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NASA World Wind 1.3.1
Release Notes


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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* Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP
* 3D graphics card (http://wiki.worldwindcentral.com/Video_Card_Compatibility)
* Internet connection
* DirectX 9.0c and Managed DirectX 9.0c
* .NET Framework 1.1 runtime libraries

Minimum configuration
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With the minimum configuration, performance and functionality may be less than expected.

* 700 MHz or higher CPU
* 128 MB RAM
* 1 GB disk space (World Wind's cache size is 2 GB by default; you must reduce the size of your cache)

Recommended configuration
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* 1.4 GHz or higher CPU
* 256 MB of RAM
* DSL/cable connection or faster
* 3 GB of disk space


NEW FEATURES AND FIXES IN 1.3.1
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* Tile downloading optimizations
* New measure tool (press "M" key)
* New menu item to redownload imagery for the current view
* Added icon layer mouseover text
* Fixed bug with downloading tiles outside bounding box
* Added minimum and maximum display altitude for TerrainPath layers
* LayerSet.xsd schema changes; add-ons for previous versions may need to be updated
* Added optional anti-aliasing of placenames (configure in the World Settings window, Alt+W)
* Cache: .txt placeholders for tile not found errors now deleted after one day
* For certain user interface elements, World Wind now uses the World Wind Dings font instead of Wingdings 2 and Wingdings 3
* Added command line switch "/f" for full screen
* "Planet Gravity" renamed to "Planet Inertia"
* Added distance, tilt, and field of view to extended position information
* When Tahoma font isn't available, default system font is now used
* Installer: translations added or fixed for several languages; corrupt installer bug fixed
* TerrainAccessor now saves terrain cache in \Cache\Earth instead of \Cache
* Local settings directory moved from \Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\NASA\NASA World Wind\[version] to \Documents and Settings\[user]\Application Data\NASA\World Wind 1.3
* Source code now builds under NAnt 
* 6 new community-contributed add-ons: Additional Subnational Borders for Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa; Austrian Layers; Highest Mountains; Population Density; Subcontinental Areas; and World Cities.


KNOWN ISSUES
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* HTTP proxy support is only partially implemented.  To help developers enable full proxy support, please see http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1891 
* If World Wind does not load data, you may be experiencing a known issue with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003.  Examine your computer using the enum.exe tool at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815209 .  If you have more than 50 protocol bindings, you need to reduce the number of bindings on your computer.
* With the 1.3.1 patch, World Wind Dings is not removed upon uninstall.
* Windows 95/98/ME compatibility requires additional feedback, please add observations here:  http://wiki.worldwindcentral.com/Old_Windows_Compatibility
* If you received some installer messages in English or all messages in English even though you picked another language please see http://wiki.worldwindcentral.com/Installer_Translations and click edit.

Getting help
------------

If you're new to World Wind, you can find a list of frequently asked questions at http://wiki.worldwindcentral.com/Unofficial_FAQ  

The World Wind Forums, http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums , are an excellent source of information and peer support, as well as the latest news.  An extensive knowledge base about World Wind is located at the World Wind Wiki:  http://wiki.worldwindcentral.com

If you prefer to chat with other users, visit the World Wind chat room:  http://chat.worldwindcentral.com  or #worldwind on irc.freenode.net.

Please use these methods of assistance before contacting developers for help.


EXTRAS: ADD-ONS
===============

Some add-ons are included with this patch of World Wind.  There are other great add-ons available.  If your add-on isn't included, contact Llynix and we'll see about getting it in a future version.  Thanks to all the developers who made these.

