Knwoing NASA World Wind
What is wrong if I amount getting the error saying that there is some problem with connecting to the server, and I should try later after two minutes?
This can occur due to several reasons. You may be really disconnected to the server.
Another thing, which causes this, is the proxy server the firewall. The firewalls or proxy servers block NASA World Wind. Therefore, if your computer is protected by any of these, you should add it to the list containing the allowed programs.
If none of the above-mentioned reasons is responsible problem, ensure that .NET is installed on your computer.
One more uncommon reason is that the governments in some countries do not permit the programs like NASA World Wind. They do this for the security purpose. In such a case, you can try finding a proxy server to access NASA World Wind. Nevertheless, such cases have not been reported as yet.
In any case, remember have the extremely useful tool i.e. the download monitor you can use this tool for finding out the reason why your are facing the problem. One more alternative to using this box is that just double click on any entry and a box will appear on the screen. Copy the contents from this box and paste them in to the forum thread in the technical support. On doing so you may be offered help by someone.
Can is set a proxy for using NASA World Wind?
Just press Alt+Q and you can edit the proxy settings. By default, NASA World Wind is set to use the Windows Default proxy settings.
What should I do if I am facing problems with the ‘proxy’?
If you are not able to use the proxy settings in World Wind, a good option for you is to use the AnalogX PortMapper.
Why do I get the wrong tiles on the screen?
This can happen when you are viewing more than one layer at the same time. You can check whether you are using one layer or more with the help of the layer manager. Just go to the layer manager and there ensure that you have checked only one of the checkboxes.
However if there is not problem with that and still you think that the tiles are not what you expect them to be, you can try refreshing the page. When you refresh the page all visible tiles for all the layers that are active will be downloaded.
Alternatively, you can also delete the individual tile by following the instructions for naming the tiles.
However, if you continue to download a Bad quality tile, you can record the filename and information about the tile. So later, you can discus the issue with somebody you know, in the forums or chat.
What is the procedure for naming a tile?
The structure of naming the tile consists of four things. These are the layer name, longitude, level, and latitude. When you begin NASA World Wind version 1.3.3, you can get the tile name and information from World Wind itself.
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