Animated History of the Roman Empire 510 BC - 1453 AD EarthDirect 2013-01-18 | Territorial Evolution of the Roman Empire from the earliest days of the Roman Republic through to the collapse of the Byzantine Empire.Based on maps from Wikipedia. Author, Roke . Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Shamanistic"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Territorial History of the USA: Every Month for 400 Years EarthDirect 2013-03-13 | Animated map of the contiguous 48 States showing every country boundary change from 1629 onwards, and State border changes from 1784. Year and Month are shown in the top right hand corner. Note: Grey coloured areas are independent regions that would later become part of the States.Credits:Map data: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, The Newberry Library: Creative Commons by-nc-sa/2.5Music: Pitx 'Black Rainbow' - Licensed under Creative Commons Sampling Plus. http://ccmixter.org
Atmospheric Particle Animation, 2012 EarthDirect 2013-03-06 | NOAA Computer visualization - based on observations over the first 10 months of 2012 - mapping the flow of different types of atmospheric particles around the world: sulfates (grey), dust (red), seasalt (blue), and carbonaceous aerosols (green)The animation shows dust and sea salt swirling inside cyclones, carbonaceous smoke bursts from fires in the dry season, and sulfate streams from fossil fuel burningNear the end of the movie you can see Hurricane Sandy kicking up large amounts of sea salt along the East coast of the USA.Credit: NOAA / Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryMusic: Kevin MacLeod, "Aftermath", Incompetech.com
Historical Movement of U.S. Population EarthDirect 2013-03-02 | Map animation showing the historical movement of the US population between the various States and Territories. Colors indicate the percentage of the national population living in each State. Brighter states have a larger share of the national population; darker states have a smaller share.The maps are based on official US census returns from 1790 to 2010.
A Brief History of the Moon EarthDirect 2013-02-24 | NASA animation depicting the major events that shaped the Moon's appearance over the past 4.5 billion years. Credits: Video: NASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: digitalr3public - 'Frontier'. Licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. CC BY 3.0
Growth of the Mongol Empire, 1206-1294 ✔ EarthDirect 2013-02-22 | Animated map showing the territorial expansion of the Mongol EmpireThe animation covers the the period 1206 to 1294, starting with the founding of the Mongol empire by Genghis Khan, his death in 1227, through to the rule of his grandson Kublai Khan (1260--1294) and the breakup of the empire into four Khanates - The Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate, Ilkhanate and the Yuan Dynasty (Great Khanate).Modern day political borders are overlayed for reference.Credits:Based on maps by Astrokey44, Wikipedia. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Firesong"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Amazing Growth of Dubai 2000-2011, part 2 EarthDirect 2013-02-21 | Another time lapse satellite sequence showing the remarkable changes to Dubai's cityscape from 2000-2011. Includes the construction of the artificial archipelagos 'The World' and Palm Deira also the worlds tallest building, Burj Khalifa. Check out my other video covering the Southern part of the city here: youtube.com/watch?v=jmsf0S6WW38These Landsat satellite images were captured in the near-infra-red, red and green parts of the spectrum. This means vegetation shows up as red.Credits: Images from NASA Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Tabuk"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
US Obesity Epidemic, 1985-2010 ✔ EarthDirect 2013-02-18 | Year by year map sequence showing the dramatic increase in obesity rates across America from 1985 to 2010. Statistics are from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). States are coloured according to the percentage of adults with BMI (body mass index) of 30 and above.
Ocean Current Flows around the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic EarthDirect 2013-02-15 | NASA time lapse simulation showing sea surface currents around western Europe. The visualization covers 11 months, with each second in the video representing 2.75 days.The different colours represent current depths - white flows are nearest the surface, and darker colours running deeper.Credits:Visuals: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization StudioMusic: Kevin MacLeod, "Peace of Mind", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Growth in United Nations membership, 1945-2012 EarthDirect 2013-02-11 | The UN came into existence on 24 October 1945 with 51 original member States. This animation shows the year by year growth in membership up to the current 193..Credits: Animation based on map Images from Wikipedia by Joowwww. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Decisionss"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
History of the French Colonial Empire EarthDirect 2013-02-06 | Animation showing the rise and fall of France's colonial empire, from 1550 - 2013.At its height, in the 1920s and 1930s, the French Empire was second only in size to the British.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Roke. Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Dangerous"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Epic flyover of the Earth on the ISS EarthDirect 2013-02-04 | Amazing timelapse video captured by the crew of Expedition 34 on board the International Space Station, over a four hour period on January 3, 2013.During the video rhe ISS makes two and a half complete orbits of the Earth, passing over Australia, Eastern Canada, Europe, Central America, and the Southwestern USA, crossing from day to night several times.Photographs courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos/Videos_Special.htm#term3_iss_20130103Music: digitalr3public - 'Synthetic Truth'. Licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. CC BY 3.0
Social Networks around the World 2009-2012 EarthDirect 2013-02-01 | An animated map of the dominant social network in each country around around the world since 2009.Map Images are by Vincenzo Cosenza: CC-BY-NC - http://vincos.it/world-map-of-social-networks/Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Reaching Out"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
