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MAXimum Earth

Differentiate local on-air experiences with stunning, realistic 3D weather map visualizations.

Turn your weather maps into accurate, realistic experiences for compelling, hyperlocal coverage

Local TV viewers expect quality from Earth weather maps— more than 70% of weather hits typically include maps. MAXimum Earth includes expanded high-resolution terrain maps and rendering to cover virtually every market, big and small, creating dynamic map views from cities and streets to rivers and ponds and beyond. Take advantage of detailed topography to tell traffic stories or highlight local news and sports events in high-resolution weather maps.

Captivate your audience

Stand out by improving the overall quality of your weather map presentation. MAXimum Earth applies new cloud-based material and 3D rendering techniques to create more detailed and engaging 3D earth maps.

Benefits

Differentiate your on-air look

Use MAXimum Earth to add visually stunning, realistic 3D map graphics for cityscapes or dynamic water terrain down to .5 meters, where available.

Enhance presentation value

With better handling of height data visuals, tap into increased realism, including sun positioning, dynamic shadowing, and atmospheric conditions.

Remain up-to-date

Updated maps become automatically available to you when we receive them from our partner, Mapbox. No more having to update maps every four to six years.

Key features

Best-in-class maps

Blended maps, map cutouts, and a full suite of customization tools for your station map are available — you can even generate presentations in eye-popping 4K.

High-resolution insets

Dynamic shadowing and contours accurately reflect mountain ranges, crevices, and realistic water in lakes, rivers, and ponds.

Fully integrated into your Max ecosystem

Take advantage of our other products like Max Reality, Max Traffic, and our new on-air alerting system, Max Alert Live.

Platform ready

Your Connected TV, mobile app and web platforms will have a similar look and leverage the same underlying technology as MAXimum Earth.

The clarity, the distinction, that you get with MAXimum Earth, particularly in markets with mountains and terrain, is truly night and day compared to a standard earth tool. And at street level, it stands out in every market.”

Ashton Altieri, Senior Coordinating Producer & Group Meteorologist

CBS News and Stations

Product spotlight

3D cityscape display: Pittsburgh area

MAXimum Earth radar overlay example

Image 3_ Target Field sports reporting usage example

Sports reporting display: Target Field (Minneapolis)

Image 4_ Mississippi & St. Croix rivers example

Rivers display: Mississippi and St. Croix

Local terrain display: Durango and Hermosa area

Image 6_ Lake Travis realistic water & bridge example

Realistic water and bridge display: Lake Travis

Let’s talk

To learn more about how MAXimum Earth can help your map presentations and weather visualizations stand out among your competitors, contact our media experts today.