Layer tag in 'coordinates' link?

Robb · 05-23-2005, 05:46 AM

Is there any functionality in WW to add a layer (or multiple) to the coordinates link? It is one thing to give out a coordinate, but usually you have to hunt through a couple of different layers to find the one that the user used to create the post in the Hot Spots.

Here's a standard coordinate link:
worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=38.87360&lon=-77.02879&alt=430&dir=-6.2&tilt=46.7

If you add in the layer name it becomes much more apparent what the view is about:
worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=38.87360&lon=-77.02879&alt=430&dir=-6.2&tilt=46.7&layer="USGS Digital Ortho"

In a similar vein, it would also be nice to have the vertical exaggeration be part of the link as well, since that affects the view, etc:
worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=38.87360&lon=-77.02879&alt=430&dir=-6.2&tilt=46.7&layer="USGS Digital Ortho"&vertexag=8

I see the utility of having the current coordinate copying scheme, so maybe there could be another option: "copy view".

TomServo · 05-23-2005, 01:30 PM

We are already working towards adding that functionality to WW. I am not sure what release it will be in yet.

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05-23-2005, 05:46 AM	#1
Robb Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20	Is there any functionality in WW to add a layer (or multiple) to the coordinates link? It is one thing to give out a coordinate, but usually you have to hunt through a couple of different layers to find the one that the user used to create the post in the Hot Spots. Here's a standard coordinate link: worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=38.87360&lon=-77.02879&alt=430&dir=-6.2&tilt=46.7 If you add in the layer name it becomes much more apparent what the view is about: worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=38.87360&lon=-77.02879&alt=430&dir=-6.2&tilt=46.7&layer="USGS Digital Ortho" In a similar vein, it would also be nice to have the vertical exaggeration be part of the link as well, since that affects the view, etc: worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=38.87360&lon=-77.02879&alt=430&dir=-6.2&tilt=46.7&layer="USGS Digital Ortho"&vertexag=8 I see the utility of having the current coordinate copying scheme, so maybe there could be another option: "copy view".

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