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ww2d, better than google earth
WW2D is an Open Source Java replacement for Google Earth. It is not quite as good yet, but it is very close. The biggest defect at present is that the maps are not nearly as detailed - quality maps probably cost a lot and this is an Open Source project.
It makes the case that Google could have saved a lot of money by writing their application in Java, making it available on all platforms inlcuding Linux simultaneously.
In any case, we now have a nice tool to hack on.
Via Sun Mink
Posted at 09:59AM Apr 02, 2006 [permalink/trackback] by Henry Story in Java | Comments[2]
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Posted by Dalibor Topic on April 02, 2006 at 04:36 PM CEST #
Maps.google.com appear to have the same access to highly detailed maps from Google Earth. Perhaps WW2D could find a way to utilize these maps into their frontend? This web-based version is quite cross platform, much more so than, say iTunes. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, Apple!
Posted by Wes Williams on April 02, 2006 at 10:48 PM CEST #