The free Google Earth Alternative "Marble"
The Open-Source Software Marble offers a whole range of functions, with which you can precipitation and temperature maps, night views, and satellite images and historical maps to explore.
- With the free program, you can use a weather service, or time and sun settings. If you want to look at the position of the sun, click on View > Suncontrol. In addition, the moon to explore. To do this, select the setting "Celestial Body" of the category "Map View".
- Using the search window on the left places panel, you can quickly all over the world. If you zoom in with the mouse wheel, the new icons are visible. The symbols are explained in the legend.
- Marble can also be used with new cards expand. Navigate to File - > Download Maps. You will be directed to a Homepage where you can find new maps to Download.
Google Earth-Extension: Flash Earth
Flash Earth expanded Google Earth with six new aerial image providers that you can compare.
- The online service provides you with maps from Microsoft, Yahoo and NASA. You can switch between the providers and thus obtain high-resolution recordings.
- If you want to use Flash Earth you need Google Earth. You can embed the downloaded KML file from the menu of Google Earth. To do this, select the "file" of menu item "Open". You also have the possibility of the program in the Browser to start.
The Open-Source program NASA World Wind
The free Software NASA World Wind allows it, satellite and aerial images on a globe display and offers 3D graphics that you from all sides can.
- For the Installation you need .NET Framework 2. Also, you need enough hard disk space and a good Internet connection to download large amounts of data.
- This Free program other planets, and the sky can be the body, such as Jupiter, Mars, Venus and the moon to explore.
- World Wind has access to the recordings of several NASA satellites, the high resolution images. The data will be loaded automatically from the NASA servers.
Places to see in 3D: The program Vizerra
With the free program Vizerra can take you places and landmarks in virtual 3D visit.
- Explore with a few clicks of the most beautiful places in the world: Prague's old town, Machu Piccu, Taj Mahal and Rio de Janeiro. Of course, the Software is extended to include more places.
- In addition to the 3D images the Free Software of National Geographic also provides descriptive texts, audio guides and maps.
- Vizerra surpasses Google Earth in 3D view. The significantly improved graphics view, however, requires a fast video card and broadband connection and 1GB of free hard disk space.
Microsoft Bing Maps 3D
With Bing Maps 3D , Microsoft "Google Earth" competition. The views on 3D and the satellite images are, however, limited mainly to American cities.
- The free Bing Maps 3D satellite and aerial photographs in very high resolution. The 3D view allows to zoom and rotate. Map views you can also look at the "Birds-eye"perspective.
- Here, too, you need a fast video card and Internet connection, so you can view the satellite images with full functionality.
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