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

Overview Maps

Map Theme Preview Description
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.
Plain Map TODO A simple version of the Atlas theme without topography.

Street Maps

These maps are optimized for high zoom levels, showing many details on the street and city level. Some of them provide good country and even continent or space views, but that's not their primary area of use. Need to find a route? Do you like hiking or biking? Want to explore the neighborhood? Pick one of these maps.

Map Theme Preview Description
OpenStreetMap

The famous OpenStreetMap Mapnik layer. A general purpose map with useful information for the most common use cases. The map is identical to that shown on openstreetmap.org.

Osmarender
OpenCycleMap OpenStreetMap data presented for bikers.
OSM Hike & Bike A map theme optimized for hiking and biking, based on OpenStreetMap data

Educational Maps

Map Theme Preview Description
Historical Map 1689 TODO A historical world map from the year 1689 created by G. van Schagen in Amsterdam.
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