History of Poland 1635 - 2016 EarthDirect 2013-01-29 | Map animation showing the dramatic changes in Poland's borders from 1635 to the present day.Credits:Map Images from Wikipedia by Esemono. Public Domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Five Armies"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
The Polar Jet Stream EarthDirect 2013-01-28 | NASA visualization showing a 30 day time lapse of the polar jet stream wind system as it meanders and flows east to west across the northern hemisphere.More Information: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010902Credits:NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA/JPL Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Seventh Seal"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
History of Languages in Southwest Europe EarthDirect 2013-01-26 | Chronological map showing the evolution of languages on the Iberian peninsula and France from the year 1000 to the present day.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Alexandre Vigo. Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Constance"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
The Recovery of Mount St Helens EarthDirect 2013-01-25 | On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington State erupted killing 57 people and destroying hundreds of square miles of surrounding forest. This time lapse animation uses yearly Landsat Satellite imagery to show life reclaiming the devastated landscape over the past 32 years.Note: Before 1984 Landsat had no blue-colour filter. In these early images vegetation shows up as red. Credits: Images from NASA Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Shores of Avalon"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Timeline of the Breakup of Yugoslavia EarthDirect 2013-01-23 | Map animation depicting the break up of Yugoslavia through the series of political upheavals and conflicts that occurred from the early 1990's onwards. Different areas of control are colour coded.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Hoshie. Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Private Reflection"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Our Breathing Planet EarthDirect 2013-01-23 | This fascinating time-lapse animation from NASA shows how levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere are inextricably linked to seasonal cycles of vegetation growth and decay.Carbon dioxide is shown as yellow-orange. Vegetation, green. The visualization is based on readings taken by instruments on the Aqua satellite from 2003-2010.Credits:NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA/JPL Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ProjectMusic: Kevin MacLeod, "Shores of Avalon"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
European Colonial Empires 1492-2008 EarthDirect 2013-01-21 | Historical timeline of territories colonized by European powers, the United States and Japan from 1492-2008.Colonial powers and empires shown in this animation:Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, England/UK, Russia/USSR, Ottoman Empire/Turkey, Denmark, United States, Belgium, Italy, Germany, JapanCredits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Andrei nacu. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Dangerous"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
What Would have Happened to the Ozone Layer ? EarthDirect 2013-01-21 | What would have happened to the ozone layer if chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) had not been regulated in the 1986 Montreal Protocol ?This NASA Goddard model runs from the year 1974 to 2064 and compares projected concentrations of ozone based on current emissions (left sphere), with the scenario we avoided if these emissions hadn't been reduced (right).Credits:Video: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.Music: 'Restart' by digitalR3public . Licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. CC BY 3.0
Animated History of the Confederate States of America 1860 1870 EarthDirect 2013-01-19 | Animated map and timeline of the territorial evolution of the Confederate States of America at the time of the civil war, from first secession in 1860 to end of Reconstruction in 1870.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Esemono. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Five Armies"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
The Rapid Urbanization of Dubai, 2000-2011 EarthDirect 2013-01-18 | Series of false-colour Landsat satellite images showing Dubai's amazing rate of urbanization from 2000-2011.The satellite images cover the south of the city near the artificial archipelago Palm Jumeirah, and were captured in the near-infra-red, red and green parts of the spectrum. This means vegetation shows up as red.More information: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/dubai.phpCredits: Images from NASA Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Tabuk"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Global Warming Trend Continues - Temperature Anomalies 1880-2012 EarthDirect 2013-01-16 | Visualization from NASA Goddard showing five-year global temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2012. Temperatures higher than the 1951-1980 base period average are shown in red, lower than normal in blue.The long term global warming trend can be seen starting in the mid-1970s. For more information and other versions of this visualization see: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a004000/a004030/index.htmlCredit:NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization StudioMusic: Kevin MacLeod, "Aftermath"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Mexico States Evolution EarthDirect 2013-01-15 | A map animation showing the territorial history of Mexico and its States from 1824, when the constitution was adopted, to the present day.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Esemono. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Firesong"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Seasonal Changes In Snow And Ice Around The Globe EarthDirect 2013-01-14 | Short NASA animation showing how snow and sea ice coverage in the Southern (left) and Northern hemispheres are constantly out of phase with one another, at opposite times of the year.The visualization covers a period of one year from September 2010 to August 2011, repeating at 0:18.Credits:Images: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization StudioMusic: Kevin MacLeod, "Shores of Avalon"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire 1300 - 1923 EarthDirect 2013-01-14 | Animated map showing the growth and decline of the Ottoman Empire 1300 - 1923.Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Esemono. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "The Descent"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Amazing NASA Visualization of Particles in the Atmosphere EarthDirect 2013-01-12 | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center used information from satellite observations during August 2006-April 2007 to create this incredible time lapse animation of airborne particles (aerosols) around the globe.The map shows four types of aerosols - sulfates, sea salt, dust (sand) and carbon (organic and black).Note the sulfates (white) produced in industrialized parts of the world - particularly South East Asia. Also the volcanic eruption that occurs at 1:58.Credits:Video: NASA/GSFC (http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/aerosol)Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Aftermath", Incompetech.com
