Here’s a 3D rotating movie of the Borah summit. You will see it in 3D if you have red-blue glasses. This was generated with 3DEM.WARNING: 1.4 meg mpg file. Read the rest of this entry »
This 3D anaglyph movie of Hawaii Island was generated by 3dem and is based on USGS DEM data downloaded from geoarchive.net It dramatically shows the difference between the massive and smooth Mauna Loa and the more compact although taller Mauna Kea. The notched area in the north is the Waipio Valley. This movie is particularly stunning if you have red-blue anaglyph glasses. 1.4 megs movie Read the rest of this entry »
3D anaglyph glasses used to be hard or quirky to find. But since the NASA used anaglyphs on its Mars mission (americasroof was actually consulted on this!!!) there are plenty of places to buy 3D anaglyphs. They are relatively cheap. You can just do a Google or Ebay search. You might also considering buy Spy Kids 3D which includes the glasses. To See other 3D Movies click on this Amazon Listmania list.
This is a 3D anaglyph movie of Taum Sauk generated by 3Dem. The starting point is a view from the south. The mountain is exaggerated 4X. Taum Sauk’s summit is flat and sort of resembles an elephant. If you have red-blue anaglyph glasses this image is stunning! WARNING: 1.5 Meg Movie
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I have posted a 1.4 meg mpg movie depicting the differences between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. When you are close up and driving on Saddle Road the mountains look identical. However in the movie (which reflects 4x exaggeration of the Digital Elevation Model) you really see how smooth and massive the shield volcano Mauna Loa is while Mauna Kea has relatively puny mass and is very jagged. And Mauna Kea is no small mountain! The standard has always been that Mauna Kea is the world’s tallest mountain from base (below ocean level) to summit while Mauna Loa is the most massive. Mauna Loa will some point overtake Mauna Kea in height — give or take a few thousand years. Mauna Loa is still growing in the passive shield stage in which lava oozes out while Mauna Kea is leaving the passive shield stage and activity on it has been and will be explosive.
The movie was generated by 3dem. If you view this with 3D red-blue anaglyph glasses, you will be astounded by this! 1.4 megs
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