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NASA World Wind
NASA World Wind

World Wind is an open source project, that lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. It uses Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, as well as sever ...

Average of 1 user ratings: 1


  • Jan 12, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.4

quote  Looks nice but a bit of a bomb!  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 1
  • Overall: 1

Compared to Google Earth this one is a bit of a bomb. It uses a lot of HD space! Functionality is probably the biggest issue; it runs very slowly! There are quite a few glitz-y, flashy features, but I think most of them would be rather useless for a majority of users -- depending on your interests. Most of the views/imagery for areas of the world I have a personal interest(where I have family) substantially lack definition and clarity.