 | Earth Explorer integrates high-resolution satellite imagery ( 1km resolution ) with kinds of map layers such as political boundaries , coastlines , rivers , lake and island boundaries , 267 countries and regions , 40000+ ranked cities , 15000+ islands , and 1700+ noteworthy historical earthquakes since 1980 into a fantastic 3D earth globe . . You can specify what kinds of map layers to be shown , rotate the globe , click right mouse button and pull/push to zoom in/out the current map view , measure distance between any two points on the map , etc. Key features : 1. A 3D bird's-eye view of our beautiful earth ; 2. Photo-realistic satellite imagery at 1km resolution covered entire earth globe ; 3. Integrates with several kinds of map layers : Vector map layers : 1) Political boundaries ( International boundaries and internal boundaries ) ; 2) Coastlines , lakes , islands and rivers ; 3) Longitude-latitude grids ; Point map layers : 1) 267 countries/regions and detailed information ; 2) 40000+ ranked cities and information ; 3) 15000+ Islands and information ; 4) 1700+ noteworthy historical earthquakes since 1980 and detailed information ; 4. Rotate/Zoom in/Zoom out functions lets you observe our beautiful planet at any point ( Click right mouse button and pull/push to zoom in/out the current map ) ; 5. Three kinds of operation modes ( Drag , Center , Measure ) ; 6. Measure distance between any two points on the globe ; 7. Intelligent tips when your mouse moves upon a country/city / island / earthquake 's mark or name label ; 8. Sort country/city / island/earthquake table according to selected titles and interactive operate with the label and mark on the map ; 9. Save favorite maps with BMP , JPEG formats ; 10.Realtime online database access and cache mechanism support fast and fluent exploration ;. |
