protected void requestTile(DrawContext dc, Tile tile) {
    Vec4 centroid = dc.getGlobe().computePointFromPosition(tile.getSector().getCentroid(), 0);
    if (this.getReferencePoint() != null)
      tile.setPriority(centroid.distanceTo3(this.getReferencePoint()));

    RequestTask task = new RequestTask(tile, this);
    this.getRequestQ().add(task);
  }
  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();
  }