2005-12-28

Stars3D - Updated to version 1.1

Renders halos around bright stars.

See the Stars3D add-on page for more details.

Global Clouds - Updated to v0.5

Uses the render priority 'atmospheric.'

See the Global Clouds add-on page for more details.

Sky Gradient released

This plugin adds a global atmospheric effect to the planet. From a thin halo at high altitude it fades into a full sky at ground level.

See the Sky Gradient add-on page for more details.

Atmospheric halo - Updated to v1.2

Uses render priority atmospheric, includes Earth_Thin.png.

See the Atmospheric halo add-on page for more details.

Shiny Marble - Updated to v0.2

Updates : 1) No more need to turn off 'Images' in layer manager. 2) Increased sphere density for better highlight. 3) Turns off below 400km.

See the Shiny Marble add-on page for more details.

2005-12-27

Paris-Dakar Race 2006 - v1.0 released

This add-on shows the (gereralized) route of the 2006 Paris-Dakar Race and the location of all 15 section destinations. The sections-icons are clickable. They are linked to the official real-time position tracking service which holds also detailed informations about the respective sections.

See the Paris-Dakar Race 2006 add-on page for more details.

2005-12-24

Near Real-time Earthquakes - Updated to v1.2

The two big changes are the colors for the earthquakes, Red is the newest and Green are the oldest earthquakes. And the strength is: small icon is a weak earthquake and large icon is a strong earthquake.

See the Near Real-time Earthquakes add-on page for more details.

2005-12-21

ZoomIt! - Updated to v0.6

Added Massachusetts State (US)

See the ZoomIt! add-on page for more details.

2005-12-20

GPS Tracker - Updated to V02R01

Additions: 1. Select V. Exaggeration to 0 (default) to set the Vertical exaggeration to 0 when GPS Tracker is running. When the V. Exaggeration is 0 the GPS icons are displayed in the correct position, at ground level, as seen from any tilt angle. If V. Exaggeration is not selected then the selected V. Exaggeration will remain efective while GPS Tracker is running. When the V. Exaggeration is not 0 the GPS Icon and track is displayed at the GPS Icon altitud. The icon position is only correct when view straight from above at a 0 degree tilt. 2. Holding 'Right Alt' and clicking on a POI icon will cause all GPS icons to display the distance between the POI and the GPS icon and the bearing from the GPS icon to the selected POI. Modifications: 1. Speed up the rendering of the icons a little more. 2. Using a slider to select the file Playback Speed.

See the GPS Tracker add-on page for more details.

2005-12-15

Shiny Marble - v0.1 released

This add-on gives the Earth a shiny effect using specular highlights.

See the Shiny Marble add-on page for more details.

Highest Mountains - Updated to v0.2a

Location of Mount Meru corrected.

See the Highest Mountains add-on page for more details.

2005-12-14

Global Clouds - Updated to v0.4

Fixed problem when childlayers are disabled, added Earth only test, framerate improved.

See the Global Clouds add-on page for more details.

2005-12-11

US Dams - Updated to v2.0

The number of dams represented has been adjusted, there is now more information provided for each dam and the icons are now color coded.

See the US Dams add-on page for more details.

2005-12-09

Globe Icon - Updated to v0.2

A new overview window is included and there are more placement options for both the globe and overview window.

See the Globe Icon add-on page for more details.

Compass Rose - Updated to v0.51

There are additional placement options, more compass images and basic support for Scalable Vector Graphics.

See the Compass Rose add-on page for more details.

2005-12-07

New Zealand place names - Updated to 0.002

Now includes all the place names in the NZ Geographic Place Names Database.

See the New Zealand place names add-on page for more details.

OneEarth - Updated to v0.007

The urban area of Ruhrgebiet, NRW, Germany has been added.

See the OneEarth add-on page for more details.

2005-12-05

PlaceNameMaker - New release

This plug-in easily enables adding and editing of placenames within World Wind.

See the PlaceNameMaker add-on page for more details.

2005-12-04

GPS Tracker - updated to V02R00

There should be no delay between getting the NMEA data from any of the sources and displaying the icon. Before there was a delay that would get longer over time. The icons should be displayed on 'real' real time. As an example, when playing back from a file and selecting a playback speed of more than x1 it will reallyplay back at the selected speed.

See the GPS Tracker add-on page for more details.

Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 - updated to v1.20

New Icon added for support and other new vessels.

See the Atlantic Rowing Race 2005 Boat Tracker add-on page for more details.

2005-12-01

Global Clouds - Updated to v0.3

The GlobalClouds plug-in now renders a near realtime textured cloud layer around the world, which automatically updates every three hours.

See the Global Clouds add-on page for more details.