I downloaded this the other day. It is absolutely FANTASTIC!!!
Type your hometown in the search box and wait a minute. Not only will it zero in on the location, it adds the names of all the surrounding towns.
One question: When I zoom in the image is very fuzzy. As I'm pretty impatient, does this ever get sharper?
I don't think the download took too long. I'm using DSL, and I think I had it in less than 45 minutes.
I highly recommend this one. I'm not very "technical," but World Wind provides some beautiful pictures.
Thanks!
"One question: When I zoom in the image is very fuzzy. As I'm pretty impatient, does this ever get sharper?"
Hello, sorry for the delay in my reply. I'm happy that you're pleased with the program. As to the fuzziness that you refer to, it's probably because you don't have the correct mapset loaded. As an example, if you go to Layer Manager/Images/High Resolution terrain mapped imagery and checkbox the USGS Urban Area Ortho-Imagery box, you will get a mapset that allows you to view urban areas pretty sharply.
I'm still playing around with it and am by no means an expert, but there's a lot "under the surface" in the program that takes a bit of time and playing around with to find and use effectively. For more expert help, you might want to check the "Forum" link in the page above and scan the threads for tips from administrators and other users.