protected static boolean isNameVisible( DrawContext dc, PlaceNameService service, Position namePosition) { double elevation = dc.getVerticalExaggeration() * namePosition.getElevation(); Vec4 namePoint = dc.getGlobe() .computePointFromPosition( namePosition.getLatitude(), namePosition.getLongitude(), elevation); Vec4 eyeVec = dc.getView().getEyePoint(); double dist = eyeVec.distanceTo3(namePoint); return dist >= service.getMinDisplayDistance() && dist <= service.getMaxDisplayDistance(); }