Portable Marble

Portable Marble is a professional software application that helps users explore continents or different locations with the use of a virtual globe.

The tool can be used for educational purposes, as it lets you rotate the globe to different angles in a 3D working environment, view maps, and measure distances.

Since this is the portable version of the program, it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry.

You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you to need to view the location of countries and cities on the map on the fly.

Portable Marble lets you explore continents in an intuitive environment which gives you the possibility to search for a location on the globe, zoom in or out, as well as copy the coordinates of the selected location to the Clipboard.

What’s more, you can make the application display populated places, terrains (mountains, volcanos), airports, shipwrecks, boundaries, lakes, rivers, and others.

The program also comes packed with several map views and lets you opt for a satellite or street mode, as well as view maps providing details about the precipitation and temperature in December and July, and a historical map.

Among its best features is the program’s ability to measure distances from one point to another, select from different routes (car, bicycle, on foot), get directions, open route data from KML files, view details about a location on the map, and create bookmarks with your favorite locations.

Last but not least, you can download additional maps, use a compass or speedometer, and print the map, copy it to the Clipboard, or export it to JPG or PNG file format.

As a conclusion, Portable Marble offers excellent image quality without putting a lot of stress on system resources. It offers a decent pack of features for helping you explore the globe and gather information about different locations with ease.