With the OpenWebGlobe SDK you can create your own virtual globe applications. You can develop your new application in your favorite language like C++, C#, Visual Basic, Python.
The WebViewer is a port of the OpenWebGlobe SDK to Javascript/WebGL.
OpenWebGlobe SDK is created by the Geomatics Engineering departement at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland.
http://wiki.openwebglobe.org/doku.php?id=webgl
WebViewer requires a modern web browser that supports WebGL. There's a good guide to finding one for your platform at http://learningwebgl.com/blog/?p=11.
Once you have a suitable browser, visit source/demos/02_WorldDemo/demo.html to
see a demonstration.
WebViewer is compiled with Google's Closure Compiler and uses Google's Closure Library. The compiler produces an optimized, minified Javascript file containing all the WebViewer code.
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Install Python (2.6 or 2.7) if you don't have it already. You can get python at http://www.python.org/ You also need Java installed for the closure compiler. On windows you may have to adjust the Python Path in "scripts/setup.bat".
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Go into the scripts directory and start "download_external.py". This will download all required external files.
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If you are using the Komodo Editor or IDE, you can download the Komodo integration. Go into the scripts directory and start "download_komodo_integration.py". This works for Windows/Linux and MacOS X. You can get Komodo editor here: Komodo Editor
For security reasons CORS must be used when downloading textures. During development this can be annoying. When using Firefox you can disable "security.fileuri.strict_origin_policy" in about:config and you can install the addon "Force CORS" from here: Force CORS AddOn
The i3D OpenWebGlobe SDK is
Copyright (c) 2011 University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. Institute of Geomatics Engineering.
See the file LICENSE for details.