Tag: DESKTOPEARTH

EarthDesk is a program that puts a map of the world on your Windows or Mac PC's desktop. It includes a number of rendering options, such as optional true cloud coverage downloads (at configurable transparency levels) and configurable moonlight for nighttime areas. You can also choose between different map projections, everything from a true round globe to a rectangular map. EarthDesk is unique in ...

Desktop Earth is an oldie, but a real goodie. It allowed you to display a globe or map on your desktop that would move according to the time, either keeping your location centered with light changing to show the relative position of the sun, or showing from the sun's perspective with the earth rotating or moving by. While very cool, Desktop Earth is extremely long in the tooth. Luckily, a new ...