The Google Earth Plugin turns browsers into full Earth browsers. Well, not supported is UNIX, Apple, but FireFox and Internet Explorer running on Windows 2000 or better. The API of the plugin is well supported and this site will have a progressing amount of features available in 3D. First achievement is the Daily Planet map provided by NASA’s OneEarth server.
The current implentation is far from complete and a lot of further work is ahead. Especially registered users will find out that the plugin does not allow to use the flyout menu any longer and switching maps is a challenge. Please log out in this case or prepare the geoLinks you need in advance. As an another aspect the overlays do not work with Google Earth as base map. However seeing the Planet is no longer flat is exciting. Expect far more improvement in usability and data soon.
The navigation is quite simple: just try all mouse buttons, double click or drag the globe.
geoLink 1515 links exclusively to the North Atlantic Ocean showing the daily status of upcoming hurricanes.
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