Visualize the Planet

3D Earth modeling, climate data visualization, GIS tools, terrain mapping, and planetary science resources. See the world in ways you never imagined.

3D Earth Tools

Google Earth Pro (Free)

The gold standard for virtual globe exploration. Fly anywhere on Earth. Historical imagery going back decades. Measure distances, create tours, export KML. Incredible for education and research.

NASA Worldview

Real-time satellite imagery of Earth. See fires, hurricanes, smoke plumes, and weather patterns as they happen. Over 1,000 data layers. worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov

Cesium

Open-source 3D geospatial platform. Build your own Earth visualization applications. Used by government and military. cesium.com

ArcGIS Earth

Esri's 3D globe for GIS professionals. Import shapefiles, KML, and web services. Terrain analysis, line-of-sight, viewshed. Free for basic use.

Climate Visualization

Climate Reanalyzer

University of Maine's real-time climate dashboard. Global temperature anomalies, sea surface temperatures, jet stream. The site climate scientists actually use. climatereanalyzer.org

NOAA Climate.gov

Official US climate data. Historical records, projections, drought monitor, sea level data. Authoritative and free. climate.gov

Carbon Map

Interactive visualization of CO2 emissions by country, sector, and time. See who emits what and how it's changed. carbonmap.org

Windy.com

Beautiful real-time weather visualization. Wind, temperature, precipitation, waves, air quality, radar. The weather app for weather nerds. windy.com

GIS Resources

QGIS (Free)

The most powerful free GIS software. Create maps, analyze spatial data, manage geodatabases. Rivals ArcGIS for most tasks. Open source. qgis.org

OpenStreetMap

Wikipedia for maps. Community-built, free to use. Complete street-level data for the world. The base layer for thousands of applications. openstreetmap.org

USGS National Map

Free US topographic maps, elevation data, hydrography, land cover, and imagery. Download high-resolution data for any location. nationalmap.gov

Mapbox

Developer platform for custom maps. Beautiful cartography, 3D terrain, satellite imagery. Free tier for developers. Powers maps in thousands of apps. mapbox.com

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