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"The Google Earth Enterprise Client (EC) is required to connect to Earth Server and view 3D globes. This client is not open-sourced; but will continue to be maintained by the Google Earth Team."

That's a shame.

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So what did they open source, exactly?

The server.

Fusion Server - imports and 'fuses' imagery, vector and terrain source data in to a single flyable 3D globe or 2D map.

GEE Server - Apache or Tornado-based server which hosts the private globes built by Fusion.

GEE Portable - A disconnected globe that allows you to access your data in a local-server configuration

It would be nice if they opened the protocol specs up. But I'm happy to have a professionally maintained client binary signed by google. Much easier to get it distributed.

https://github.com/google/earthenterprise/wiki/Google-Earth-...

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