this year.

I read about SkylineGlobe, new world mapping product (a crude way to describe this new breed of program that allows large and small collections of data to be displayed in meaningful global contextual ways — while also finding the closest barito shop) a few months back, and received an email today announcing it had gone open beta. After a quick download and test I’m not overly impressed. It runs in a web-browser, which I think is great for cross-system compatibility, but in its current state the level of detail is to low. It seems their angle is to try and increase 3D objects in mapping programs, while also giving consumers endless ways to modify the product.

At this time I think I’ll stick with Google Earth and the work coming out of Digitally Disturbed for my Earth Surfing needs. SkylineGlobe is a valiant first effort that could be great with some work — and who knows maybe it’s not even aimed at users like myself.