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| '''Marble is powerful virtual globe and world map.''' | | '''Marble is powerful virtual globe and world map.''' | ||
It is part of the [http://edu.kde.org KDE Education Project]. | |||
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[[Image:marble_welcome.png|500px|center]] | |||
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For a short introduction into '''Marble''' you might want to have a look at the | For a short introduction into '''Marble''' you might want to have a look at the | ||
[http://developer.kde.org/~tackat/marble-akademy2009.pdf slides of our presentation about Marble] at [http://www.grancanariadesktopsummit.org Akademy / GCDS 2009]. | [http://developer.kde.org/~tackat/marble-akademy2009.pdf slides of our presentation about Marble] at [http://www.grancanariadesktopsummit.org Akademy / GCDS 2009]. | ||
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==Features== | ==Features== | ||
* You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads | * You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads | ||
* A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article | * A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article | ||
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==Screenshots== | ==Screenshots== | ||
[[Image:Marble_streetmap.jpg|thumb|500px|center|''Streetmap of Linköping in Sweden'']] | [[Image:Marble_streetmap.jpg|thumb|500px|center|''Streetmap of Linköping in Sweden'']] | ||
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* [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/marble/index.html '''Marble''' Handbook] | * [http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/marble/index.html '''Marble''' Handbook] | ||
==Weblinks== | |||
* [http://edu.kde.org/marble '''Marble''' homepage] | |||
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
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Marble is powerful virtual globe and world map.
It is part of the KDE Education Project. |
For a short introduction into Marble you might want to have a look at the slides of our presentation about Marble at Akademy / GCDS 2009.
There's also a YouTube-video of the first 10 minutes available. The full video can be downloaded here.
Features
- You can pan and zoom around and you can look up places and roads
- A mouse click on a place label will provide the respective Wikipedia article
- You can measure distances between locations
- It offers different thematic maps: A classroom-style topographic map, a satellite view, street map, earth at night and temperature and precipitation maps. All maps include a custom map key, so it can also be used as an educational tool for use in class-rooms
- For educational purposes you can also change date and time and watch how the starry sky and the twilight zone on the map change
- Supports multiple projections: Choose between a Flat Map ("Plate carré"), Mercator or the Globe
- Promotes the usage of free maps
Screenshots
