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Waza: remove deletion notice

2026-10-01T16:47:00Z

remove deletion notice

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2026-10-01T16:40:12Z

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wikipedia>Helpful Raccoon: Nominated for deletion; see :Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth3D.

2026-10-01T06:46:01Z

Nominated for deletion; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth3D.

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wikipedia>Dg3942: I have removed the deletion proposal. It said there would be not enough sources, only "Open Source Virtual Globes". But it actually contains links to the still existing SourceForge project and to the still existing, 22 year old website of the project. So yes, the project is real.

2026-10-01T05:38:06Z

I have removed the deletion proposal. It said there would be not enough sources, only "Open Source Virtual Globes". But it actually contains links to the still existing SourceForge project and to the still existing, 22 year old website of the project. So yes, the project is real.

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wikipedia>Helpful Raccoon: clarify

2026-10-01T04:54:02Z

clarify

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wikipedia>Helpful Raccoon: Proposing article for deletion per WP:PROD.

2026-10-01T04:53:24Z

Proposing article for deletion per WP:PROD.

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wikipedia>Akira625: Added links.

2026-06-10T01:29:37Z

Added links.

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	'''Earth3D''' was developed as part of a diploma thesis of Dominique Andre Gunia at		'''Earth3D''' was developed as part of a diploma [[thesis]] of Dominique Andre Gunia at
	[[Braunschweig University of Technology]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://sourcepole.ch/assets/2010/9/10/foss4g2010_virtual_globes.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2011-01-04 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707003012/http://sourcepole.ch/assets/2010/9/10/foss4g2010_virtual_globes.pdf \|archivedate=2011-07-07 }} Comparison of Open Source Virtual Globes</ref> to display a virtual globe of the earth. It was developed before Google bought [[Keyhole, Inc]] and changed their product into [[Google Earth]]. Earth3D downloads its data (satellite imagery and height data) from a server while the user navigates around. The data itself is saved in a [[Quadtree]]. It uses data from [[NASA]], [[USGS]], the [[CIA]] and the city of [[Osnabrück]].		[[Braunschweig University of Technology]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://sourcepole.ch/assets/2010/9/10/foss4g2010_virtual_globes.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2011-01-04 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707003012/http://sourcepole.ch/assets/2010/9/10/foss4g2010_virtual_globes.pdf \|archivedate=2011-07-07 }} Comparison of Open Source Virtual Globes</ref> to display a virtual globe of the earth. It was developed before [[Google]] bought [[Keyhole, Inc]] and changed their product into [[Google Earth]]. Earth3D downloads its data (satellite imagery and height data) from a server while the user navigates around. The data itself is saved in a [[Quadtree]]. It uses data from [[NASA]], [[USGS]], the [[CIA]] and the city of [[Osnabrück]].

	One of the strengths of Earth3D is the capacity of showing meteorological phenomena, like [[~~Low~~-pressure area]]s, [[anticyclone]]s, etc. in near-real time.<ref name=cuadernalia>http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064327/http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 \|date=2011-07-23 }} Earth3D (Visor interactivo 2D, 2.5D y 3D para Andalucía)</ref>		One of the strengths of Earth3D is the capacity of showing meteorological phenomena, like [[low-pressure area]]s, [[anticyclone]]s, etc. in near-real time.<ref name=cuadernalia>http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064327/http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 \|date=2011-07-23 }} Earth3D (Visor interactivo 2D, 2.5D y 3D para Andalucía)</ref>

	The original version of Earth3D was developed using Trolltech's [[Qt (toolkit)\|QT]] framework. Later a version built with Java and [[JOGL]] was developed,<ref>http://www.earth3d.org/ Welcome to Earth3D</ref> but the demand for a Java-based version was very low. This may be because NASA's [[WorldWind]] also had an open source Java version, so most people wanted to use a C++ based globe in their applications. That was the reason why a minimalized version, the Earth3dlib, was developed. It contains only the most necessary functions to display the earth itself and to add one's own visualizations to it.		The original version of Earth3D was developed using Trolltech's [[Qt (toolkit)\|QT]] framework. Later a version built with [[Java (programming language)\|Java]] and [[JOGL]] was developed,<ref>http://www.earth3d.org/ Welcome to Earth3D</ref> but the demand for a Java-based version was very low. This may be because NASA's [[WorldWind]] also had an open source Java version, so most people wanted to use a C++ based globe in their applications. That was the reason why a minimalized version, the Earth3dlib, was developed. It contains only the most necessary functions to display the earth itself and to add one's own visualizations to it.

	All these three projects can be retrieved from SourceForge's CVS (C++) or Subversion (Java) repository.		All these three projects can be retrieved from [[SourceForge]]'s [[Concurrent Versions System\|CVS]] (C++) or Subversion (Java) [[Repository (version control)\|repository]].

	==See also==		==See also==

wikipedia>Ormewood: General cleanup for clarity. I was only partially successful as it's a little difficult in places to understand exactly what the original author was trying to get across.

2026-04-19T21:05:46Z

General cleanup for clarity. I was only partially successful as it's a little difficult in places to understand exactly what the original author was trying to get across.

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	One of the strengths of Earth3D is the capacity of showing meteorological phenomena, like [[Low-pressure area]]s, [[anticyclone]]s, etc. in near-real time.<ref name=cuadernalia>http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064327/http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 \|date=2011-07-23 }} Earth3D (Visor interactivo 2D, 2.5D y 3D para Andalucía)</ref>		One of the strengths of Earth3D is the capacity of showing meteorological phenomena, like [[Low-pressure area]]s, [[anticyclone]]s, etc. in near-real time.<ref name=cuadernalia>http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723064327/http://www.cuadernalia.net/spip.php?article4255 \|date=2011-07-23 }} Earth3D (Visor interactivo 2D, 2.5D y 3D para Andalucía)</ref>

	The original version of Earth3D was developed using Trolltech's [[Qt (toolkit)\|QT]] framework. Later a version built with Java and [[JOGL]] was developed.<ref>http://www.earth3d.org/ Welcome to Earth3D</ref> ~~But~~ the demand for a Java-based version was very ~~little~~. This may be because NASA's [[WorldWind]] also ~~has~~ an open source Java version~~. So~~ most people wanted to use a C++ based globe in their applications. That was the reason why a minimalized version, the Earth3dlib was developed. It contains only the most necessary functions to display the earth itself and to add own visualizations to it.		The original version of Earth3D was developed using Trolltech's [[Qt (toolkit)\|QT]] framework. Later a version built with Java and [[JOGL]] was developed,<ref>http://www.earth3d.org/ Welcome to Earth3D</ref> but the demand for a Java-based version was very low. This may be because NASA's [[WorldWind]] also had an open source Java version, so most people wanted to use a C++ based globe in their applications. That was the reason why a minimalized version, the Earth3dlib, was developed. It contains only the most necessary functions to display the earth itself and to add one's own visualizations to it.

	All these three projects can be retrieved from SourceForge's CVS (C++) or Subversion (Java) repository.		All these three projects can be retrieved from SourceForge's CVS (C++) or Subversion (Java) repository.

wikipedia>JJMC89 bot III: Moving :Category:Free software programmed in Java (programming language) to :Category:Free software programmed in Java per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2025 December 21#Category:Free software programmed in Java (programming language)

2026-01-06T04:09:08Z

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wikipedia>Deltaspace42: Adding Category:Software using the GNU General Public License using Cat-a-lot

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Adding Category:Software using the GNU General Public License using Cat-a-lot

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