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The NASA WorldWind Java SDK (WWJ) is for building cross-platform 3D geospatial desktop applications in Java.
WorldWind Java 2.2.1 is now available on GitHub. This version of WorldWind Java is a maintenance release that addresses small fixes (typos, bad references, etc.) to various areas of the code and removes references to services that are no longer supported by the WorldWind servers.
WorldWind's API remains unchanged in this release and we are committed to maintaining a consistent API in future releases. More information on the release can be found at this link: WorldWind Java 2.2.1.
Please direct questions to our new email address: arc-worldwind@mail.nasa.gov.
3D virtual globe API for desktop Java, developed by NASA. Provides a geographic context with high-resolution terrain, for visualizing geographic or geo-located information in 3D and 2D. Developers can customize the globe's terrain and imagery. Provides a collection of shapes for displaying and interacting with geographic data and representing a range of geometric objects.
Official WorldWind Java releases have the latest stable features, enhancements and bug fixes ready for production use.
The following options are available to run a WorldWind Java demo:
Clone the SDK with git, open the WorldWind Java project with Apache Netbeans and run demos via the Netbeans interface.
cd [WorldWind release]
run-demo.bat
cd [WorldWind release]
sh run-demo.bash
WorldWind requires a modern graphics card with a current driver. Most display problems are caused by out-of-date graphics drivers. On Windows, visit your graphics card manufacturer's web site for the latest driver: NVIDIA, ATI or Intel. The drivers are typically under a link named Downloads or Support. If you're using a laptop, the latest drivers are found at the laptop manufacturer's web site.
JOGL performs runtime extraction of native binaries. Some deployment situations may not allow this because it extracts the binaries to the application user’s temp directory. Runtime extraction can be avoided by by modifying WorldWind Java's JOGL distribution to load native binaries directly from the library path instead of dynamically using the native binary JAR files as follows:
Copyright 2006-2009, 2017, 2020 United States Government, as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. All rights reserved.
The NASA World Wind Java (WWJ) platform is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
NASA World Wind Java (WWJ) also contains the following 3rd party Open Source software:
Jackson Parser – Licensed under Apache 2.0
GDAL – Licensed under MIT
JOGL – Licensed under Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)
Gluegen – Licensed under Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)
A complete listing of 3rd Party software notices and licenses included in NASA World Wind Java (WWJ) can be found in the WorldWindJava-v2.2 3rd-party notices and licenses PDF found in code directory.
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