Now we will look at another virtual globe - the free Marble program.
Marble is a virtual (electronic) globe. Thanks to this globe, you can learn much more, both about your planet and about many planets of the solar system. For example, about Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and their moons.
Maps are designed in various styles, from road maps to climatic, topographic, temperature, night lights maps. Also, it is possible to view maps in different historical periods. This applies not only to the Earth, but also to the Moon and Mars. For example, this is how Percival Lowell's Atlas of Prospective Channels of Mars looks like in 1895.
Or, the earth globe of 1492. I have seen such maps only on a flat scale. Pay attention to the North Pole. Here we see a continent similar to ancient Hyperborea.
Also, you can see a map of the moon, for example, 1645, compiled by Johannes Hevelius. As you can see from the screenshot, on the map we see many lunar craters and lunar "seas". The sickle-shaped place is the dark side of the Moon hidden from the eyes of earthlings, which was photographed only in the middle of the 20th century by a Soviet satellite.
Marble how to work with the program
Marble version 2.2.0 can download from official site for 32 and 64 bit Windows systems. Also, the program is great for Max OS X and Linux (this program is best suited for Linux). But, I would advise you to download Marble Rus version 1.4.1 first. This version has fewer features, but it is in Russian. Accordingly, it will be easier to work with it.
Subsequently, when you get used to the program menu, you can update or download a new version. Unfortunately, it will already be in English. If you find a new Russian version, I will be grateful when you insert its link in the comments.
So, let's install Marble. We have a shortcut in the form of a compass. We launch our software. Then, pay attention to the left menu. Select Map, Earth and Appearance in OpenStreetMap. Then, with the mouse, we zoom in to the settlement we need. For example, this is how one of the districts of Volgodonsk will look like.
You can get directions on the map. To do this, in the "Route" menu, select point A, then B. Put them on the map. We choose Car, Pedestrian or Bicycle. Click "Get route".
Our route is marked with a blue line. Unfortunately, sometimes the program slows down. In this case, it is recommended to install a newer version.
You can enable the uploading of user photos (available in a newer version).
Antique maps of the Earth, Moon and Mars
This is one of the most interesting points. You can see how the maps looked from the end of the 15th century. So, let's see what cards are available to us in the program menu. To do this, in the left column, select "Design". Next, I will open the Earth globe for 1570. You can twist, zoom in or out.
An incomprehensible continent is again shown in the Arctic Ocean (Hyperborea?). Antarctica looks huge and is connected to Australia.
Not all types of cards are presented on the supplied software. To see others, select "file", "download data".
We find ourselves on the site page, which presents a variety of maps of both the Earth and other planets for different periods. Download the required ones.
Then, unzip the files and install them in the installed Marble folder. Namely, in the maps folder.
Moreover, we insert the maps of the Earth separately into the earth daddy, the moon into the moon, Mars into mars (who knows English, will figure it out quickly) and other planets also separately. You can see how beautiful the lights of the night earth look from a cosmic height.
Or what Eurasia looks like by climatic zones. For example, it becomes clear that almost all of Scandinavia, Karelia and Siberia are located in the Arctic polar zone, and St. Petersburg is located next to it.
I advise you to take a closer look at other planets in this virtual globe. Believe me, they look very beautiful! Good luck!
According to the stories of astronauts, there is no more beautiful and bewitching picture than the view of the Earth from space. When you look at a small ball, consisting of white clouds, brown earth and blue water, it is impossible to take your eyes off ...
Today we are going to take a look at some awesome online 3D Earth globes that you can use right from this page. All of them are interactive, you can interact with them. There is no need to download and install additional programs such as Google Earth, etc. - just open this page in a browser and enjoy.
Photorealistic 3D Earth Globe
This is a three-dimensional model of the world, over which photo-textures obtained by NASA satellites are stretched.
You can twist the ball in different directions by holding down the left mouse button. Rotating the mouse wheel upwards increases the viewing scale, downwards - on the contrary, decreases it.
When zoomed in, textures become blurry, so I recommend that you do not get too carried away with scaling.
The blur is caused by the use of low-resolution photographs in the model. Otherwise, loading them in the browser would take too long.
This 3D globe allows you to see our planet almost as astronauts see it. Well, or close to it :)
Virtual Earth Globe
This is a three-dimensional interactive virtual globe on which borders of states, names of cities, regions, settlements, etc. are marked.This 3d model of the world does not have raster textures like the previous one, but vector textures, so here you can scale up to individual buildings. At maximum magnification, there are even house numbers and street names.
Historical globe
It demonstrates how our ancestors saw our Earth at the end of the 18th century. It was authored by the renowned geographer and cartographer Giovanni Maria Cassini and was published in Rome in 1790.
It is also fully interactive, you can twist, rotate, zoom in or out the map. Looking at him, you understand how much the world has changed in just 200 years, and how many events were behind all this ...
