Part 1—Look at some Voyager Maps
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Step 1-Go to the Voyager homepage
Begin at the Jules Verne Voyager Homepage. The homepage will open in a new window.
The Jules Verne Voyager map tool is named in honor of the visionary author, Jules Verne, who wrote about space, air, and underwater travel long before they were technologically possible.
The image on the Jules Verne Voyager homepage shows a random sample of one of the datasets available for mapping.
- Click your browser's Refresh or Reload button a couple times to see some of the datasets that are available.
Step 2-View example maps in the Image Gallery
Europe by Night, DMSP imagery
To view more detailed map images created with Voyager, click the Image Gallery link in the left column on the Jules homepage. Be aware that Voyager opens new windows for most of its different features.
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- Click any of the thumbnail images in the Gallery for a full-size view and description of the map.
- Notice that Voyager creates flat map images as well images of planets as viewed from space. You can also make simpler maps that show features like political boundaries, country names, and city locations.
- Keep in mind that the global-scale data available in the tool do not show small details like you might see in a city map. Rather, the data are well suited for showing relatively large areas.
- Close the Image Gallery window and return to the homepage.
