EarthKAM Explorer provides web-based 3D exploration of satellite images taken by middle school students through the ISS EarthKAM program. It is an accessible, compelling, and social experience. EarthKAM Explorer supports the Leap Motion controller for hand-gesture input, and is written in JavaScript using Cesium, an open-source WebGL virtual globe and map, so it runs in a browser without a plugin. Run EarthKAM Explorer in Chrome or Firefox: http://cesiumspaceapp.cloudapp.net/

This project is solving the Earth From Space challenge.

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Description

Use Chrome or Firefox to run:

Select a mission to see the ISS orbit during that mission and polygons showing where all the images were taken. Select a polygon to fly to it and see the image, ISS location at that time, and related data. Also, follow the ISS in orbit, filter by school, and post to twitter.

EarthKAM Explorer supports the Leap Motion controller for hand-gesture input as shown below (use this url).

EarthKAM Explorer was created in a weekend by developers from Analytical Graphics, Inc: @bagnell, @hpinkos, @mramato, @pjcozzi, and @shunter.

Videos

• Video for Global Judging
• Our presentation in Philadelphia
• Using the Leap Motion controller with EarthKAM Explorer
• Work-in-progress on Saturday night

Check out the code on GitHub:

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Project Information

License: Apache License, Version 2.0
Source Code/Project URL: https://github.com/AnalyticalGraphicsInc/EarthKAMExplorer

Resources

Cesium - open-source WebGL virtual globe and map - http://cesium.agi.com/
EarthKAM Explorer App (run in Chrome or Firefox) - http://cesiumspaceapp.cloudapp.net/
EarthKAM Explorer mention in a Technical.ly Philly article - http://technical.ly/philly/2013/04/23/nasa-space-apps-philadelphia/