
Satellite views search engine
i’ve came through some really good articles describing the future of satellite views search engine…first the two Giant: Google and M$
- Google + Keyhole = Google Earth at www.windypundit.com
- MSN Virtual Earth at blog.searchenginewatch.com
The Nasa is also providing since August 2004, it’s famous software World Wind which lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there. They is also some basic search functionnalities. But World wind excelin showing natural events from space (catastrophes, humans activities…)