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The GeoSphere Image marks a milestone in cartographic history. It is the first satellite map of Earth, showing the real world as it appears
from space. The work required one year of effort by Van Sant and his technical team using the world's most powerful
graphics computers. The image was first published as the title page of the 1990 National Geographic World Atlas.
Since 1991 it has been adopted by all U.S. federal agencies, has been published in over 300 magazines and atlases,
and is the largest selling image in the world.
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