installer should be enable to detect these by default. However, if you do not have these installed or even if you have and the installer does not detect them, you should try installing them in the order mentioned above.
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