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by robertely 3572 days ago
Here is what the Read me has to say:

"WORLD MAP"

The SPoC presently runs WORLD MAP as its primary program. A graphics display of a world map is overlaid by the Orbiter's current trajectory status. The following information/functions are available.

        Current MET
        Fixed coastline and Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN)/
        Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) coverage graphics
        Day and night areas on the earth's surface
        AOS/LOS and identification of next/current ground communication site
        AOS/LOS and identification of next/current TDRS coverage
        Current and two predicted ground tracks
        Current position of the Orbiter on the world map
        AOS of the next earth observation site
        AOS of future earth observation sites
        Current F-stop
        F-stop for the selected earth observation site
        Predicted Site Acquisition Table (PSAT) Display
        Table of TDRSS AOS/LOS
        Communication/Earth Observation site reconfiguration
        Latitude and longitude of the Orbiter
        Time to Orbiter sunrise, noon, or sunset
        Sun glint position on the world map
        Sun glint look angles
        Longitude and MET of the next/previous ascending node
        Time until/from the next/previous ascending node