Looking back even two centuries ago, it is amazing how well the people of this world managed to map out the shapes and elevations of the planet, without any form of aircraft, without any means of getting far enough away from the planet to look down upon it. The accuracy of these early plots is really rather stunning, as the mitten of Michigan is shaped very closely to what we see with the new, aerial maps. This type of dedication to the quest for learning about every single inch of the earth, no matter how huge and seemingly hopeless the task may be, is the same type of hard earned information which allows Global Mapper to do its job so well.
Satellite maps are some of the most advanced and precise maps ever created, and this is because the keen eye of the satellite is able to pick out a single cellular phone, or millions of them actually, from literally 10,000 square miles of earth. Satellites are used for everything from meteorology to the US Missile Defense System, and far beyond. Matching this technology with GIS and with the years and years worth of actual trekking and hands on research and measurement work that has been done and stored on the web, there is literally nothing that can’t be done.
Satellite maps created with Global Mapper are able to be overlapped with many other types of information, measurements, graphics, and digital images, creating a unique and flawless result with each piece that the user attempts. Wherever information is either sketchy or unavailable, this powerful software reaches into its own database, where it has elevation, mass, and topical information stored for every inch of the planet, guaranteeing the most broadly accurate and complete map production possible. Great for the professional, the college student, or any grade in high school.