Globe Builder
===========

QGIS 3 plugin that is meant for adding globe visualization to the current map using.

![Plugin in action](/images/screenshots/geocoding1.gif?raw=true "Plugin in action")

Inspired by these blog posts by 
[statsmapsnpix](http://www.statsmapsnpix.com/2019/09/globe-projections-and-insets-in-qgis.html)
and [Gispo](https://www.gispo.fi/en/blog/the-power-of-community-30daymapchallenge/).


The plugin is still in beta-development. Please report issues preferably to Issues.

**Developed by [Gispo Ltd.](https://www.gispo.fi/en/home/)**

## Installation instructions
### QGIS Plugin
The plugin can be installed trough QGIS Plugins Repository. It can also be installed by downloading a release from this 
repository:

1. Download the latest release zip from GitHub releases (above).

2. Launch QGIS and the plugins menu by selecting Plugins - Manage and Install Plugins from the top menu.

3. Select the Install from ZIP tab, browse to the zip file you just downloaded, and click Install Plugin!

## Gist
There is also a Github [Gist](https://gist.github.com/Joonalai/7b8693ef904df75cb15cb9af0e82c032) that 
provides the core functionality of the plugin. The usage can be seen in the following gif.

![Gist in action](/images/screenshots/globe_view_gist.gif?raw=true "Gist in action")

## Licence

This plugin is licenced with [GNU Genereal Public License, version 2](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html).
This plugin uses <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Nominatim">OpenStreetMap Nominatim</a> geocoding API. 
The OpenStreetMap data is licensed under <a href="https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/">ODbL license</a>. 
This plugin lists Sentinel-2 cloudless as an optional data source. Sentinel-2 cloudless data by
by EOX IT Services GmbH (Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2017 & 2018) released under 
[Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). 
For commercial usage of Sentinel-2 cloudless please see https://cloudless.eox.at.