Google Earth Alternatives

Google Earth is described as 'Explore Earth's vast landscapes and urban wonders with detailed satellite imagery, offline access, and ad-free experience' and is a leading Map service in the travel & location category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Google Earth for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, iPhone, Android and iPad apps. The best Google Earth alternative is OpenStreetMap, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Earth are Marble, HERE WeGo, NASA World Wind and 2GIS.

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Google Earth alternatives are mainly Map Services, but if you're looking for GPS Navigation Services or Exploration Games you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Windows, Kindle Fire, Linux, Android, Open Source and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Earth.
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  1. Find internet constellation satellites such as the SpaceX Starlink and Oneweb networks on the world map and in your area using augmented reality.

    16 Satellitemap.space alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. 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
     
  3. OffRoad OSM icon
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    Offline desktop map viewer featuring vector OpenStreetMap data, navigation, GPX track import/export, elevation and contour display, customizable map layers, waypoint tools, and efficient handling of large files for outdoor, hiking, or off-road planning and navigation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Earth 3D icon
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    This interactive 3D globe features wonders of the world, political and geographic maps, and weather. Discover a lot of fascinating facts and useful information about our planet! Original and colorful graphics, user-friendly interface and accurate information – this is what Earth...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  5. TransforMap icon
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    TransforMap works towards an online platform for you to visualize the myriads of alternatives to the dominant economic thinking on a single mapping system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Modest Maps icon
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    Modest Maps is a small, extensible, and free library for designers and developers who want to use interactive maps in their own projects. It provides a core set of features in a tight, clean package with plenty of hooks for additional functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Modest Maps as an Alternative to Google Earth
    Roby718
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    this is a library, not an application

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    • Some users think Modest Maps is a great Google Earth alternative, some don't.

    • Modest Maps is Free and Open SourceGoogle Earth is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. Tagzania icon
     2 likes

    Tagzania is an application that helps you saving your places of the world. Using Tagzania you can save the place where you were first kissed, where you were born or where you work. You decide what to save

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Aciqra icon
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    Aciqra (uh-SEE-kruh) is a free and open source virtual sky map and planetarium which tracks and displays astronomical bodies including planets, nebulae and stars to an accuracy of a fraction of a degree for thousands of years into both the future and the past.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  9. QTViewer icon
     1 like

    Libmini is free software that displays geographic terrain data at real-time. This is an example application of integrating libmini in the Qt user interface. The application, the libMini QTViewer, primarily uses libmini viewer functions but provides additional camera control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Abc-Map icon
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    Abc-Map is a tool for processing geographic information that is easy to understand and use.

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Street View – World Explorer transforms your iPhone into a window to the planet. Move from a map to real street-level imagery with a single tap, and experience places as if you’re standing right there. No complicated tools, no clutter—just pure exploration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Map Pad icon
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    Map Pad is an application that turns your maps into notepads. It behaves like a painting application, allowing you to use a variety of brushes to write letters, and draw lines or illustrations on your maps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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