[extropy-chat] Looking for software

[Kevin Freels]

I am looking for some software that may not even be available yet. 

What I would like is a "virtual planet". Something where I can browse over the surface of the Earth and zoom in on any point. I am most interested in geological structure and plant life. I want to be able to look at the African savannah and be able to tell that there is space between the trees.

It doesn;t have to be actual photographic footage or anything. Simulation is just fine. I would just like something with more tha 1 square mile of resolution. I doubt any such thing exists, and if it does, it probably belongs to the military, but I thought I would check and see if anyone knew if this, or something similar was even available. 

I don;t even know if it is possible (practical) to make such a thing, but wouldn't it be neat to be able to look at the planet from space, click on France, zoom in on the Eiffel Tower, click on it, adjust your POV and see the land from that point? Then you could zoom out to space,  and zoom back in on the Great Coral Reef or the African Rift or the Himalayas!








With kindest regards,



Kevin D. Freels

Carteret Mortgage Corporation

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