BioInteractive EarthViewer
Free AppAbout BioInteractive EarthViewer
What did Earth’s continents and oceans look like 250 million years ago, or even 1 billion years ago? What do we know about the climate back when our planet formed?
EarthViewer is like a time machine for exploring Earth’s deep history. Based on the latest scientific research, it lets you scroll through the last 4.5 billion years with your fingertips. Follow a favorite landmark, be it Greenland or New York City, as its position shifts through time, or watch a famous fossil like Tiktaalik make an incredible journey from its origin to its current location. Layer your view of shifting continents with data on atmospheric composition, temperature, biodiversity, day length, and solar luminosity, to get a more complete view of our dynamic planet.
EarthViewer features include:
• Continental reconstructions and accompanying data dating back billions of years
• World temperature map for the last 100 years
• Ability to manipulate the globe and zoom to any location
• Locations of modern cities tracked back over 500 million years
• In-depth features on major geological and biological events in Earth history
• Clickable details on geologic eons, eras, and periods
• Automated play modes
• Extensive reference list
• Suggestions for classroom use
• Tutorial videos
The Android EarthViewer is supported for 7" and 10" tablets only. Users who wish to try it on smaller devices (including phones) that run Android version 4.0 or newer can manually install the application from our website: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/earthviewer. Please note that EarthViewer is not officially supported on phones and small devices and it has not been optimized for small screens.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a non-profit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies. HHMI’s BioInteractive initiative opens a window on cutting-edge science through interactive web features, short films, virtual labs, and scientific animations. Since teachers play a pivotal role in launching the careers of future scientists and in helping the public understand the beauty and import of science, the BioInteractive team partners with the teaching community to create and distribute media that is engaging and relevant to the science curriculum.
EarthViewer is like a time machine for exploring Earth’s deep history. Based on the latest scientific research, it lets you scroll through the last 4.5 billion years with your fingertips. Follow a favorite landmark, be it Greenland or New York City, as its position shifts through time, or watch a famous fossil like Tiktaalik make an incredible journey from its origin to its current location. Layer your view of shifting continents with data on atmospheric composition, temperature, biodiversity, day length, and solar luminosity, to get a more complete view of our dynamic planet.
EarthViewer features include:
• Continental reconstructions and accompanying data dating back billions of years
• World temperature map for the last 100 years
• Ability to manipulate the globe and zoom to any location
• Locations of modern cities tracked back over 500 million years
• In-depth features on major geological and biological events in Earth history
• Clickable details on geologic eons, eras, and periods
• Automated play modes
• Extensive reference list
• Suggestions for classroom use
• Tutorial videos
The Android EarthViewer is supported for 7" and 10" tablets only. Users who wish to try it on smaller devices (including phones) that run Android version 4.0 or newer can manually install the application from our website: http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/earthviewer. Please note that EarthViewer is not officially supported on phones and small devices and it has not been optimized for small screens.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a non-profit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies. HHMI’s BioInteractive initiative opens a window on cutting-edge science through interactive web features, short films, virtual labs, and scientific animations. Since teachers play a pivotal role in launching the careers of future scientists and in helping the public understand the beauty and import of science, the BioInteractive team partners with the teaching community to create and distribute media that is engaging and relevant to the science curriculum.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Updated to correct an issue with web content scaling on Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Updated to correct an issue with web content scaling on Android 4.4 (KitKat)
More downloads BioInteractive EarthViewer reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
What are users saying about BioInteractive EarthViewer
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Sorry, but this app locks up on the initial splash screen. Would love to see it to rate it properly but right now it can't even be used.
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I'm getting bored can you update the app please and ⭐⭐⭐ will become ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!
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Honda
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Would be nice if pin could be placed on globe to focus on that location as the land masses move so students could where their location as moved all to.
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All text is mirrored, all touch controls reversed... want to use the app so much and would gladly pay, but as it is it is totally unusable!
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Its great for classroom and expiration
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It's good
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Boring
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Awesome
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Great app but a no-go on the Droid Turbo 2, Lollipop 5.1.1 Waah. I loved showing this to my students. Hope to see an update. Devs?
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Fantastic, I have a good knowledge in this field and was curious about this app. I found myself pleasantly surprised. Exellent little tool indeed. I was watching the formation of the Atlantic Ridge. Its clear as day with this app, shame they didn't have this the in 60s......good work.
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Great interactive app. My son loves seeing the tectonic plates in motion.
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I'm not sure how to feel about this app not being compatible with my S3 or my bf's Note 2.....Or this is another **** app that's not available outside of the USA. Which I'm getting seriously tired off.
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Make more apps for android this one is great.ive seen you have a couple for apple so get some android versions going on!
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Simple, precise, with plenty of references for the more curious... Perfect companion for those BBC documentaries :)
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I'll see ...
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Honda
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Its a time machine alright stuck in the dimension's of continue and tutorial, therefore useless, shame it used to on the nexus!
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Make more apps for android this one is great.ive seen you have a couple for apple so get some android versions going on!
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just wish it was compatible with the new HTC One, i feel like the newer phones would be able to support this and I wish I could have it handy wherever I go and not just on my tablet.
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Handy at uni.
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Would be nice if pin could be placed on globe to focus on that location as the land masses move so students could where their location as moved all to.
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Its a time machine alright stuck in the dimension's of continue and tutorial, therefore useless, shame it used to on the nexus!
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Tutorial or continue it doesn't matter, either button makes it freeze.
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It's like having the whole Earth history within easy reach. Lots of information!!! Follow the world temperature, the tectonics movements, the evolution of the planet, of living organisms through billions of years. I strongly recommend this app to anyone interested in true science. Great job!!!!!
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I use this app with my kids. Its visually fascinating and has a lot of information on events within the time lines. We use this app on our tablets. Works perfectly. No zoom issues at all.
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All text is mirrored, all touch controls reversed... want to use the app so much and would gladly pay, but as it is it is totally unusable!
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A lot of information on our planet's history gathered together in one place with a simple and intuitive interface. Recommended!
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It sucks
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Great learning tool!
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Best app
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Perhaps as a result of an operating system upgrade, one cannot get past the opening window asking if you want to see the tutorial. Too bad as I would like to use this app during field trips for the public.
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Ilove it
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Make more apps for android this one is great.ive seen you have a couple for apple so get some android versions going on!
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just wish it was compatible with the new HTC One, i feel like the newer phones would be able to support this and I wish I could have it handy wherever I go and not just on my tablet.
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Handy at uni.
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Would be nice if pin could be placed on globe to focus on that location as the land masses move so students could where their location as moved all to.
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Its a time machine alright stuck in the dimension's of continue and tutorial, therefore useless, shame it used to on the nexus!
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Tutorial or continue it doesn't matter, either button makes it freeze.
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So sad - this was such a great app! Previous versions also worked on a tabloid. This version does not do so any longer but instead gets hung when being started (updated the old version and also re-installed new version). Not sure why anyone would use this great app on a phone only ...? My ask to the developer: please correct this flaw