Really nice looking 3d effect

check this one out, http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/

you can skip the intro, the globe is the cool part, anyone know how they did it? I’m guessing some kind of pixel distortion, would be nice to know, maybe a challenge for someone with little to do? =)

edit: sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but I’d love to know the scripts behind it =)