Author :
Muller, Jan-Peter ; Eales, Philip ; Day, Tim ; Kellgren, Lee ; Mandanayake, Athula ; Newton, Andrew ; Rees, David ; Richards, Sam ; Tildsley, Kevin ; Schreier, Gunter ; Craubner, Heidelotte ; Hoffmann, Hilko ; Meisner, Robert ; Schickl, Peter ; Schnagl, A
Abstract :
A 10-minute videofilm of computer-generated animations that demonstrate various global change themes using satellite data to the general public is described. Twenty-one agencies submitted global or regional data sets according to the themes requested. The data were taken by the American National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite-based Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Landsat satellite, the French Systeme Probatorie d´Observations de la Terre (SPOT) satellite, the Japanese ERS-1, and the European ERS-1 satellite. The animation techniques used and the application of the techniques are discussed.<>
Keywords :
astrophysics computing; computer animation; data visualisation; geophysics computing; AVHRR; American National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; European ERS-1 satellite; French Systeme Probatorie d´Observations de la Terre; Japanese ERS-1; Landsat satellite; NASA; NOAA; US National Aeronautics and Space Administration; computer-generated animations; global change video; regional data sets; satellite data; satellite-based Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer; visualization freeze-frames; Animation; Clouds; Earth; Educational institutions; Humans; Monitoring; Multimedia systems; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Visualization;
