Satellite Imagery: Pre-Beta Release of “Experimental Release” of TruEarth TruViewer
Uses TruEarth 15-meter imagery dataset based on TerraMetrics’ TerraBlocks.
Satellite imagery + 3D rendering. TerraMetrics has been in business since 1998. According to the company, look for these features coming to TruViewer:

+ Topography shaded relief — to clearly see the structure of landforms
+ Land ocean matting — to clearly isolate island and coastal features of landmasses
+ The TruEarth® 30-meter dataset — a near-global backup resource to the 15-meter imagery that provides coverage where cloudcover or other disturbances affect the 15-meter basemap viewability
+ The TruEarth® 1km dataset family of imagery
+ Custom color controls — Yes, no static imagery here… you will be able to modify the TruEarth® color balance to suit your preference
+ Display of cursor latitude-longitude coordinates

See Also: Land Cover Database Details State of the Land: Lower 48 described with Census-like accuracy

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