EarthDesk replaces your Mac and Windows static desktop wallpaper with real-time, beautiful maps of the world with correct sun and moon illumination. EarthDesk uses the same Atlas database technology as Time Palette, providing the application with detailed geographical and time zone information for 10,000 cities throughout the world.
EarthDesk for Mac OS and Windows
Download free trial (Watermark) version of EarthDesk for Windows and Download EarthDesk for Mac OS X. EarthDesk File Size 28.1 MB. EarthDesk Website
EarthDesk gives you numerous options for configuring the map images placed on your desktop. EarthDesk allows you to choose from eleven different projections of earths political and satellite maps. Earthdesk automatically conforms its maps to the aspect ratio of your screen, for a perfect fit with adjustable zoom control.
EarthDesk Maps can be centered on a city, so that the map remains stationary while the sun and moon move. Alternatively, the map center may be locked to the position of the sun or moon so that the shadow remains fixed, while the map moves. For example, by centering on the subsolar point, the map will move throughout the day so as to keep the sun in the center of the screen, as in this Azimuthal projection.
Unique to EarthDesk is accurate rendering of moonlight on the Living Earth satellite map. To create this stunning effect, the phase of the moon and reflectiveness of the Earth's surface are used to determine correct coloring of the image.
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