Patent ID: 6860739

Claim:
A globe assembly for displaying features of the world comprising: a) a base; b) an axle element supported by the base; c) a spherical globe representing the earth supported on the axle element for rotation about an axis through the north and south poles of the earth representation; d) an indicator positionable at the globe surface for relative positioning in a north/south direction on the globe so that, in combination with rotation on the axis, a particular location area on the globe may be selected to be at the indicator; e) a first sensor mounted so as to provide a longitude signal representative of the rotary position of the sphere relative to the base; f) a second sensor mounted so as to provide a latitude signal representative of the north/south position of the indicator relative to the globe; g) a memory storing more detailed map information than is displayed on the sphere; and h) control means operatively connecting the memory to the signals from the first and second sensors, for selecting from the memory detailed map information representing the area at the indicator.