NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing spacecraft
provides a unique view of our home planet...and from your computer, you can
view and share that dynamic planet as it is right now.
Using NASA’s Worldview app, you can watch tropical storms develop
over the Pacific Ocean; track the movement of icebergs after they
calve from glaciers and ice shelves; see wildfires
spread and grow as they burn vegetation in their path.
And pan and zoom to your region of the world to not only see what it looks like today,
but to investigate changes over time.
With Worldview’s map interface, capture what’s interesting to you
with a snapshot or an animated gif. Start by going to worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov.
When you first open the app, Worldview has a pre-loaded natural
color image – observed by the MODIS instrument onboard NASA’s Terra satellite.
If you’d like to experiment with NASA’s other satellite
views of our home planet, you can click the “Add Layers” button on the left
side of the screen and find different ways to look at Earth.
Once you’ve got your layer selected, pan and zoom into the location you’re
interested in. You can also switch from the traditional geographic view
to a polar view, to take a closer look at the Arctic or Antarctic regions.
Now it’s time to create your gif.
Click the video camera icon on the left side of the timeline along the bottom of the page.
Select the date range you’re interested in.
Worldview automatically sets to 10-day increments, but you can increase
or decrease that timespan, and look at present day or the past.
If you’re looking at the present day, you may see a big
black swath. That’s because the data is so new, it’s still
coming down! Step back a day to get a full image.
Click the "Create Animated GIF" icon on the right side of the
Animation box. Drag and adjust the box to select the region you want,
then click on the “Create GIF” button. There it is!
Worldview has created your gif and you can download it!
Now for the most important step...share it!
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