The following posts contain animated presentations of several types, including screencasts (instructional videos on program operation); animations of geographic operations like flyovers, scenery rotation, viewsheds and flooding; and screen captures of Google Earth animations (with links to the files used to create the animations). They’re listed on a separate video page because … they’re cool!
Screencasts
Recap Of Intro To MapWindow GIS Series
Links to 4 pages of screencasts demonstrating the features of the MapWindow GIS program.
Animations
3D Perspective Views With 3DEM
Rotating draped terrain animations.
Flying over terrain draped with a photo overlay.
Advanced And Animated Viewsheds With MicroDEM
Creating an animated view of what terrain is visible from your position as you walk along a route.
Animated Flooding Maps - Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise And River Flooding
Using MicroDEM to create animated views of how rises in sea level will affect Manhattan, and how river flooding could affect Pittsburgh.
Google Earth Animations
High-Resolution Sea Level Rise Flooding Animations In Google Earth
Animations of sea level rise covering Manhattan in Google Earth, but with the flooding overlays “pinned” to the ground (i.e. no depth to the flooding to show what buildings might be covered). Link to a KMZ file that lets you run the animation in your own copy of Google Earth.
Animated flooding of Manhattan in Google Earth; as above, but this time with the addition of depth effects so that you can see the water level cover the tops of buildings if you turn on the 3D buildings layer. Link to a KMZ file that lets you run the animation in your own copy of Google Earth.
Animating Sea Level Rise In San Francisco With Vector Overlays In Google Earth In One Word: Don’t
The above animations use raster overlays, but this post covers an unsuccessful attempt to create a similar animation using vector overlays. Animations of raster overlay flooding of San Francisco, including depth effects, are included for comparison. Link to a KMZ file that lets you run the animation in your own copy of Google Earth.
No movie animation here, but the post shows how to convert an animated GIF into a Google Earth animation, and includes a link to a KMZ file with a sample animation created from an animated GIF.
