A detailed overview of SkylineGlobe titled, "SkylineGlobe: A Whole New World" was written (we linked to it) in June by Adena Schutzberg from Directions magazine. To put it mildly, Adena is a true guru in this space and I think we can summarize that she was impressed with her sneak preview of the product. Since then, we've been checking the site on a regular basis to see if/when the software would become available. Well, in the past few days or so, the service has gone live. It appears that the beta is U.S. only at this time.
A small gallery of images is available here. The clarity of the images is impressive.
+ Search by US City, Address, Businesses, Lat, Long, Driving Directions
Location to Address feature.
Mail location
Snapshot of 3D Image
++ Rotate Images
Add:
+ Traffic Cameras (DC Metro only)
+ Roads
+ Weather
+ Analysis Tools (distance, vertical distance, etc.)
+ Build your own photo album
Several versions of Skyline Globe (it's a plug-in for IE and Firefox) are available from free to:
- SkylineGlobe Pro
- SkylineGlobe Business Solution
- SkylineGlobe Integrator Solution
- SkylineGlobe Local Government Solution
- Skyline Enterprise Solution
Requirements:
Firefox or IE
Windows (Sorry Mac people)
+ SkylineGlobe’s parent, Skyline Software has been around for many years. In fact, we recently posted about a virtual tour of Mt. Everest using Skyline technology. This post also links to a News.com article that notes that Skyline is currently involved in a patent lawsuit vs. Google that is set for trial in the next couple of months.
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