Marble Portable - Explore the Earth in an Intuitive Environment
Marble Portable is a 3D globe and atlas application that lets you explore the Earth in an intuitive environment. It is a lightweight and totally portable application that is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. It can measure distances, create routes (car, bicycle and on foot), search for a place, open route data from KML files, and view details about a location on the map.
It also allows you to create bookmarks and copy geographic coordinates from the map. It also offers a range of features that you can use to enhance your trip, such as the ability to activate weather forecasts, activate or deactivate clouds, and add important tags.
The program is also capable of rendering popular stars constellations in the night sky.
A Virtual Globe and World Atlas that is versatile, yet easy to use, Marble is an excellent choice for students, travelers or anyone else who needs a fast and lightweight atlas tool. Its features include standard flat and Mercator maps, world atlas levels, street level OpenStreetMap, and a variety of other interesting options.
Most importantly, it can help you find your way in the world. Marble has a plethora of city and street-level maps, which can be used to calculate pedestrian, bike or motorcar routes in a seamless way.
The application is available in a number of different formats, including a standalone version for Windows and a Linux-based portable package. The program is a bit of a chameleon that can easily be customized to fit your personal needs.