Geosphere

sourceforge project site. The source code and documentation can also be found there.


The geosphere applet is a versatile Java applet which displays a model of the earth that can be used to either display a set of interactive points or to provide a means for the web user to specify a latitude and longitude (or both).

Points displayed on the globe can invoke actions when selected by the user. The action could be to load a URL in the browser or to invoke a javascript function defined in the web page HTML.

The globe has an extensive set of optional parameters that control its behavior and appearance.

Here is an example of the globe used to display a set of interactive points:

You need Java to see Globe Applet.

Double click on a point to select it. Press to zoom out.

Here is an example of the globe used to input coordinates:

You need Java to see Globe Applet.

Here are some normal input fields for a web form. Use the applet button to select coordinates and fill in the form. Use the right mouse button to zoom. Latitude: Longitude:

Finally, here's a version of the applet with the points broken up into groups:

You need Java to see Globe Applet.

Display Group 1: Display Group 2: Display Group 3: Double click on a point to select it. Press reset to zoom out.

To use the applet in your own web pages, download it from the sourceforge project site. The source code and documentation can also be found there.

Geosphere is released under the BSD license.