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Virtual Globes as a Software Platform?
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on Wednesday March 07, @12:23PM
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from the forget-web-browsers-welcome-virtual-globes dept.
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The EarthBrowser blog has an interesting summary of how virtual globes are becoming closer to software platforms. From the entry: "I have no doubt that each of the development teams of the major virtual globes want their creation to become the default platform for geospatial content. Why shoot for anything less?"
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