Three-dimensional digital globe that uses a spherical screen can display the time series of Earth and planetary science data, and space science data in 3D. The usage of it has been limited in large-scale science museums because the system is complicated, and costs many resources. A digital globe system, Dagik Earth, has been developed to utilize it for various purposes with low cost. Dagik Earth consists of 1) computer 2) PC projector 3) spherical screen, and 4) controller. Various sizes of spherical screens from 8cm to 16m, and various types of controllers, such as track-ball, touch-pad, and game-controllers can be used for Dagik Earth. Three types of digital globe software have been developed. “Chikyu Kuru Kuru (CKK)” is used on PCs with Windows and Mac. “Dagik earth On the Web (DOW)”is executed on Web browsers on various devices.“Dagik Earth Appli” is for iPad tablet device. Using these software, Dagik Earth can be used with various type of computers including tablet PCs and smart phones. All of these three Dagik Earth software use a common set of data and image files. The set of data and image files consist of 1) surface map image files, 2) caption image files, and 3) configuration files. Users of Dagik Earth can create and present their own set of files. Dagik Earth enables to utilize digital globe in classrooms and science exhibition for which the conventional large-scale digital globe cannot be used.
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