API Related :
Does EarthQuest require a Personal API ?
No ! - If you don’t want to take 3-5 minutes or less to start and host your own terrain for free, with consistent, unlimited usage, - every user has the option ( at the very start ) to choose the Public API Mode - which let's you play directly, with no limitations.
The Public API Capacity should now never be a problem thanks to the recently extended capacity, but significantly more capacity will be added very soon just in case !
Why would i want to use the Personal API ?
To host your own data for unrestricted, free of charge usage without rate limits or restrictions, without ANY risks of temporary capacity overloading - like on the Public API. This also allows EarthQuest to run as expected if the Public API won’t be reliable in the far future.
Is the Personal API actually free ?
The API comes with a free 90 day trial for use of any API service, after that, Your Personal API will make use of $200 of free monthly credits of Google Maps services, which EarthQuest will never exceed, you will NEVER be charged any amount of money from using a Personal API in EarthQuest.
What APIs will be used ?
EarthQuest makes use of the following: Google Earth Terrain, ( for the 3D Maps of Earth ), Address ( for teleportation, location address preview, and sharing it to the AI LLM when the user asks about location ) and Coordinates ( for teleportation purposes ) .
Who owns the API servers ?
Google is the provider for the API data.
How does EarthQuest store my API Key ?
The API Key is stored in the EarthQuest storage app path as a text file, this allows for manually reading and writing outside the application in case someone has a use case for it. The API Key is not stored anywhere else.
EarthQuest Related :
Street View Concerns
EarthQuest now uses the highest Street View quality available, 8k.
The new Street View is free, just like before, and it's higher quality than ANY other VR Travel App out there !
And starting v31, You can now navigate and "walk" in BOTH Google and Community Panoramas ( 360s ) !
How much of Earth is actually covered with 3D data ?
Almost every recognizable city on earth has 3d coverage - if Google has the legal rights to 3D scan a city, that city will most likely be available in 3D.
otherwise, it will added in the very near future.
You can check the 3d areas on earth.google.com
I’m from Romania, I can tell you that, even if it’s a less known country, with some poor cities ( including the one I’m in ) it turns out that almost every city in the whole country received 3D coverage in the past year !
Graphics ?
EarthQuest features the best, most powerful and realistic Graphics possible on Standalone Hardware !
Inspired by Real Life Visuals, the Immersive Sky Feature is built to be as realistic as possible.
Everything is optimized for Performance, so you won't have to worry about any technical downsides while using the Immersive Sky Mode !
Got any other question ?
Let me know !
