A Virtual Earth is a virtual world on the basis of real earth data that is collected via satellite imagery. Other synonym for this kind of virtuality exist: Paraverse, Metaverse, Parallel World or Mirror World.
A virtual version of planet earth where informations gathered over the internet lifetime are made available through connecting to its geographical location.
Therefore the regional search for goods and services is enhanced in a tremendous way.
There are two prominent competitors in this sector:
Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth
The future will show the potential of earth information used virtually...
Virtual Earths
| Developer | RCE | Status | Remark | |
| Google Earth | No | Released | - | |
| Microsoft Virtual Earth | Microsoft | No | Released | - |
