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Earthsim TV
Downloads Count: 138
License Type: Demo
Price: $25
Date Added: Jun 13, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista
Requirements: 50MB hard drive space; DirectX 9.0c or later; 3D-capable graphics board with at least 64MB of video RAM; broadband Internet connection
File Size: 24678 KB
Author: Earthsim Ltd.
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Editorial Review of Earthsim TV
Google Earth, eat your heart out. Earthsim TV may not show you what your house looks like from orbit, but it can do a whole lot more. Based on data collected by NASA satellites, Earthsim gives you an opportunity to learn about the planet in ways you never imagined. The program's simple interface belies a complex 3D application, which gives you a 360-degree view of the planet's land, seas, and atmosphere, all in real time.
Beyond the mere fun of spinning around a virtual globe, Earthsim offers its users animated, narrated mini-documentaries that play through the program's interface, explaining everything from the geology of a particular region, to environmental threats. The demo version only lets you zoom down to a fairly high altitude, and gives you just a taste of the animated documentary features. Subscribers to the $25 service--and yes, it's an annual subscription--get regular updates to both the list of pre-produced videos, and the ability to zoom down to the surface, and even out to the moon and other planets of the solar system.
Despite the hefty system requirements--and the well-known free alternatives, such as Google Earth and Microsoft's Virtual Earth--Earthsim is the only option that includes real-time updates that show the actual weather around the planet. In addition, the animated educational component might make it more desirable for educators or parents than just a spinning 3D virtual globe that has a photo of your home in it, somewhere.
Note: This link takes you to the vendor's site, where you can download the latest version of the software.
--Andrew Brandt
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