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Microsoft Virtual Earth and WorldWideTelescope, have shown us what the surface of our planet looks like from above and what the heavens hold, a new project led by the British Geological Survey pulls geological data from researchers around the world into a single, easily-usable interactive ma

Unveiled as part of the celebration of the International Year of Planet Earth, the project has four main objectives. First, the project seeks to create "dynamic digital geological map data for the world." The map has a target scale of 1:1,000,000, which means that one centimeter on the map will be the equivalent of 10 km on the planet.

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The project will be officially launched on August 6th at the 33rd International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway. At the official launch this week, 60-70 percent of the planet's surface will contain geological data on what makes up those regions of the planet.

Posted by Casey Kazan.