Application of Virtual Globes in Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5877672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rahul Rakshit (Clark University), Yelena Ogneva‐himmelberger (0000-0003-1256-7082, Clark University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1995-2010 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geography Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00165.x |
| OpenAlex | W2031960250 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The advent of virtual globes and online mapping has generated interest in spatial representations of data among many non-geographic communities, including educators and researchers who have very little to no expertise in geospatial technologies. In this article, we give a state-of-the-art survey of existing virtual globes and review the existing teaching applications related to them. We focus on the four most popular virtual globes (Google Earth; NASA World Wind; Microsoft Virtual Earth Earth; and Skyline Globe), illustrating their various applications and comparing their capabilities, with a particular emphasis on educational aspects. We also explain the distinction between the virtual globes and various online mapping applications, such as Google Maps mash-ups
Archaeology · Data science · Geography · Geospatial analysis · Globe · Multimedia · Remote sensing · Skyline · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Data Management and Algorithms · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2010 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |