Flash Earth

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Flash Earth

Summary

Type of tool

Online application

Function

Mapping demonstration

Online / Desktop

Online

Computer infrastructure

Browser and Flash

Development status

Experimental for demonstration

Time of use

By developers for comparison

Licence

 

Flash Earth is a mashup of several web mapping tools. It offers a visual comparison between several online mapping services.

 

Description

This mapping demonstration is included as an example for developers, not as a working tool.

 

Flash Earth is an experimental application that uses satellite and aerial imagery from online mapping websites without official consent.1

 

This global mapping demonstration in Flash allows views using:2

  • Google Maps
  • Microsoft Virtual Earth (aerial)
  • Microsoft Virtual Earth (labels)
  • Yahoo! Maps
  • Ask.com (aerial)
  • Ask.com (physical)
  • OpenLayers
  • NASA Terra (daily)

 

There is a limited location search; a readout of latitude and longitude; and navigation tools.

 

This mashup is the creation of Paul Neave: www.neave.com.

 

Function

  • Visualisation tools
    • Maps

 

Why use this tool?

This is a proof of concept of using Flash with multiple map overlays. It can be used to compare different online mapping services.

 

 Who will use this tool?

  • Tool developers for demonstration

 

 How will the tool be used?

  • Online tool
  • User input is required

 

 Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • Not applicable

 

 When could this tool be used?

  • As a demonstration in the development phase of the ALA

 

Availability

 

Comments

This is not a tool for use in practice, more an interesting Flash mapping application.

 

 

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