:Author: OSGeo Live :Author: Pirmin Kalberer :Version: osgeo-live4.0 :License: Creative Commons .. _osgearth-quickstart: .. image:: images/project_logos/logo-osgearth.gif :scale: 100 % :alt: project logo :align: right ******************* osgEarth Quickstart ******************* osgEarth is a scalable terrain rendering toolkit for OpenSceneGraph_. .. _OpenSceneGraph: http://www.openscenegraph.org/ This Quick Start describes how to start a 3D globe with different overlays. Running osgearth_simple ======================= * Open a console and start the osgearth simple viewer:: osgearth_simple --window 50 50 900 700 * Press '1'-'5' for predefined viewpoints. * Click to navigate; right-click or scroll wheel to zoom in and out. * Drag mouse with left+right click for tilt. * hit the 'escape' key to quit Overlay a WMS Service ===================== * In a console, type:: osgearth_simple --window 50 50 900 700 /usr/share/osgearth/maps/nexrad.earth You should see a globe with radar data over some parts of North America. Running osgviewer with an OpenStreetMap overlay =============================================== * In a console, type:: export OSG_FILE_PATH=/usr/share/osgearth osgviewer /usr/share/osgearth/maps/openstreetmap.earth * Press 'h' for help. See also openscenegraph.org_ for more help. .. _openscenegraph.org: http://www.openscenegraph.org/projects/osg/wiki/Support/UserGuides/osgviewer What Next? ========== To learn more about osgEarth, a starting point is the `Documentation page`_ in the Wiki. .. _`Documentation page`: http://osgearth.org/wiki/Documentation