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Andrew Fielden
Andrew Fielden

Reputation: 3899

Are there any alternatives to Google Earth

I need to 'geo enable' a Java web application, and provide a facility allowing geographical points to be plotted on a world map. The catch is that the deployment sites do not have external Internet access. Google Earth Enterprise edition can be used in such a standalone environment, but costs the Earth. Are there any lower cost or open source alternatives that I could look at?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1539

Answers (5)

joelodom
joelodom

Reputation: 1

FalconView can cache its data and run offline. Since it's designed for DoD use in the field, it naturally does very well offline. You connect to a map source (GeoTIFF, etc.) and use the Map data Manager to copy your maps from an offline path to an online path. The trick is getting map data that you can use. See http://www.falconview.org/trac/FalconView/wiki/PublicDataSources for information on getting map data. FalconView is open source.

Upvotes: 0

Tomasz Dziurko
Tomasz Dziurko

Reputation: 1688

You can check OpenStreetMap (OSM) which is OpenSource. It is free alternative to GoogleMaps (so no GoogleEarth 3D features), but you can deploy OSM on your own serwer and use it only in your intranet.

Upvotes: 0

debracey
debracey

Reputation: 6597

Google Earth can actually run disconnected using a cache. The caches can be up to 2GBs in size -- which can actually cover a relatively large area at a reasonable level of detail.

You can make caches with the regular Google Earth client. The caches are compatible with both Google Earth and the Google Earth Javascript plugin. You can make caches with the plugin directly, however its limit is much lower than 2GBs -- I can't remember the exact number off the top of my head.

There are tools out there to make caches. Here's one I've looked at before:

http://bx11.110mb.com/gecacher.htm

-- Dan

Upvotes: 0

Vetsin
Vetsin

Reputation: 2592

Other common mapping solutions, some are free some are not.

  • NASA's WorldWind - Free but poorly documented
  • ArcGis - I believe it costs but is extremely well supported and well documented
  • FalconView - Free but I do not recall its ability to tie in other mapping sources

One of the three should suit your needs quite well. If you're looking for flat maps with street you might check out OpenStreetMap which could work for you also.

Upvotes: 2

Guido Anselmi
Guido Anselmi

Reputation: 3912

I think NASA had a SDK called World Wind...

Yes they do: http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/

Upvotes: 0

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