NASA-created add-ons
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Lewis and Clark
Created by Randy Kim

Astrobiology Field Guide
Created by Randy Kim

Landmark Catalog
Created by ShockFire, Camille Boykins, Ratna Rao, Fred Liao and David Goldfarb
More information: http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=942

Flags of the World
Created by Randy Kim

Community contributed add-ons
-----------------------------

Additional Subnational Borders
Australia and Mexico by David E. Nelson
Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, India, and South Africa by Martin Zoepfl
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1670

Appalachian Trail
Created by Engmike
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=983

Austrian Layers
Created by Martin Zoepfl
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1615

Community OnEarth Landsat7 Mirror
OnEarth imagery courtesy: Lucian Plesea, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Community server developer & administrator: Adam Nowacki
http://proxy.worldwindcentral.com

Highest Mountains
Created by Martin Zoepfl
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1856

Norway's Prehistoric Hillforts
Created by Thomas Risan
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=701

Norwegian County Municipalities
Created by Thomas Risan

Population Density
Created by Martin Zoepfl
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1764

Subcontinental Areas
Created by Martin Zoepfl
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1628

Tsunami Marker
Marks the location of the recent Tsunami and links to the related Wikipedia page.

The Voyage of Ottar
Created by Thomas Risan
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=757

World Cities
192 capitals and 2341 cities around the world.
Created by Martin Zoepfl
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/forums/index.php?showtopic=1744


REVISION HISTORY
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1.3 (March 2, 2005)
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* Significant user interface improvements, including tile download indicator
* New NLT Landsat7 dataset
* New NLT elevation dataset
* New community Landsat7 mirror dataset from WorldWindCentral.com
* Camera: added planet gravity, camera banking, field-of-view, and axis lock options.  Planet gravity is on by default
* Place finder: fast search with index generator, columns, favorites, history, GPX coordinate import/export
* Scripting capability added, based on 1.0 specification (Tom Gaskins, NASA: http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/dev/World%20Wind%20Scripting%201.0-2005-02-12.doc)
* Now interprets new worldwind://wmsimage= URI format
* Provincial borders added for Canada, municipal borders added for Norway and Sweden
* Installer: optimized, correctly checks for .NET 1.1, doesn't run multiple instances, has several translations.  Rapid Fire MODIS base dataset included in install
* SVS now compatible with new server data format
* New "Flags of the World" and "County Municipalities in Norway" add-ons

1.2e (January 26, 2005)
-----------------------

* Added smooth zooming with mouse wheel.
* Added full-screen mode (Alt+Enter).
* Added "always on top" mode.
* Five add-ons created or co-created by World Wind community members--Appalachian Trail, Landmark Catalog, Norway's Prehistoric Hillforts, Tsunami Marker, and the Voyage of Ottar--are now included in the installation.
* An "Add-ons" button was added to the toolbar.
* Added "Useful Sites" menu.
* Fixed display of terrain elevation for certain locales.
* Fixed number conversion problems in Rapid Fire Modis for certain locales.
* TerrainTile files are automagically moved to the correct folder.
* Reduced number of decimals in the CoordsToClipboard function (from 9 to 5).
* Fixed GLOBE "Connection Error."
* Fixed parsing error in MODIS.
* Fixed "Copy coordinates to clipboard" giving an error.
* Fixed Pearl River display in Animated Earth.
* Changed 'Animated Earth' to 'NASA SVS'.
* A User-Agent header was added to tile requests.
* Performance enhancements, error handling enhancements, and code cleanup.
* The installer was refined, slimmed down, and converted to Nullsoft Install System.


INSTALLER CREDITS
=================

This installer was compiled and maintained by Llynix (llynix@gmail.com) with help from Chris Maxwell, Nowak, the #worldwind groupies and the wonderful users from the NSIS forums.  If this installer has any problems, please email me.


LICENSE
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World Wind is licensed under the NASA Open Source Agreement. You may use, reproduce, distribute, modify, and redistribute World Wind subject to the terms of the Agreement.  For details, see the "license.txt" file that came with your copy of the software or visit http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/worldwind-nosa-1.3.html.


COPYRIGHT
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Copyright © 2004-2005 United States Government as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright © 2004-2005 Contributors. All Rights Reserved.
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