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QGIS 3 plugin meant for adding globe visualization for the current map.

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Globe Builder

codecov.io GPLv2 license

QGIS 3 plugin that is meant for adding globe visualization to the current map using.

Plugin in action

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The plugin is still in beta-development. Please report issues preferably to Issues.

Developed by Gispo Ltd.

Installation instructions

QGIS Plugin

The plugin can be installed trough QGIS Plugins Repository. It can also be installed by downloading a release from this repository:

  1. Download the latest release zip from GitHub releases (above).

  2. Launch QGIS and the plugins menu by selecting Plugins - Manage and Install Plugins from the top menu.

  3. Select the Install from ZIP tab, browse to the zip file you just downloaded, and click Install Plugin!

Usage

The Globe could be added either to the current map or to a layout.

Plugin in layout mode

Gist

There is also a Github Gist that provides the core functionality of the plugin. The usage can be seen in the following gif.

Gist in action

Development

Refer to development instructions.

Licence

This plugin is licenced with GNU Genereal Public License, version 2. This plugin uses OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoding API. The OpenStreetMap data is licensed under ODbL license. This plugin lists Sentinel-2 cloudless as an optional data source. Sentinel-2 cloudless data by by EOX IT Services GmbH (Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2017 & 2018) released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. For commercial usage of Sentinel-2 cloudless please see https://cloudless.eox.at.