h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi MMZ,

I was looking for something in answer to a question, and searched for Snow Crash and came across your posting.

Maybe you can help.

Maybe you have no interest at all.

Maybe you don't even log on here any more.

Anyway.....in Snow Crash there's a piece of software with a name something like The World, or Planet Earth, or similar. You know the one I mean...it displays any geographic-based information on a zoom-able globe. The question is, does anyone know of such a thing in existence right now? It would be a marvelous interface. Surely enough techies have read the book that at least someone's had a decent go at making one.

Any thoughts?

Cheers

tiptop

Hmmn. Well, the software in question is known as "Earth"... but I'm not sure what exists and what doesn't anymore...

Anyway, seriously: there's probably something, but I ain't got a clue. Sorry I couldn't be of service.

Cheerz,
-Zach