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EVRTH : Virtual Reality Earth Data Visualization using streaming tiled GIBS data

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Overview

This project offers users a real-time globe textured with the latest imagery received from NASA spacecraft. Users areable to manipulate the globe and access scientific data.. Features include:Real and Up to Date Image AccessAccess the latest daily imagery from NASAs Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS)Automatically fetch imagery at the correct level of detail based on globe scale and head distanceAccess imagery acquired at different times in the pastSpin the globe on two axesPosition and scale the globeScrub and animate through imagery over timeVisualize a 3D iso-surface of scientific data (e.g., gravity or water vapor)Visualize scientific data that varies by altitude