Screenshot of WorldWind showing Blue Marble Next Generation layer
Developer(s)
Ames Research Center (NASA)
Initial release
2003
Repository
github.com/NASAWorldWind/
Written in
JavaScript (Web), Java (Android, Desktop Java SE, and Server), C# (obsolete Windows/.NET)
Operating system
Cross-platform; see above
Available in
English
Type
Virtual globe software development kit
License
NASA Open Source Agreement v1.3
Website
worldwind.arc.nasa.gov
Animation showing atmosphere and shading effects in v1.4USGS Urban Ortho-Imagery of Huntington Beach, California in older version of WorldWind (1.2)Rapid Fire MODIS – Hurricane KatrinaA cyclone moving across the Indian Ocean (on normal cloud cover – not Rapid Fire MODIS)Moon – Hypsometric Map layerMars (THEMIS layer) – Olympus MonsHurricane Dean in NASA WorldWindWashington DC, Wikipedia point layer – icons link to Wikipedia articles
NASA WorldWind is an open-source (released under the NOSA license and the Apache 2.0 license) virtual globe. According to the website (https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/), "WorldWind is an open source virtual globe API. WorldWind allows developers to quickly and easily create interactive visualizations of 3D globe, map and geographical information. Organizations around the world use WorldWind to monitor weather patterns, visualize cities and terrain, track vehicle movement, analyze geospatial data and educate humanity about the Earth." It was first developed by NASA in 2003 for use on personal computers and then further developed in concert with the open source community since 2004. As of 2017,[update] a web-based version of WorldWind is available online.[1] An Android version is also available.[2]
The original version relied on .NET Framework, which ran only on Microsoft Windows. The more recent Java version, WorldWind Java, is cross platform, a software development kit (SDK) aimed at developers and, unlike the old .NET version, not a standalone virtual globe application in the style of Google Earth. The WorldWind Java version was awarded NASA Software of the Year in November 2009.[3] The program overlays NASA and USGS satellite imagery, aerial photography, topographic maps, Keyhole Markup Language (KML) and Collada files.
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