Google Earth
Many virtual globe programs, including NASA World Wind and Google Earth, bear a resemblance to the "Earth" software developed by the CIC in "Snow Crash". One Google Earth co-founder claimed that Google Earth was modeled after "Snow Crash", while another co-founder said it was inspired by "Powers of Ten". Stephenson himself has commented on the legacy of his "Earth" program's god's-eye aesthetic in his novel "Reamde", in which his protagonist, a game designer, steals the technique from Google Earth: