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EarthBrowser 3.0 Released
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After weeks of waiting, EarthBrowser 3.0 is out for public consumption. Head on over here to view it. "EarthBrowser is a revolutionary new platform for viewing and creating geographically based information. Based on Adobe AIR, EarthBrowser has an integrated web browser and can be seamlessly installed and updated right from this web page."
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The Digital Geography blog and the Bull’s Rambles blog both have news about this new release. From the Digital Geography summary : "Earth Browser 3 is Flash /Adobe Air based, and in a number of respects will be a genuine alternative to Google Earth, indeed possibly a better classroom tool for studying certain topics, especially weather and tectonics. Here’s a quick preview of how the application is looking at the moment."
This globe looks very promising. For more information, and a couple of good screenshots, head on over to the Digital Geography blog.
This globe looks very promising. For more information, and a couple of good screenshots, head on over to the Digital Geography blog.
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Shareware, why?
(Score:2)( http://alexandreleroux.blogspot.com/ | Last Journal: Friday March 17, @05:07PM )
However, I fail to find a reason why I would pay for it while there is so much competition in the land of the free (e.g. Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, etc) and open source (e.g. NASA World Wind, OSSIMPlanet, etc).