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Great Zoom out from the Kodak Theater (Los Angeles, CA)
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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 visualization is the first time we have incorporated topographic relief into a great zoom. This particular visualization was created at the request of ABC to use in the opening of the 2003 Academy Awards; however, due to Iraqi war coverage with zooms that appeared similar, the visualization was pulled at the last minute. There were tentative plans to use this visualization in the 2004 Academy Award coverage - but it was pulled from the lineup at the last minute due in part to the war in Iraq.
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Zoom out from Kodiak Theater
Duration: 33.0 seconds
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| Animation Number: | 2732 |
| Animators: | Greg Shirah (Lead) |
| | Horace Mitchell |
| | Marte Newcombe |
| Studio: | NASA |
| Completed: | 2003-03-17 |
| Scientist: | Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC) |
| Instruments: | IKONOS
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| | Landsat |
| | QuickBird |
| | Terra/MODIS |
| Data Collected: | Terra/MODIS: 2000/12/25, Landsat: 1999/09/20, IKONOS: 2000/07/08, QuickBird:2002/08/23 |
| Series: | Great Zooms |
| Video: | SVS2003-0012 * |
Keywords:
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>> Academy Awards
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>> Human geography
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>> Physical geography
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>> Zoom
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Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio. Special thanks to Digital Globe for the QuickBird data. |
*Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. |
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