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The Virtual Planet Explorer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-get-lost-in-there dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "A European Union program has helped several European partners to develop the Virtual Planet (or V-Planet) software, which will enable its users to browse and interact in three dimensions with any part of our planet, according to IST Results. "Using Vplanet Explorer, anyone can set off on a journey to discover new regions in 3D, rather than staring at a flat map and trying to picture its scenery," says Eric Martin, coordinator of the IST project. The software can also be used for technical simulations and has already been used by both Airbus and Boeing. It should be available this summer for about 10,000 euros (about $12K). Besides other details and references, this overview contains several pictures of simulations using V-Planet."

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  1. Great... by daniil · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Cue flames at Rolly-boy and his blog...

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    Man is a slave because freedom is difficult, whereas slavery is easy.
  2. Torrent? by Xshare · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It should be available this summer for about 10,000 euros (about $12K)

    Anyone got the torrent?