World wind add-ons
Add-ons are the new features of world wind. These add-ons are not created by NASA and you have question in mind why we need add-ons. The answer to your question is add-ons are cool and by using them you are able to view planets, you can also see routes which are taken by famous explorers and you can zoom in to areas which are not included in NASA data. In this article we will introduce you some add-ons and through this article we will also provide you some instructions about how to use these add-ons.
Plug-ins are different from add-ons. Even if they are considered as one type of add-on, plug-ins are more powerful and due to which installing plug-ins is not an easy task. Plug-ins are pieces of code which are written in VB, J#, c# and loaded by world wind at startup, which permit plug-in developers for adding features in world wind without making any change in source code of program.
In order to install add-on we have to first download then double click on them and then follow on-screen instructions. Before installing add-ons you should close the world wind. When you will complete the process of installing add-ons you can run world wind and after that you will see that add-ons are automatically loaded. Some of the add-ons add icon for your world wind toolbar. And when you will click on icon it activates that add-on. Some of the add-ons include some additional options like solar system add-on.
Now we will discuss about how to install plug-in. There are some plug-ins which have a self installing exe, some plug-include file like a zip. To install plug-in you have to double click on download file and then follow the prompts. After completing the process of installing plug-in you have to follow some steps to make world wind use that plug-in like first you have to load world wind and then start the plug-ins menu, then click on load/unload window. After this click on the plug-in which you want to load in the load/unload window. Now press the load button, the indicator which is placed near to plug-in must turn into green.
Now you are able to close the load/unload window safely. The plug-in is loaded and you can use that plug-in. The virtual earth plug-in provides the chance for users of world wind for viewing imagery through Microsoft’s local.live.com website. There are some virtual earth plug-ins which are given below.
Planimetric measure tool: This plug-in is very helpful because it permits users for measuring the distance between two spots in world wind. This plug-in is very handy which can be used for geographical lessons.
Near Realtime earthquake marker: This plug-in is useful for geology teachers as well for geography teachers. This plug-in gives marker points of the occurrence of earthquakes.
Mars: It is another add-on which is helpful for viewing the red planet. This add-on has high resolution Mars imagery and it also has collection of place names, therefore you are able to search the largest volcano.
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