Flash Earth AlternativesMap Services and other similar apps like Flash Earth

Flash Earth is described as 'Site that lets you compare the satellite imagery offered by NASA, Yahoo Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth and more' and is a Map service in the travel & location category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Flash Earth, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Windows Mobile apps. The best Flash Earth alternative is Google Earth. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Google Earth or Zoom Earth. Other great sites and apps similar to Flash Earth are NASA World Wind, SAS.Planet, GMap.NET and Mapline.

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  1. Google Earth icon

    Google Earth

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    Explore Earth from space to sea with detailed satellite imagery, 3D buildings, and ad-free service. Save toured places, share them, and explore offline all points of interest around the globe.

    53 Google Earth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
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    • Most users think Google Earth is a great Flash Earth alternative.

    • Google Earth is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Flash Earth.

    • Google Earth is the most popular free alternative to Flash Earth.

    • Google Earth is Free Personal and ProprietaryFlash Earth is Free and Proprietary
  4. Marble icon

    Marble

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    Marble is a Virtual Globe and World Atlas that you can use to learn more about Earth: 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.

    42 Marble alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
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    • Marble is the most popular Open Source alternative to Flash Earth.

    • Marble is Free and Open SourceFlash Earth is Free and Proprietary
    • Marble is Privacy focusedFlash Earth is not according to our users
  5. NASA World Wind icon

    NASA World Wind

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    World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.

    16 NASA World Wind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. SAS.Planet icon

    SAS.Planet

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    This program allows work with any maps service if you can describe getting picture by longitude/latitude(if you want you can write config file or simplepascal script to describe how obtain needle photos).

    32 SAS.Planet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Yahoo photos as map + Panoramio/Wikimapia as layers
     
  7. GMap.NET icon

    GMap.NET

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    GMap.NET is great and Powerful, Free, cross platform, open source .NET control. Enable use routing, geocoding, directions and maps from Google, Yahoo!, Bing, OpenStreetMap, ArcGIS, Pergo, SigPac, Yandex, Mapy.cz, Maps.lt, iKarte.

    43 GMap.NET alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
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  9. Mapline icon

    Mapline

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    Maximize the use of your Excel spreadsheet data. Make mapping the easiest. Transform Excel data into visual analysis. We lead in data simplification and presentation. We are committed to deliver the tools needed to outpace competition.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  10. Spectator icon

    Spectator

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    Spectator simplifies access to satellite imagery from NASA, ESA and other providers. It gives you access to images archives, but also tracks satellites in real-time to give you information about next image acquisition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Urthecast icon

    Urthecast

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    UrtheCast is developing the world's first near realtime HD Earth video stream, via two cameras mounted aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Earth Browser icon

    Earth Browser

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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, hurricanes, webcams, volcanoes and cloud animations are just some of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Earth Browser is the most popular commercial alternative to Flash Earth.

    • Earth Browser is Paid and ProprietaryFlash Earth is Free and Proprietary
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    MapSphere

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    MapSphere is a manageable way to view and organize geographical data of different kind. This might be raster maps and satellite imagery from various sources, your own information received from GPS, tracks of your friends, whatever you want.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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