Re: next generation of Sky in Google Earth

From: Alasdair Allan <aa-at-astro.ex.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:54:27 +0000


Roy,

> I am also interested in using Google/WWT imagery to mashup as part
> of a VO application (Vim). What I would like is a cutout (~100
> pixel) service that comes back fast with the color imagery for ~50
> positions. I already have a cutout service that uses original FITS
> and accurate re-projection, but it is slow. And the Google API
> simply brings up a map browser, and I don't think I can make ~50
> tiny map browsers all in bed together. What would be good is a
> service that simply returns a cutout or an image tile.

You can do this directly, this is exactly what I did for (one of the two) version of Google Sky on the iPod touch... see here,

   http://www.dailyack.com/2007/12/hacking-mapsapp-on-iphone.html

Al. Received on 2008-01-22Z14:57:29