Main info
The total number of globes, tellurias and armillary spheres in the physical collection of the Faculty of Science Charles Univesity is 189.
The digital globe collection contains 97* objects that are not protected by copyright law and can be presented publicly.
Of these, 9 objects are processed as a 3D model. In total, you will find 106* objects on this portal, which can be divided into 97 in 2D and 9 in 3D.
*Status as of 7.6.2024.
Help for using the app
The home page displays a random selection of 2D and 3D globes.
To view the catalogue and filter, press the button:
In the catalogue you can easily choose between 2D and 3D viewing of the globes by toggling:
Click on the globe preview to see its tab with detailed information.
The full bibliographic record including metadata is available in the UKAZ database under the icon:
and you can download the photographs by clicking on: .
The full name of the globe is displayed when you hover over:
Switching between 2D and 3D models (if the object has a 3D model) is possible using the buttons:
a zpět:
Prohlížení 3D modelu je možné na kartě 3D glóbu pomocí tlačítka:
Filtrování
V katalogu lze podrobně filtrovat pomocí následujícího tlačítka:
Poslední položka umožňuje nastavit, jakým způsobem budou vyfiltrované objety seřazené.
Po nastavení zvolených parametrů, klikněte na tlačítko:
A preview of the objects that match the query appears at the bottom, and the number of objects is also listed.
The filter remembers the set values, so there is no need to enter the whole query again. If you want to clear all selected parameters, click the button:
3D models
The digital globe collection contains 9 3D models. Many of them are based on the WebGL library.
To enable the WebGL library in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome, set up your browser according to this video.
In case of malfunction, change the web browser or detect the problem on WebGL.