Newly added World Wind add-ons
New plug-in is included in the program World Wind. With the help of this plug-in, we are able to load the images from the file as well as position these images on our wonderful planet earth. Language switcher is a great add-on allows the program World Wind for supporting a number of languages. You are also able to make use of this plug-in with the 1.4 version of World Wind through copying it in plugins folder.
Darker race 2007 is another wonderful add-on. We can easily see the route of the year 2007 Lisboa-Darkar Race. We can even see the location of fifteen section destinations. You are also able to click on the sections-icon that is lined up with the official actual-time position tracking service, which includes information of the respective sections.
Lunar geology is another fabulous add-on that provides us geological information from the USGS. If you wish to make use of this add-on, first, you require loading the program World Wind in moon mode, go to the World Wind toolbar as well as click on layer manager so there appears the window of layer manager. In this window, you only need to tick the features, which you wish to view through clicking in appropriate box. This add-on provides users a lot of information, which you are able to make use of. If you wish to turn on icons for every layer then you need to expand the layer by clicking on little triangle and tick the icon box.
A major continental fault is the featured add-on of the World Wind program with which we are able to see the chief continental faults, tectonic contacts, rifts as well as steps. Mars missions: This add-on can display all the mars landings.
Meteoritical bulletin add-on includes all recognized meteorites having documented coordinates. For activation the display of all known meteorites of other countries, you should click on layer manager as well as enlarge the menu. Montana color orthphotos add-on displays the high res (1 ft) as well as color orthphotos of their WMS server. Nighttime add-on has the power to displays the DMSP imagery of the globe at night.
Ocean physical properties layers add-on also displays selection of the ocean layers including temperature, Placenames, salinity, bathymetry and even chlorophyll. The layers are clickable color scales and even links for websites/agencies where the information can be originated. Open street map add-on provides its users free geographic information like street maps. It also permits users for viewing, editing as well as making use of the geographical information in collaborative way. Pathlist Geo Grid add-on can show prime meridian, polar circle as well as international date time.
Using PlaceNameMaker add-on, you can easily add as well as edit Placenames for the program World Wind. This plug-in is well suited with the new version of World Wind 1.3.2. If you wish to make use of this plug-in, you should go to plug-ins menu as well as click on Load/Unload. After this, you need to click on‘PlaceNameMaker’ from load/unload window, press on load button as well as the indicator that is placed near ‘PlaceNameMaker’ should turn into green.
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