Re: NASA Worldwind, & Large scale features in Africa


"Neil McNaughton" <info@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> It is found at a site that runs something like worldwind.nasa.gov,
>>> or something very similar. Warning: it is quite resource intensive.
>>>
>> Indeed. Requires directX 9 and something called .NET too. Hassle
>> I'm capable of living without.
>
> In a similar vein, have you tried www.keyhole.com - acuired by Google last
> year. This seems to have much higher resolution maps than WorldWind for most
> of the globe - especially since they updated their servers last week. The
> program installs with no hassle and the interface is completely intuitive as
> opposed to WW (I had to use the help to find out how to zoom!) You can see WW
> was designed by boffins.
>
> BTW - I have no connection with Keyhole or Google - not even a shareholder.
>
> Neil McNaughton
> Editor Oil IT Journal
> www.oilit.com

There is a huge difference here. Worldwind is free. Keyhole is not.


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