Description
Based on the amazing sphere.js plugin of Sam Hasler, jquery.earth3d.js is an open source jquery ui plugin which will allow you to emulate a 3d earth (or any planet actually) on canvas. I also added some functionalities I needed for my pet project.
Here are the main functionalities provided so far:
- Change the map texture (you can change it to mars for example), along with the tiling
- Change the rotation axis (tilt, turn)
- Change the size
- Change the default rotation speed
- Smooth mouse drag: you can rotate the earth with your mouse, it will smoothly return to the normal speed
- Render locations by indicating spherical coordinates
- Draw paths between these locations
- Draw and update flights following paths
- Location and flights are clickable and entirely customizable
- It works on mobile
Licence
jquery.earth3d.js is, as the sphere.js plugin, under MIT licence.
Authors
Additional credits
Roger Cook and Don Shanosky for the plain icon, on
thenounproject.
