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Great Zoom into the Kodak Theater (Los Angeles, CA)

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.

 Zoom into Kodak Theater    Zoom into Kodak Theater
Duration: 1801.0 minutes
Available formats:
  1280x720 (60 fps) MPEG-2   71 MB
  512x288 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   12 MB
  320x180     JPEG         5 KB
  160x80       PNG           24 KB
  80x40         PNG           6 KB
  720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             103 MB
  1280x720 (60 fps) Frames (Zoom academy award sign)
  1280x720 (60 fps) Frames (Zoom kodak sign)
  320x180 (60 fps) MPEG-1   4 GB
  320x180 (60 fps) X-FLV       1 MB
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Video slate image says,    Video slate image says, " Great Zoom into the Kodak Theater (Los Angeles, CA)."

Available formats:
  720 x 528         JPEG     81 KB
  320 x 234         PNG     267 KB

Animation Number:2731
Completed:2003-03-17
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
 Marte Newcombe (GST)
Scientist:Darrel Williams (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:IKONOS (2000/07/08)
 Landsat (1999/09/20)
 QuickBird (2002/08/23)
 Terra/MODIS (2000/12/25)
Series:Great Zooms
Video:SVS2003-0012 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Academy Awards
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Human geography
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Zoom
 
 
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Scientific Visualization Studio. Special thanks to Digital Globe for the QuickBird data.


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