XGLOBE & XPLANET MAPS

These files are jpeg versions of maps that are appropriate for use with the freely developed linux applications xglobe and xplanet. Each of these programs are uniquely developed and have features which make them of interest for different reasons. Please refer to the application home pages for information on using JPEG maps with the software. In some cases, conversion from JPEG to toher graphic formats may be necessary.

Click here to go straight to the maps!

Each map set consists of a 200x100 "thumbnail" image, a 400x200 very low resolution image, a 800x400 "standard" resolution image, and a high resolution image of up to 1600x800 pixels. There are also super-hi-res images of up to 2400x1200 pixels. Most map sets avialable here are copyright free with the exception of images identified as "earth_xxx.jpg". These maps are Living Earth Images and are copyrighted by Living Earth, Inc.

In general, the following table can be used to correlate map resolution with display resolution (remember that the projection application may not fill the entire height of the screen by default):

If display resolution is...	Use a map resolution of...
<= 640x480 pixels <= 256 colors	Very Low Resolution
640x480 - 800x600 pixels 256 - 16M colors 1024x768 pixels/256 colors	Standard Resolution
1024x768 - 1280x1024 pixels 64K - 16M colors	High Resolution
Other resolutions	Click here first - then - email121112111211: xglobe@radcyberzine.com

The Maps

Special thanks to Thorsten Scheuermann and his fine work on xglobe.

Special thanks to Hari Nair for his work on xplanet.

Thanks also to RAD Cyberzine for offering the web space and high-speed connection for this page.

Suggestions? xglobe@radcyberzine.com.

True-color maps

	400 x 200	800 x 400	1600 x 800
The Earth Map is a photo-realistic color representation of the earth.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1600 x 800
The Biosphere Map has a bluish-green ocean and very realistic color representation of land.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1280 x 640
The CAIDA (Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis) Map has a green ocean and color representation of land that represents a realistic probability of color based on relative altitude.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1280 x 640
This is a black and white representation of the CAIDA color map (actually, it is an altitude representation of the CAIDA color map).

False-color maps

	400 x 200	800 x 400	1200 x 600
The Altitude Map has a white ocean and false-color representation of land that represents relative altitude.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1440 x 720
The Depths Map has a false-color (albeit somewhat approximate of actual color) representation of land elevations and ocean depths.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1440 x 720
The MGGD Map (similar to the Depths Map) has a false-color representation of land elevations and ocean depths.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1600 x 800
The Rainfall Map is a false-color representation of rainfall across the globe. NOTE: This map has be manually altered above 80N and below 80S to fill in missing data on the north and south poles.
	400 x 200	800 x 400	1200 x 600
The Simple Grid Map has a blue ocean, green land with black water boundaries and black longitude/lattitude grid-lines.

Super-hi-res maps

2400 x 1200
hires biosphere

2400 x 1200

Xglobe/Xplanet Maps Web Page v0.2h
Last Updated: 8 Sept 2002 18:21 EST

Revision History:
0.2i - updated xglobe links (8 Nov 02)
0.2h - updated xplanet links (8 Sep 02)
0.2g - removed "photo_xxx.jpg" (2 May 00)
0.2f - added xplanet information (14 Jun 99)
0.2e - expanded copyright information (2 Apr 99)
0.2d - added super-high resolution images
0.2c - added earth_xxx.jpg images
0.2b - more complete copyright information