NASA World Wind - A new satellite program
NASA World Wind is a free software from NASA that allows you to interact with aerial and satellite images of the planet. With this amazing software application, you can manipulate and search terabytes of topographical maps, aerial images, and satellite images from various sources such as Teraserver. If you want to explore the planet in 3D then you must install this software as soon as possible.
Many landmarks that are around the planet can be easily marked on these images. Moreover, the icons are clickable. There are links that provide information about every landmark. You can easily manipulate the topographical maps as you do in other satellite programs.
NASA World Wind comes with a chart that explains how to use this software application and it also introduces the datasets available. Indeed, a real timesaver. In NASA World Wind, it is very easy to switch from one data set to another. All you have to do is just click.
NASA World Wind has also online forums and a wiki, where you can easily get some help and look some latest “cool” images. If you are in search of information about a particular local area then it is extremely useful. You have to simply find a aerial or satellite image of interest and then click on that specific location. You will also find street names, census info and much more that is associated with this specific location. You will also be able to see nearby schools, hotels, and local information if any.
You can also use the software to view the satellite images of blue marble. Using this software, it is also possible to track all types of weather patterns that also in real time. You can also zoom in to any place on Earth as long as you wish. The device that is required to control this software application is a 2 button mouse. When developing the software and its interface, particular focus was on ease of usability so that people who will download the software can thoroughly enjoy using it.
The software has a menu, which you can use it to access, the features of this software. So if you want to find any location, all you have to do is type its name in the search box and the software will zoom into it. Thus, you get to see the place instantaneously. Navigation in NASA World Wind has been automated with single mouse clicks. The software has been designed to operate on Windows operating system. Currently NASA World Wind is not compatible with Linux operating system. You can easily download the software from the internet without paying anything.
NASA World Wind is indeed the best satellite imagery program available today. The data sources that it uses to provide information to its users are SRTM, Land Sat 7, MODIS, NASA SVS. It is very user friendly that is why it is one of the most popular satellite programs in the world. The information provided in the software is correct and is updated regularly.
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