And here is the globe itself (1790), from which this online 3d model was made:
Finally, a stunningly beautiful video about how the Earth actually looks from space:
Friends, share your impressions, opinions and ask questions in the comments!
According to many astronauts, there is nothing more beautiful than the view of our planet from the side. When the Earth resembles a large balloon, on which there are snow-white clouds, gray rocks and the blue expanse of endless ocean waters. This article will provide various online maps and 3D Earth globes. To use them, there is no need to download additional software, as is the case with Google Earth. Maps are interactive, so you can view them online right from these pages.
Realistic 3D world globe
This is a three-dimensional sample of the globe, consisting of fairly detailed raster photo textures that were created by means of the NASA satellite. To rotate the globe, hold down the left mouse button. To change the scale of the map, scroll the mouse wheel - up the scale will be increased, down - reduced.
If you zoom very close to the area on the globe, you will get a poor quality image. This is due to the low resolution of most of the images taken. This approach to the creation of the globe ensures fast loading of textures by the browser. If good quality images were used, your browser would take a long time to load them due to their large size.
Online virtual 3D Earth Globe
On the network you can find many services offering to view and study the map of the 3D Earth globe in a browser online. This model is a three-dimensional globe on which we can find areas of cities and states, settlements and even streets and buildings. An interactive globe like this is great for scaling. It's all about the vector textures used for this model, so you can scale the globe without losing quality and see various objects on it. Some lots even let you see street names and house numbers.
Globe Giovanni Maria Cassini displays the historical map of the world
A very interesting specimen is the historical globe. It shows us the view of planet Earth as people who lived at the end of the 18th century looked. The author of this globe is believed to be Giovani Maria Cassini, who created it back in 1790. The globe is as interactive as the previous ones. With it, you can also twist the globe, zoom in and out. Here you can even find the routes of James Cook's expeditions. They are marked on the globe with different colors.
Google Maps is a mapping service that provides satellite interactive maps of the Earth online
Google Maps is one of the most detailed digital maps in the world today. Wherever you are, having a smartphone, tablet or laptop with you, you can find a route to any object on the map, find the nearest cafe, library, bank branch, etc. The map is very similar to any online earth globe in 3D.
To create a route anywhere on the map, open Google Maps :
To find any place, country, city, village, open Google Maps again. Enter the desired object in the search bar and press "Enter" or the magnifying glass icon.
The map will immediately display the location you entered. On the left in the block, you can familiarize yourself with the basic information on the found place on the map. Here you can find the current temperature, local time and other interesting facts.
Yandex Maps - satellite maps of the Earth in 3D online
The most famous Russian search engine Yandex has its own interactive map service - Yandex Maps. They allow you to find the right place, build routes with any points on the map, print any section, view street panoramas, provide a map API, and much more. There is an interesting section - folk maps, where you can independently edit any objects, houses, gardens, streets, wells, etc., after being moderated, they will appear on the Yandex Maps service.
To find any point on the planet:
With the help of Yandex Maps, you can find any point on our planet Earth like a 3D model of a globe online. To do this, you need to enter the name of the settlement in the search bar or point it with the mouse directly on the map.
The modern Internet really gives a lot of useful opportunities to those people who are looking for them. For example, a lover of geography or simply beautiful views may find a virtual Earth globe made in 3D very interesting.
On the network you can find a lot of services offering to view and study the map of the globe of the Earth online. Naturally, I would like to consider the most interesting of them.
Mother Earth is one of the most visual virtual globes of the Earth
Indeed, it is this option that offers to look not only at the Earth's globe online, but also provides a number of possibilities for changing the resulting image.
What does that require:
- Go to the main page of the online service http://oos.moxiecode.com/js_webgl/world/index.html, where the 3D model will be presented in its classical version against the background of the starry sky and our Sun;
- The image can be easily rotated in different directions by controlling the rotations with the mouse;
- Most importantly, everything is absolutely free!
If desired, you can easily change the display option. To do this, you need to pay attention to the small menu located in the upper right corner of the working screen. In addition to the classic one, there you can find six more variants of the virtual Earth globe:
- Blocks - displays the continents of the planet in the form of a kind of blocks.
- Geodesic - makes it possible to assess the relief.
- Lines - similar to the previous version, only the model is presented in the form of spectacular vertical lines.
- Horizontal Lines - as the name implies, the lines will now be positioned horizontally. It looks very interesting.
- Half Spheres - it turns out something fantastic with the help of hemispheres.
There is another option - particles. What exactly it shows is not entirely clear. But it looks very original. Perhaps these are communication towers that transmit their signals throughout the planetary network.
Alternative online services
From the alternative online globes of our planet, it is worth paying attention to three options presented on the website www.webglearth.com. This resource offers a rather interesting alternative:
The latter option is a real find for historians who do not have the opportunity to get to Rome and personally examine this relic.
