Synopsis
Using data from different spacecraft and some powerful computer technology, visualizers at the Goddard Space Flight Center present you with a collection of American cities in a way you have never seen them before. Starting with our camera high above the Earth, we rush in towards the surface at what would be an impossible speed for any known vehicle. Passing though layers of atmosphere, the colors of our destinations shimmer with their own unique characteristics, and suddenly we find ourselves floating in virtual space just above the ground. This particular zoom was created for Garik Gutman (NASA/HQ) with the Land Cover-Land Use Change Program. Note: Zoom in to Siberia. Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC), Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC), Marte Newcombe (GST). Scientist: Jeffrey Masek (NASA/GSFC), Garik Gutman (NASA/HQ). Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: IKONOS, Landsat-7/ETM+, Terra/MODIS.
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- NASA
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- Human geography, Physical geography, Zoom
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