Britain From Above - Beautiful Use of Satellite Technology

Posted by Nathan / Aug 11, 2008 to Mapping / 10 comments

Britain From Above - Beautiful Use of Satellite Technology

The BBC has a gorgeous documentary series that started yesterday -- Britain from Above. They take a look at Britain from the skies using satellite technology and GPS data. Watch patterns emerge as taxis, ships, and planes travel back and forth and information and data pass through Britain's national telephone network. The imagery is beautiful. I love visualization that brings data to life.

The high-resolution videos don't seem to be working right now, but here's just a small sample:

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Comments

  • Frank Eggers
    Aug 11, 2008, 2:58 pm

    So much so fast, just amazing. Your team should be complemented for a job well done.

  • Nathan
    Aug 11, 2008, 3:01 pm

    you mean the BBC team. i’m just the messenger.

  • Jason
    Aug 11, 2008, 9:48 pm

    I just saw this on BBC’s odd news site and thought I’d mention to you here but I see you already have it showcased! It’s great to know that you’re on top of it all. Keep up the good work!

  • Andy Davies-Coward
    Aug 18, 2008, 12:28 pm

    The animations for the series were created by 422 South in Bristol UK. I’m the creative director. Visit http://www.422south.com for more clips.

  • Nathan
    Aug 18, 2008, 12:38 pm

    Andy - really really beautiful work by 422 South. i was completely awestruck when i saw the short clip. thanks for the link.

  • Andy Davies-Coward
    Aug 19, 2008, 4:31 am

    Cheers Nathan !

  • web
    Aug 24, 2008, 9:51 pm

    “This content is only available in the U.K.” I really wanted to watch that, thanks for nothing BBC.

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