Marble/MapThemes

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One of the core features of Marble is the support for different maps (map themes in Marble speak) and different planets. Each of them can be viewed in different projections: Make the planet look like a globe using the Spherical projection or view it like a printed map in the Mercator projection.

Planet Choices

Map Theme Choices

Map Theme Preview Description
OpenStreetMap TODO The famous OpenStreetMap Mapnik layer
Atlas TODO A classic topographic map. It uses vector lines to mark coastlines, country borders etc. and a height relief.
Satellite View TODO Earth as seen from space with sun illumination.
Earth at Night TODO Earth as seen from space without sun illumination.
Historical Map 1689 TODO A historical world map from the year 1689 created by G. van Schagen in Amsterdam.
Plain Map TODO A simple version of the Atlas theme without topography.
Precipitation (month) TODO Colors indicate the precipitation in the given month
Temperature (month) TODO Colors indicate the average temperature in the given month

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Map Theme Linux (KDE) Mac, Windows Maemo (N900)
OpenStreetMap Packaged Packaged Packaged
Atlas Packaged Packaged Marble Maps package

Projection Choices

Spherical Projection Flat Map Projection Mercator Projection
Example
Common Usage Distant view, measuring large distances Distant view Close view