NASA Releases World Viewer 432
Klatoo55 writes "Nasa has released a comprehensive world viewing tool that allows you to zoom from planetary resolution down to where you can pick out individual streets. Really cool, but it needs a good internet connection and a decent graphics card. There's all sorts of interesting features, such as the ability to tilt your view for a flight-sim like experience and a data display feature that shows current natural disasters, political boundaries, weather patterns, and landmarks on the Earth's surface, all while providing a dynamic satellite's eye view of the planet."
Amazing... (Score:5, Funny)
Already slow (Score:5, Funny)
-nB
Bastards... (Score:3, Funny)
WE SLASHDOTTED NASA (Score:4, Funny)
Wow! (Score:5, Funny)
259M download! (Score:2, Funny)
NSA (Score:2, Funny)
Can we.. (Score:5, Funny)
Heh (Score:4, Funny)
Are you talking about me or their server?
Re:Amazing... (Score:5, Funny)
Now if my neighbor had been sunbathing at the time...
...you'd be checking out his package?
Re:A threat to our security? (Score:3, Funny)
Don't be so proud of your technological terror... (Score:5, Funny)
Just like enemy of the state (Score:3, Funny)
Now you can play "enemy of the state" at home, without having to retask satellites on your own.
Re:WE SLASHDOTTED NASA (Score:5, Funny)
BEWARE - Way too proprietary! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Bastards... (Score:5, Funny)
-- ^nA
the CREATURES, they live! [creaturesinmyhead.com]
Time Lapse mixups (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The big question.... (Score:3, Funny)
Area 52, on the other hand...
Re:BEWARE - Way too proprietary! (Score:1, Funny)
Google Mirror (Score:1, Funny)
Tremendous graphics! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Can we.. (Score:5, Funny)
With a 259MB download, you won't need to zoom in. You'll be able to see the crater from orbit. Heck, you'll probably be able to see the crater from the surface of the moon.
Great! When can I get live data? (Score:2, Funny)
I know, I know, it will never happen, but a guy can dream.
Maybe this is a good problem for an aerial kite camera solution
Re:Commercial site (free usage) (Score:4, Funny)
You don't live in Florida, do you?
Re:Takes a hefty chunk of hardware (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Amazing... (Score:5, Funny)
I'm puzzled (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A threat to our security? (Score:5, Funny)
area-51 not there (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory: (Score:3, Funny)
I live in a mobile home [palmharbor.com], YOU INSENSITIVE CLOD!
Oh my god (Score:5, Funny)
Abolish Nasa! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Bastards... (Score:3, Funny)
How long before Tom Ridge kills this? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:BEWARE - Way too proprietary! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I'm puzzled (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Area 51 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A threat to our security? (Score:2, Funny)
When the MI5 building was used in a Bond film, someone mentioned that MI5 were worried about the security implications.
To quote: "they feared that filming might reveal the location of one of London's most distinctive landmarks"
It seems obvious that removing the White House from maps is good for security - after all, if nobody knows it's there, they can't attack it?
Re:Can we.. (Score:5, Funny)
I remember back when the moon was in orbit. Man, those were the days.
-Peter
Re:Commercial site (free usage) (Score:3, Funny)
Ask the residents of Florida....
Re:Amazing... (Score:5, Funny)
You know thats quite some achievement.. ;) .. Usually nasa servers can take large amounts of load ..
Maybe they calculated the load using the Metric system while /. uses the American system...
Just a thought ;)
Re:NSA (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Amazing... (Score:2, Funny)
On the computer of course. Sunlight is detremental to a nerd's health.
NASA has surrendered! (Score:2, Funny)
"Hello, World!" (Score:5, Funny)
-JT
Re:It certainly must be comprehensive... (Score:1, Funny)