From: "Victoria Nece" Received: from mail-wi0-f177.google.com ([209.85.212.177] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5500855 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:37:50 +0200 Received: by mail-wi0-f177.google.com with SMTP id r20so1369562wiv.16 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:37:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=keSwXkKBoXBm0syL8Lu3RD1mv6qaTExS0ataAyKg5xI=; b=KqQqyCqyKUq9qAEbr5TB4FzDRNW8uW4v09Hp//JAukm8xLpIMaNM5iY3jg8s2D89kj kkUl9YLS6vNPLhvh27e8+bRjwDe4dUzSc54lxH0aUDdsTE/X/wNc0I9BYgf6xalDBdLJ s3hpNVToWtTiU31HmtCtZ7ty/UTF5nsSx19I4rgmEi0RwpPxf7yvOp2ud/tTlBgTGBd1 JIsrhovz18AOFiLXfFgM38a8pxFsDqpqlQmiiVPN2x5k+zyeIUqw6WDalTuMeRy2ldyD j37ISedwdHawUnoJ0CuERWNMCAro1fSncFqTyokJnG9wytML8mfredp56JB/FFhaDwCE zDrw== X-Received: by 10.194.82.9 with SMTP id e9mr6661163wjy.45.1402684670309; Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:37:50 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.106.229 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:37:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:37:29 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Maps to zoom and pan To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bb04260817ea904fbbbf97f --047d7bb04260817ea904fbbbf97f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks for linking my tutorials, Zack! :-) QGIS doesn't provide its own data sources, it's just a tool for visualization. The US gov't has tons of free map data available via http://nationalatlas.gov/ and the USGS (+ http://nationalmap.gov/ ) -- everything from high-res satellite images and elevation maps to vector shapefiles, and not just of the US. Most states also provide their own detailed shapefiles, often with extremely specific purposes (I stumbled across "abandoned mines of New Jersey" earlier today). OpenStreetMap data is also free to use, although can be inconsistently detailed, and Natural Earth is great for public domain global sets. All of these can be imported into QGIS and combined in various ways, customized then exported as PDF for animation purposes. Best, Victoria ____________________________________ www.victorianece.com www.docgroup.com On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Zack Lovatt wrote: > Hey Jeff! > > You could try doing it yourself with QGIS data, as it's open source & > free-- > > http://victorianece.com/2014/04/adventures-in-map-animation-with-qgis-after-effectsc4d-and-illustrator/ > > Alternative, some other options here-- > http://victorianece.com/2014/04/mapping-plugin-roundup/ > > Hope it helps! > > > Zack Lovatt > 416.786.4129 > www.zacklovatt.com > > > On 13 June 2014 12:50, Jeff Handy wrote: > >> We have a course video with which could greatly benefit from some high >> res pans and zooms. We thought to use Google Earth, but we're required to >> use their bug during the entire sequence. Anyone know of some other >> possibilities that won't require us to mortgage the business? >> >> Jeff (HandyGeek) Handy >> >> >> >> > --047d7bb04260817ea904fbbbf97f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks for linking my tutorials, Zack! :-)

QGI= S doesn't provide its own data sources, it's just a tool for visual= ization. The US gov't has tons of free map data available via http://nationalatlas.gov/ and the USGS (+ http://nationalmap.gov/ ) -- everything from high-res satellite= images and elevation maps to vector shapefiles, and not just of the US. Mo= st states also provide their own detailed shapefiles, often with extremely = specific purposes (I stumbled across "abandoned mines of New Jersey&qu= ot; earlier today). OpenStreetMap= data is also free to use, although can be inconsistently detailed, and Natural Earth is great for public= domain global sets. All of these can be imported into QGIS and combined in= various ways, customized then exported as PDF for animation purposes.

Best,
Victoria
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www.victorianece.com
www.docgroup.com



On = Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Zack Lovatt <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:



On 13 June 2014 12:50, Jeff Handy <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
We have a course video with which could greatly benefit from some= high res pans and zooms. We thought to use Google Earth, but we're req= uired to use their bug during the entire sequence. Anyone know of some othe= r possibilities that won't require us to mortgage the business?=C2=A0

Jeff (HandyGeek) Handy





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