World Satellite Image Map Topography and Bathymetry Wall Map
This
stunningly detailed satellite image map of the world is the most accurate
and up to date map of its kind. A multitude of various data sources are
combined to produce this maps unique detail of the planet. Land imagery is based on data collected by NASA's MODIS
satellite instrumentation in August 2004. Ocean bathymetric information is
derived from the RAMP II dataset (Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project
Elevation Model) and GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. Polar
sea ice is based on a combination of MODIS data and observations made by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's AVHRR sensor (Advanced
Very High Resolution Radiometer). In amazing detail you can make out tens of
thousands of the Earth's natural features such as the Grand Canyon in
Arizona or relatively small Ayer's Rock in Australia as well as ocean floor
tectonic plate boundaries. International borders are represented in red
outlines.