Get Started with NASA WorldWind Java SDK in 5 Minutes

package gov.nasa.worldwindx.examples;

import gov.nasa.worldwind.*;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.avlist.AVKey;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.awt.WorldWindowGLCanvas;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.event.*;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.*;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.util.*;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class ApplicationTemplate {

    public static class AppPanel extends JPanel {

        protected WorldWindow wwd;
        protected StatusBar statusBar;
        protected ToolTipController toolTipController;
        protected HighlightController highlightController;

        public AppPanel(Dimension canvasSize, boolean includeStatusBar) {
            super(new BorderLayout());

            this.wwd = this.createWorldWindow();
            ((Component) this.wwd).setPreferredSize(canvasSize);

            // Create the default model as described in the current worldwind properties.
            Model m = (Model) WorldWind.createConfigurationComponent(AVKey.MODEL_CLASS_NAME);
            this.wwd.setModel(m);

            // Setup a select listener for the worldmap click-and-go feature
            this.wwd.addSelectListener(new ClickAndGoSelectListener(this.getWwd(), WorldMapLayer.class));

            this.add((Component) this.wwd, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            if (includeStatusBar) {
                this.statusBar = new StatusBar();
                this.add(statusBar, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
                this.statusBar.setEventSource(wwd);
            }

            // Add controllers to manage highlighting and tool tips.
            this.toolTipController = new ToolTipController(this.getWwd(), AVKey.DISPLAY_NAME, null);
            this.highlightController = new HighlightController(this.getWwd(), SelectEvent.ROLLOVER);
        }

        protected WorldWindow createWorldWindow() {
            return new WorldWindowGLCanvas();
        }

        public WorldWindow getWwd() {
            return wwd;
        }

        public StatusBar getStatusBar() {
            return statusBar;
        }
    }

    protected static class AppFrame extends JFrame {

        private Dimension canvasSize = new Dimension(1000, 800);

        protected AppPanel wwjPanel;

        public AppFrame() {
            this.initialize(true, true, false);
        }

        protected void initialize(boolean includeStatusBar, boolean includeLayerPanel, boolean includeStatsPanel) {
            // Create the WorldWindow.
            this.wwjPanel = this.createAppPanel(this.canvasSize, includeStatusBar);
            this.wwjPanel.setPreferredSize(canvasSize);

            this.getContentPane().add(wwjPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            if (includeLayerPanel) {
                JPanel controlPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
                controlPanel.add(new LayerPanel(this.getWwd()), BorderLayout.CENTER);
                this.getContentPane().add(controlPanel, BorderLayout.WEST);
            }

            // Install view controls layer.
            ViewControlsLayer viewControlsLayer = new ViewControlsLayer();
            insertBeforeCompass(getWwd(), viewControlsLayer);
            this.getWwd().addSelectListener(new ViewControlsSelectListener(this.getWwd(), viewControlsLayer));

            this.pack();
            WWUtil.alignComponent(null, this, AVKey.CENTER);
            this.setResizable(true);
        }

        protected AppPanel createAppPanel(Dimension canvasSize, boolean includeStatusBar) {
            return new AppPanel(canvasSize, includeStatusBar);
        }

        public WorldWindow getWwd() {
            return this.wwjPanel.getWwd();
        }
    }

    public static AppFrame start(String appName, Class<?> appFrameClass) {
        try {
            final AppFrame frame = (AppFrame) appFrameClass.getConstructor().newInstance();
            frame.setTitle(appName);
            frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> frame.setVisible(true));
            return frame;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            return null;
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApplicationTemplate.start("WorldWind Application", AppFrame.class);
    }
}

public class MyWorldWindApp extends ApplicationTemplate {

    public static class AppFrame extends ApplicationTemplate.AppFrame {
        public AppFrame() {
            super(true, true, false); // statusBar=true, layerPanel=true, statsPanel=false
            // Add your custom layers and configuration here
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApplicationTemplate.start("My WorldWind App", AppFrame.class);
    }
}

import gov.nasa.worldwind.*;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.geom.Position;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.layers.RenderableLayer;
import gov.nasa.worldwind.render.PointPlacemark;

public class AddingALayer extends ApplicationTemplate {

    public static class AppFrame extends ApplicationTemplate.AppFrame {

        public AppFrame() {
            super(true, true, false);

            // Create a RenderableLayer to hold your shapes and placemarks.
            RenderableLayer layer = new RenderableLayer();
            layer.setName("My Placemarks");

            // Create a PointPlacemark at NASA Ames Research Center (lat, lon, altitude in meters).
            PointPlacemark placemark = new PointPlacemark(
                Position.fromDegrees(37.4089, -122.0644, 0)
            );
            placemark.setLabelText("NASA Ames");
            placemark.setAltitudeMode(WorldWind.CLAMP_TO_GROUND);
            placemark.setLineEnabled(false);

            layer.addRenderable(placemark);

            // Insert the layer just before the compass so it renders beneath HUD elements.
            ApplicationTemplate.insertBeforeCompass(getWwd(), layer);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApplicationTemplate.start("WorldWind — Adding a Layer", AppFrame.class);
    }
}