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Figure A.4: OpenJUMP

ossimPlanet is a globe-style viewer that provides support for a number
of formats. There are a number of reasons why you might want to use
it instead of, or in addition to, Google Earth, including access to World-
wind 8 data, the ability to add your own data without having to convert
it first, and its support for WMS layers. Plus, it's open source, and you
can drag and drop your data right onto the globe.

In Figure A.5 , on the following page, you can see ossimPlanet zoomed
into a local airport. Since ossimPlanet can access Worldwind layers, you
get the full access to the data on platforms where Worldwind doesn't
run (everything but Windows).

Whether the OSSIM suite of programs is right for you depends on how
much you play with raster data. In general, the new ossimPlanet is a
good viewer of raster imagery available from Worldwind sources and

8. http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/index.html