3D World Atlas
Encyclopedia
3D World Atlas is a virtual globe
program developed by the Cosmi Corporation
. At Version 2.1, it is one of the leading atlas programs, along with other 3D atlas exploring programs such as Google Earth
.
in 1999. It was programmed by Ron Paludan and the research was done by Eve Paludan. Information came from the 1999 World Factbook
by the Central Intelligence Agency
and the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
globe, thousands of tables and charts, national flags, and a world clock. The software also includes distance measuring and in-depth information on every country, including independence days, government types, and such. There are many tools you can use on the program. These all perform basic tasks helping the viewer in understanding the world. A zoom feature allows you to zoom into countries, and lists major cities, a print option allows you to print the current display of a page, and a find button allows you to find any city, country, river, lake, or continent within seconds.
Other features include the ability to copy the current view onto the clipboard
, where it can by displayed by pasting it on an image program such as Microsoft Paint
, thematic maps, charts, and clocks that all allow you to customize the area, an "Earth shadow" feature which creates a shadow on the Earth if you are on 3D, and a 2D feature that allows you to see the Earth from a map perspective. The program also allows you to retrieve the coordinates of any point on Earth by hovering your mouse over the location you wish to know.
Virtual globe
A virtual globe is a 3D software model or representation of the Earth or another world. A virtual globe provides the user with the ability to freely move around in the virtual environment by changing the viewing angle and position. Compared to a conventional globe, virtual globes have the...
program developed by the Cosmi Corporation
Cosmi Corporation
Cosmi Corporation , is a United States computer software company.Cosmi Corporation was established in 1982. It published several titles for many Personal Computer systems such as the Commodore 64 and IBM PC....
. At Version 2.1, it is one of the leading atlas programs, along with other 3D atlas exploring programs such as Google Earth
Google Earth
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
.
History
3D World Atlas was created by the Cosmi CorporationCosmi Corporation
Cosmi Corporation , is a United States computer software company.Cosmi Corporation was established in 1982. It published several titles for many Personal Computer systems such as the Commodore 64 and IBM PC....
in 1999. It was programmed by Ron Paludan and the research was done by Eve Paludan. Information came from the 1999 World Factbook
The World Factbook
The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...
by the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
and the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Features
As an atlas software, the 3D World Atlas has many features. These include, but are not limited to, world maps on a three dimensional3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
globe, thousands of tables and charts, national flags, and a world clock. The software also includes distance measuring and in-depth information on every country, including independence days, government types, and such. There are many tools you can use on the program. These all perform basic tasks helping the viewer in understanding the world. A zoom feature allows you to zoom into countries, and lists major cities, a print option allows you to print the current display of a page, and a find button allows you to find any city, country, river, lake, or continent within seconds.
Other features include the ability to copy the current view onto the clipboard
Clipboard (software)
The clipboard is a software facility that can be used for short-term data storage and/or data transfer between documents or applications, via copy and paste operations...
, where it can by displayed by pasting it on an image program such as Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Paint
Paint is a simple graphics painting program that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often referred to as MS Paint or Microsoft Paint...
, thematic maps, charts, and clocks that all allow you to customize the area, an "Earth shadow" feature which creates a shadow on the Earth if you are on 3D, and a 2D feature that allows you to see the Earth from a map perspective. The program also allows you to retrieve the coordinates of any point on Earth by hovering your mouse over the location you wish to know.