WorldWindExplorer: A 3D virtual globe geo-browser app framework based on WorldWindJS, Bootstrap and KnockoutJS. Includes 3D globe and 2D map projections, imagery, terrain, markers, plus solar and celestial data.
03-MAR-2018
The WorldWind Explorer v0.3.0 is an iterative milestone in the construction of a web application framework featuring the NASA Web WorldWind SDK. This release includes the addition of MIL-STD-2525C Tactical Symbols from Spatial Illusions, plus OpenStreetMap and Sentinal-2 imagery from EOX GimH. Also, Info panel is now populated with About, Location and selected Item panels.
An online version the Explorer is available at http://explorer.worldwind.earth
| Description | Type | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Add MIL STD 2525C symbology | enhancement | #80 |
| Remove NWS Weather forecasts | task | #98 |
| Move Explorer class to js folder | task | #95 |
| Remove MapIcons collections | task | #97 |
| Remove deployment artifacts from repo | task | #96 |
| Add Sentinel-2 imagery and OpenStreetMap maps from EOX IT Services GmbH | enhancement | #75 |
| Add a Location tab to the Info pane | enhancement | #53 |
| Bootstrap nav-tab 'active' class is not removed after clicking other tab(s) | bug | #94 |
| Add an About tab to Info panel | enhancement | #52 |
| Add icons to the menu(s) in the desktop layout | enhancement | #91 |
| Improve the management of Markers | enhancement | #87 |
See the User Guide at http://worldwind.earth.
| Component | Version | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap | 3.3.7 | - |
| RequireJS | 2.3.5 | |
| Knockout | 3.4.2 | |
| JQuery | 2.2.4 | |
| JQuery UI | 1.12.1 | |
| MilSymbol | 1.3.3 | |
| MomentJS | 2.20.1 | |
| NASA WebWorldWind | 0.9.0 |
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12-FEB-2018
The WorldWind Explorer v0.2.0 is a major milestone in the development of the web application framework featuring the NASA Web WorldWind SDK.
#3 Markers should use eye distance scaling #5 Show local time in the Time Widget [by @emxsys] #6 The Time Controls are placed too high in the globe view [by @emxsys] #7 The Time Controls slider does not respond to touch input [by @emxsys] #8 The Add Marker button does not respond to touch input [by @emxsys] #9 Layer categories should be collapsible in the Layers view #13 Problems with the north and south poles [by @emxsys] #15 The Location Widget "aspect" tick mark needs higher contrast [by @emxsys] #16 Marker altitudes should be relative to earth #17 Timezone detection [by @emxsys] #19 Globe drag operations inoperable after upgrade to latest worldwind.js lib [by @emxsys] #20 Adjustable and collapsible side panel(s) [by @emxsys] #21 Add Output panel to display ancillary information [by @emxsys] #22 Add Day/Night/Atmosphere toggle to Settings tab #23 View controls and screen widgets are clipped in FireFox #24 Screen layout in Android tablet is too tall [by @emxsys] #25 Add the D3.js - Data Driven Documents library [by @emxsys] #26 Add Weather Scouts [by @emxsys] #27 Add the vis.js browser based visualization library [by @emxsys] #29 Help System #30 Improve branding of application [by @emxsys] #31 Browser freezes when viewing the pole(s) [by @emxsys] #32 Integrate changes from the WorldWind Server Kit (WWSK) Explorer [by @emxsys] #33 Feature/layer manager dragging [by @emxsys] #34 Update WebWorldWind library. [by @emxsys] #35 Feature/#34 update worldwind [by @emxsys] #36 Sharable bookmarks button [by @emxsys] #37 Feature/#36 bookmarks [by @emxsys] #39 Navigation performance degrades when using tilted view on a large canvas [by @emxsys] #40 Layer Manager UI improvements [by @emxsys] #43 Unable scroll layers in Layer Manager on mobile #44 Unable drop markers on globe using mobile device [by @emxsys] #45 Header tab buttons should toggle their respective views [by @emxsys] #46 Unable to easily reset view to north-up and nadir #47 Day/Night not operational after update [by @emxsys] #49 Hide splitter bars when panels are collapsed #54 Add user selectable background options [by @emxsys] #55 Show layer's legend in the Layer dialog #56 Layout not right in Microsoft Edge / Internet Explorer [by @emxsys] #57 Mobile UI improvements [by @emxsys] #61 Add time series controls to layer settings dialog [by @emxsys] #63 Display the "current time" of a time series layer in the layer list #68 Refactor Views and View Models [by @emxsys] #69 Refactor views and view models [by @emxsys] #70 Add a star field background open [by @emxsys] #71 Add transparency to the atmosphere's nighttime image [by @emxsys] #72 LayerProxy [by @emxsys] #73 Weather Scout text should use eye distance scaling [by @emxsys] #76 Show layer controls in an auto-expanding panel under the selected layer #78 Reset 2D map to north up when switching projections [by @emxsys] #79 Set Apache Expires and Cache-Control HTTP headers [by @emxsys] #83 Dragging markers not working in Safari [by @emxsys] #84 Globe dissappears during browser resize. [by @emxsys] #85 Header layout is wrong in Microsoft Edge [by @emxsys] #86 Improve startup performance and user experience [by @emxsys]
| Component | Version | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Bootstrap | 3.3.7 | |
| d3 | 4.13.0 | |
| RequireJS | 2.3.5 | |
| Knockout | 3.4.2 | |
| JQuery | 2.2.4 | |
| JQuery UI | 1.12.1 | |
| MomentJS | 2.20.1 | |
| VisJS | 4.21.0 | |
| NASA WebWorldWind | 0.9.0 | 0.1.0 |
See the User Guide at http://worldwind.earth.
Additional notes, links, and information goes here.