May 21, 2015
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After introducing the Landsat mosaic of Germany and the Alps i also produced a shading compensated version. Here are a few new 3d renderings created using that image. In contrast to my earlier views of the Alps these show more … Continue reading
October 21, 2013
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After the Franz Josef Land map I also worked on some new 3d views of the islands. The ones I previously made are based on early summer images from June with a lot of snow cover still in the images. … Continue reading
September 11, 2013
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My 3D earth views usually show the ocean as a reflective surface while the lakes are rendered as they appear on the satellite images. Since the satellite takes the images from straight above while the 3D view looks at an … Continue reading
August 7, 2013
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I have made images of Mount Kilimanjaro before but the classical view of the mountain as it has been established by the writings of Hemingway and other colonial age authors as well as many movies set in the region features … Continue reading
June 7, 2013
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As already mentioned in my recent posts about Landsat 8 the new data requires some changes in processing and I used this opportunity to overhaul my satellite image processing system. The toolchain I use for preparing images for my 3d … Continue reading
March 12, 2013
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With a bit of delay my sea ice coverage images are now again using higher resolution sea ice data. After a satellite instrument failure i had to resort to lower resolution data but thanks to a new Japanese satellite carrying … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
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Creating 3d views of polar regions is quite difficult due to the shortage of data for these regions and the strong seasonal variability of the appearance. Franz Josef Land – which i have now newly added to both the catalog … Continue reading
December 1, 2012
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I worked a bit on the renderings of the sea ice coverage at the Views of the Earth and i think the results give a more pleasant impression. See for yourself on the Views of the Earth sea ice coverage … Continue reading
November 16, 2012
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I finally got around creating some views of the US east coast for Views of the Earth: more on The Chesapeake Bay more on The Shenandoah Valley
November 15, 2012
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There are several views of the central East African rift valley at the Views of the Earth on large scale as well as somewhat closer but the region is – due to persistent cloud cover – difficult to show in … Continue reading