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EarthBrowser is an innovative earth simulation that combines an easy to navigate 3-dimensional globe with real-time weather conditions and 7 day forecasts for thousands of locations worldwide. Live earthquakes, webcam images, volcanoes and current cloud formations are also featured. A screen saver option lets it take over your desktop with a gorgeous image when you are away from your computer.

Features include:

  • Amazing 15 meter per pixel resolution worldwide
  • Three high resolution 500m base maps of the earth
  • Satellite overlays updated daily
  • Global weather forecasts for over 17,000 locations
  • Live hurricane and tropical storm tracking
  • A full year of weekly sea surface temperature animations
  • Satellite cloud animations are updated every 3 hours
  • Live earthquake map with magnitudes and links
  • Live ocean buoy data for over 250 buoys
  • Antarctic iceberg tracking
  • Daily fire hotspot display
  • Hundreds of dynamic webcams all over the globe
  • Add and save your own webcams
  • Political borders/Tectonic plate boundaries
  • Over 15,000 volcanoes with links to more information
  • Screen Saver
  • Times in cities of all world time zones
  • Links to facts about countries all over the world
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.2.1:
  • Bug fix to save satellite visibility status and ordering
REQUIREMENTS
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • Adobe AIR (to install the demo)

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Developer:Lunar Software
Downloads:64,338
  - Version d/l:852
Utilities:Screen Savers
License:Shareware
Date:23 Jul 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$19.95
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Nov 19 2009

SYZZYGY  Earthbrowser currently does not work, at least it's not working for me.

It's been working just fine for the past several months.

I wonder if there's a problem with Adobe Air which Earthbrowser uses.

I understand that Adobe Air has been glitchy in the past.

I contacted Earthbrowser's'developer about this issue but so far no reply.  
(Version 3.2.1)

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Jul 23 2009
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THUS.SPAKE.Z  Earthbrowser has come a long way since I first checked out version 3 some time ago, certainly since version 2.

It's now smooth and stable, offers an extremely well rendered earth and has some terrific features i.e. major satellite orbits shown.

It's features are pretty easy to use. Earthbrowser is always interesting, I've never tired of using it.

The developer is quite accessible, being very responsive to input and queries; I've always gotten a prompt reply to questions.

He's another developer who's demonstrated that he really knows what he's doing. He's been around working on Earthbrowser for a goodly number of years and is very dependable and responsible, unlike many who offer their wares here at MacUpdate.  
(Version 3.2.1)

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Feb 3 2009
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STROB  Very nice application. I own v2.10. This new v3 has better controls and has some additional options. However, there is a major difference which is not in-favor of this release. Version 3 uses 110%+ CPU when active and 60-90% while the window has the focus but is idling. Version 2 is much more responsive and efficient only revving up to 80-90% CPU during full animation and dropping down to nothing while idling. While the animation is not completely smooth in the older version it seems to be much more so than v3.

So as of now I can't justify upgrading. Maybe the developer can comment as to why version 3 seems a step backward in performance? Could it be Adobe Air?  
(Version 3.1.1)

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Mar 1 2009

STROB  v3.1.2 will not install due to corrupt Air file.   
(Version 3.1.2)

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Jul 24 2009

THUS.SPAKE.Z  Forgive my ignorance, but so what if Earthbrowser uses over 100% CPU? My MacBook Pro's got a 2.5Ghz processor and I've noticed that EB will often peak at 150+ CPU usage without causing any issues on my Mac and my MBP is not running at very high temps at that point.

When I'm using EarthBrowser, I'm not doing anything else processor intensive at the same time. One is usually focused on EB and not on anything else.

Anyway, where's the problem? What would be a potential problem? Please enlighten me.  
(Version 3.2.1)

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Jan 22 2009

ELPELSO  Version 3.1.1 gives an access -403 error when trying to download ?!?!  
(Version 3.1.1)

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Jan 18 2009
*****

REDNAIL  Truly awesome software from a top notch developer.

3.1 gives you so much more and it's a free upgrade from 3.0.

Many companies would call this 4.0 and charge you for it.

(Looks over at Roxio and shakes fist) ;)  
(Version 3.1)

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May 23 2008
****.

PLASTERPYRUS  I've been using EarthBrowser since it's beginning and I've seen it expand and get better all the time, and yes it is a bit glitchy at the time but the rendering using the New Adobe Air engine is a lot sharper and it's ability to zoom in and out without loosing its sharpness is quite dynamic considering how you can zoom into your location is awesome. I would love to be able to have a tear off window for the controls to be able to drag it to my second monitor and have it completely out of the way much more like pallets in graphic applications. And maybe also include glacier and ice-flow information from year to year. Anyway good work just keep on going it's an enjoyable ride that will just keep getting better with time.  
(Version 3.0.2)

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May 8 2008

TANKKNIGHT  This is really cool and fun to watch. Unfortunately it glitches and drags on my Quad G5 so I can't buy into it.   
(Version 3.0.1)

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May 2 2008

HELIOS9  I've been using Earthbrowser for a number of years and find it always fascinating and enjoyable.

The new version seems to have an expanded range of options, but I found version 3 rather glitchy and not at all as smooth running as version 2. But I expect any problems will be addressed in later versions.

Quite frankly, I find version 2 has a more well defined and graphically bolder rendering of Earth; I prefer that one and will likely just keep using my copy of version 2. I burned a dmg onto a CD for safe keeping, as well as put a copy onto my external hard drive for safe keeping.

There is a $10 off purchase price for upgrades, at $19.95.

You just click where it says "Upgrade Discount For v2.x Users" at the top of the purchase form at the Earthbrowser website, and enter your version 2 reg number and email address.  
(Version 3.0)

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May 2 2008

SLOB  First off, this seems to be a full price upgrade at no reduction. Next, you have to download, via a browser, Adobe Air to your system. This so you can then download the Earthbrowser software.

I put up with this out of curiosity, launched and found all my favorites unavailable with no obvious way to access them, no 'import settings' or anything I could find in the windows type menus.

Back to 2.11 and that's it from now on I guess.. but at least 2.11 still works.  
(Version 3.0)

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Apr 30 2008

THOMAS_U  Download is defunct, at least w/ Safari 3.1.1.  
(Version 3.0)

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Apr 30 2008

MATT GIGER  You will need Flash version 9 installed. EarthBrowser 3.0 is based on Adobe AIR.  
(Version 3.0)

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May 1 2008

THOMAS_U  I have both installed, latest versions. No EB-download!  
(Version 3.0)

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