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NASA Releases World Viewer

Posted by michael on from the to-infinity-and-beyond dept.

Klatoo55 writes "Nasa has released a comprehensive world viewing tool that allows you to zoom from planetary resolution down to where you can pick out individual streets. Really cool, but it needs a good internet connection and a decent graphics card. There's all sorts of interesting features, such as the ability to tilt your view for a flight-sim like experience and a data display feature that shows current natural disasters, political boundaries, weather patterns, and landmarks on the Earth's surface, all while providing a dynamic satellite's eye view of the planet."

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  1. slow by anonieuweling · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slow as ....

  2. down already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    comment says it all

  3. Gmail invite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:Gmail invite by omahajim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      another please? and thank you.

  4. Gmail invite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Gmail invite

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  5. Re:It certainly must be comprehensive... by tcopeland · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > NASA isn't dumb enough to use BitTorrent.

    Why would using BitTorrent be dumb?

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  6. Was I the only one who read this as.... by gosand · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Was I the only one who read this as:
    "NASA Releases Word Viewer"

    I thought maybe NASA had developed some kind of program that could be used as a simple viewer for MS Word documents. I wonder why MS hasn't released something like this. Oh wait, I know why.

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