Introduction - JavaTech: An Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing with Java - page 13

Figure 1.1 The Maestro program, written in Java, allows NASA operators of the
Mars rovers to analyze images, create stereo views and 3D terrain models, and plan
maneuvers and experiments. The figure shows a screen capture of the public
version of the program.
language because of the portability and other features mentioned above that
make it an excellent software platform in general and for network programming
in particular. Furthermore, Sun provides a free Java Web Services Developer
Pack (JWSDP) that includes extensive tools and documentation for creating such
services.
The Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS), created by a consortium that
includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), offers
several Java tools to provide graphical displays of an assortment of meteorological
data of importance to the aviation community [4]. Another aviation-related Java
program is AirportMonitor TM . This commercial product is used by a number of
airports to provide near-live displays of air traffic arriving and departing from
their facilities. The data also includes flight ID, aircraft type, altitude, origin, and
destination [5].