China - 3,000 Years of History in a Minute EarthDirect 2013-01-11 | Territories of Chinese Dynasties from 1,000 BC to the present day. Animated Map.Images: based on maps by Pojanji from WikipediaLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Decisions"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Global Fires 2012 EarthDirect 2013-01-11 | Visualization showing the locations of every fire detected by NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites throughout 2012. Each image is a composite of fires that occurred during a ten day period.. Credits:Fire maps created by Jacques Descloitres. Fire detection algorithm developed by Louis Giglio. Blue Marble background image created by Reto Stokli. NASA/GSFC, Rapid Response. All images are in the public domain.http://lance-modis.eosdis.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/imagery/firemaps.cgi
Territorial History of Australia EarthDirect 2013-01-09 | Animation of Australian history showing the development of the country's internal and external borders over time.Colonies and States shown in this animation:New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Canberra, South Australia, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, New Holland, Swan River Colony, New Zealand, Van Diemen's Land, Norfolk Island, Jervis Bay.Credits:Map Images from Wikipedia based on Golbez's GNU licenced blank map. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australia_states_blank.png. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Decisions"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Growth of Phoenix, Arizona 1972-2011 EarthDirect 2013-01-08 | Landsat satellite captures showing the growth of Phoenix, Arizona 1972-2011.The images are false colour - vegetation shows up as red. buildings grey.
Territorial Evolution of the British Empire ✔ EarthDirect 2013-01-07 | Series of maps depicting the rise and fall of the British Empire from 1492 to the present day.Credits:Maps by Gerrynobody at the Wikipedia project, in the public domainMusic: Kevin MacLeod, "Moorland", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Hubble Deep Zoom Into The Carina Nebula EarthDirect 2013-01-06 | Amazing images taken by the Hubble Telescope of the dust, gas and stars in the Carina Nebula, 7,500 light years from Earth.Images: NASA and G. Bacon (STScI)Music: Frozen Star by Kevin Mcleod
Animated History of Canada - Territorial Evolution EarthDirect 2013-01-05 | Series of maps showing the evolution of Canada's territories and provinces from the formation of the Dominion of Canada up to the present day.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Golbez. Public domain.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Music: Kevin MacLeod, "The Descent", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Las Vegas Urban Growth, Satellite Timelapse EarthDirect 2013-01-04 | Las Vegas, Nevada is the Fastest growing city in the USA. This series of false-colour Landsat satellite captures shows its incredible expansion from 1979 to 2010.The satellite images were captured in the near-infrared, red and green parts of the spectrum. Vegetation is shown as red - the largest red areas are mostly parks and golf courses - buildings are grey.
Colonial History of South America EarthDirect 2013-01-03 | Animated map showing the colonization of South America by non-natives from 1700 to the present day.Countries and colonial powers in this animation:Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, UK, Argentina, Paraguay, Liga Federal, Chile, Republic of Entre Rios, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Uruguay, Peru / Bolivian Confederation, Guyana, Suriname.Credits:Map Images: from Wikipedia Author: Esemono. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Constancy Part Two"Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Vanishing Arctic Ice Cap EarthDirect 2013-01-02 | In September 2012 sea ice coverage at the Arctic dipped to the lowest level since measurements began. Two dramatic visualizations from NASA:1. Sea Ice Yearly Minimum 1979-2012 (SSMI data) with Graph2. NOAA Animation showing day by day ice extent from January - September 2012. The black area represents daily averages between 1979-2000NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Epic Unease", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Animated History of North America EarthDirect 2013-01-01 | Political maps from 1750 to the present day showing the territorial evolution of non-native states in Mexico, the United States and Canada. Credits:Images: from Wikipedia Author: Esemono. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "The Descent", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
United States Active Fires EarthDirect 2012-12-31 | Map visualization showing fires (as dots) across North America detected by NASA's MODIS satellite - January through to October 2012.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
History Of Central America And The Caribbean - Animated Map EarthDirect 2012-12-30 | Political Evolution of Central America and the Caribbean 1700-1983.Credits:Images: from Wikipedia Author: Esemono. Public domain.Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Five Armies", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Moon Calendar 2013, Lunar Phases EarthDirect 2012-12-29 | Time lapse animation of the Moon's phases throughout the year 2013. Based on images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhnU87mGpoTop left: A birds eye image of the Moon's orbit. Middle Right: A scale showing the moon's distance from the Earth, expressed in multiples of the Moon's diameter.Bottom Left: Position angle and sub solar point.Video: NASA/GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a004000/a004000Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Peace of Mind", Incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
