Worldmaps to view the planet in 3D?

[WidowMakers]

I have used this in the past to get me 3D earth shots and renders.

WORLD WIND by NASA
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/manual.html

Basically it can take many different images and map them to the earth (low and high rez stuff) I used it to help make the Canada map (see my albums)

I am trying to figure out where and how to upload image tiles but I know you can.

Here is a screen shot.

EDIT: There are TONS of different tiles you can place over the earth. (weather, clouds, sea, elevation, climate, population. TONS of stuff). You can also (i think import NON earth images and they will respond the same. Might be a neat way to develop a very cool new planet.

[Redrobes]

Interesting thread and good to see Ansium getting some planetary treatment

One could, for example, zoom in and use AltSurface with VirtualTextures to display the regional maps which individuals have been creating.

You might be interested in this movie then...
http://www.viewing.ltd.uk/Temp/CG/VD_Demo2/Movie1.avi

WORLD WIND

I have a project I am part of where we would like to export some high res (I mean really really high res) map in both ViewingDale format and in World Wind. In fact NASA have already agreed to host the map for us on their servers so WorldWind is a given really and in any case thats a good choice.

I am presented with this 'dstile' ??? How big an image can it handle and can it do tiles of a bit map so that they all line up. Do you have some experience with this aspect of WW ? I suppose I should really say that the full size of the map is so big I would have no chance at all of holding it in one image. Its multi gig size. So I guess I really need a tiled solution.