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2. Virtual globe - Wikipedia

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   A virtual globe is a three-dimensional (3D) software model or representation of Earth or another world. A virtual globe provides the user with the ability to freely move around in the virtual environment by changing the viewing angle and position. Compared to a conventional globe, virtual globes have the additional capability of representing ...

3. World map - Wikipedia

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   World map. A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.

4. Global Map - Wikipedia

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   Global Map is a set of digital maps that accurately cover the whole globe to express the status of global environment. It is developed through the cooperation of National Geospatial Information Authorities (NGIAs) in the world. An initiative to develop Global Map under international cooperation, the Global Mapping Project, was advocated in 1992 ...

5. NASA WorldWind - Wikipedia

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   NASA WorldWind is an open-source (released under the NOSA license and the Apache 2.0 license) virtual globe. According to the website ( https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ ), "WorldWind is an open source virtual globe API. WorldWind allows developers to quickly and easily create interactive visualizations of 3D globe, map and geographical information.

6. Map - Wikipedia

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   Map. Physical map of Earth. Political map of Earth. A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may ...

7. Fra Mauro map - Wikipedia

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   The map depicts Asia, Africa and Europe. The Fra Mauro map is a map of the world made around 1450 by the Italian ( Venetian) cartographer Fra Mauro, which is “considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography ." [ 1 ] It is a circular planisphere drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame that measures over two by two meters.