cartography
type: Concept
narrower: virtual globes

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: virtual globes

virtual globes
type: Concept
broader: cartography
definition: A virtual globe is a computer software that allows interaction with a three-dimensional (3D) representation of Earth or another world. Virtual globes belong to a group of applications collectively termed geobrowsers, which include modern Web-based dynamic maps. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Virtual Globes]