Return-Path: Received: from qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.227] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4571961 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:46:35 +0100 Received: from omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.71]) by qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id ChwA1i0081Y3wxoACislEk; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:52:45 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.7] ([75.71.8.70]) by omta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id CjDo1i01B1WfaLz8bjEmqF; Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:14:46 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Subject: NASA's FACET From: Andrew Webb In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:52:51 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <91583D1C-4B65-4A4D-9189-4DD42ABC48AD@seriousretouching.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) Fascinating visualization of the US airspace: "FACET is a computer program developed by NASA that generates = simulations for managing air traffic scenarios. It provides a "big = picture" view of what's happening in the skies overhead. For any given = moment in time, it can show thousands of aircraft swarming through our = national airspace. With each aircraft represented as a tiny icon, a = FACET simulation can look like an "ant farm in the sky," with aircraft = clustering around major airports like ants targeting a drop of peanut = butter." Might be some good inspiration for all you particle jockeys out there. /webb andrew webb http://niftypitchers.com