[meteorite-list] Mapping - cool software from Google

From: Charles Viau <cviau_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 20 00:25:32 2004
Message-ID: <20041120052526.364C23B826_at_ns3.beld.net>

To add a bit more to what Art wrote about this application...

This 'Virtual Earth' software (and backend Data, most from LandSat/GeoSat
and NASA Blue Marble project) has been out for 2 years. It originally
required an NVIDIA high performance graphics card to run, and NVIDIA had a
deal with KeyHole to let NVIDIA owners subscribe for $39 TO $49 per year.
New Version 2 LT allows the user of other high performance cards like the
ATI Radeon series. I have subscribed for the last 2 years, and it really has
become a 'must have' for many types of geographic, demographic and even
geologic professions. Recently, 'Virtual MARS' was added as a free option,
and uses data gleaned from all the NASA missions to Mars to even let you fly
in the canyons and craters of the red planet, Cool. Google just purchased
this killer application (undisclosed amount but real $$$'s) The service is
now $29. An even better deal, and Google will put this software in the
mainstream quickly.

Of interest to meteorites... well, just about every visible crater on Earth
can be seen in this photo-mosaic of earth, and some much better than others,
depending upon the resolution for that part of the world. Meteor Crater,
Arizona is just incredible. The large Canadian astroblemes are really
impressive. You can even overlay onto this globe gravity maps for the
Yucatan and Chesapeake buried craters as well as many other geologic sites.
Cool Stuff Indeed.

CharlyV

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Art
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:12 PM
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Mapping - cool software from Google

Good Morning List;

I just downloaded the trial version of this mapping software and its
pretty cool. It uses up-to-date satellite images for some impressive
mapping and effects.

http://www.keyhole.com/index.html?promo=hpp-en-us-1

Have a great weekend, Art
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