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The Earth Is Square blog has a nice summary and movie showing off WorldWind Java running on a multi touch surface. There isn't much of a summary, as the video speaks for itself, so head on over there to check out the video. The concept itself isn't really new, as it was presented here in February 06 using WW. Check out the related stories for posts we've done in the past relating to multi touch.
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Ogle Earth shows a video of an impressive touch screen GUI for Google Earth and NASA World Wind. It is similar to ESRI's TouchTable mentioned last year. From this article: "Until now, the touch screen has been limited to the uninspiring sort found at an ATM or an airport ticket kiosk--basically screens with electronic buttons that recognize one finger at a time. Han's touch display, by contrast, redefines the way commands are given to a computer: It uses both movement and pressure--from multiple inputs, whether 2 fingers or 20--to convey information to the silicon brain under the display." And yes, when you think of it, the iPhone has such an interface. We're getting there fast.
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Google Earth Blog has a bullet on this upcoming feature. From their summary : "It appears Google Earth will be the application everyone will use to show off their new multi-touch screens when they first introduce them. Check out this story from engadget and you can see how sexy Google Earth looks on this large 52-inch screen. Try to look at the screen, not the show girl demonstrating it."
For more information about this and the link to see it in action, head on over to the Google Earth Blog.
For more information about this and the link to see it in action, head on over to the Google Earth Blog.
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The VerySpatial blog has an article and video showcasing the concept. From their summary : "Two University of Augsberg students, Benjamin Mayer and Martin Spengler, have developed a hemispherical touch display surface they call Sensisphere. Think Microsoft Surface, TouchTable, and other gesture-based displays, only curved. As the guys from Gizmodo point out, it really looks great when used for digital globe applications like Google Earth."
To watch the video, please visit the VerySpatial blog.
To watch the video, please visit the VerySpatial blog.
Industry: WorldWind JavaOne Roundup
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A lot of World Wind news came out of the JavaOne conference last week, so I am going to summarize those here for one quick and easy source.
- JavaOne WorldWind Java Presentation Slides
If you want to see what was presented at the NASA World Wind Java SDK 3D Earth in your Applications and Web Pages session, you can now view the power point file and see what was covered The power point also has several diagrams that explain some of the core features about WWJava. - First Known Commercial Use of WWJava
LandPrint.com is an interesting commercial enterprise, they are creating 3D models of the earth and make use of WWJava as the way the user selects what they want to have created. - NASA World Wind Java Demo Applications and Applets
List of live examples of WW usage - NASA Presents Knowledge Planet at JavaOne Conference
At this year’s JavaOne conference in San Francisco, NASA developers showed that virtual globes are not only suited to explore geographic maps, but can also serve as rendering engines for other types of imagery.
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