Amy Moran, Selected Animations and Data Visualizations
Overview
Data visualizations and animations produced using Maya, Substance 3D Suite, After Effects, and Photoshop, as well as custom Python code.
Data Visualizations
More technical in nature, requiring data processing or coding
The Earth Observing Fleet by Theme
Go to this pageThe current Earth Observing Fleet with all satellites capturing data related to Sea Ice Cover highlighted, combined with key visualizations showing the significance of the data || fleet_data_precipitation_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [227.2 KB] || fleet_data_precipitation_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [51.9 MB] || fleet_data_precipitation_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [3.7 MB] || fleet_data_precipitation_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [95.8 MB] || fleet_precipitation (4104x2304) [0 Item(s)] || fleet_data_precipitation_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [281.0 MB] ||
Water Level in Lake Powell
Go to this pageAmong the dams on the Colorado River is the Glen Canyon Dam, which creates Lake Powell. This series of natural-color Landsat images shows the dramatic drop in Lake Powell’s water level between 1999 and 2025 caused by prolonged drought and water withdrawals.
Sprawling Shanghai
Go to this pageShanghai sprawl over time, 1984-2022 || shanghai_2022_00865_print.jpg (1024x576) [263.9 KB] || shanghai_2022_00865_searchweb.png (320x180) [123.1 KB] || shanghai_2022_00865_thm.png (80x40) [7.5 KB] || shanghai_2022_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [37.5 MB] || shanghai_2022_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [4.1 MB] || 3840x2160_16x9_30p (3840x2160) [0 Item(s)] || shanghai_2022_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [135.9 MB] ||
A Human-Driven Decline in Global Burned Area
Go to this pageGlobal Burned Area annual change, plus overall trend || time_series_fraction_hw_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [205.5 KB] || time_series_fraction_hw_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [102.4 KB] || time_series_fraction_hw_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || time_series_fraction_hw_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [8.0 MB] || time_series_fraction_hw_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [4.0 MB] || time_series_fraction_hw_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [2.2 MB] || time_series_fraction_hw_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [26.3 MB] || hw (4104x2304) [128.0 KB] ||
Ozone Minimum Concentrations, 1979-2023
Go to this pageHere, the globes show ozone data on the day that the minimum ozone concentration was reached over Antarctica, each year from 1979 and 2023. || annual_ozone_min_v2_4k.00001_print.jpg (1024x574) [109.7 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_4k.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [52.9 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_4k.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_1080p30_2.mp4 (1920x1080) [7.5 MB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_1080p30_2.webm (1920x1080) [5.2 MB] || annual_ozone_min_v2 (4104x2304) [128.0 KB] || annual_ozone_min_v2_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [18.2 MB] ||
Mosquito Spread and Health
Go to this pageSeasonal Occurrence and Abundance of Zika Virus Vector Mosquito || gupta_slide_5_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [162.3 KB] || gupta_slide_5_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (180x320) [71.3 KB] || gupta_slide_5_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || gupta_slide_5_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [6.4 MB] || gupta_slide_5_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [3.4 MB] || gupta_slide_5_720p.webm (1280x720) [3.8 MB] || gupta_slide_5_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [19.1 MB] || gupta_slide_5_360p.mp4 (640x360) [1.1 MB] || 4104x2304_16x9_30p (4104x2304) [32.0 KB] ||
Animations
Produced using various commercial animation packages
Remotely Sensing Our Planet
Go to this pageRemote sensing platforms || remote_sensing_diagram_hw_print.jpg (1024x574) [92.7 KB] || remote_sensing_diagram_hw.png (4104x2304) [2.7 MB] || remote_sensing_diagram_hw_searchweb.png (180x320) [55.5 KB] || remote_sensing_diagram_hw_thm.png (80x40) [5.4 KB] || a030892-remote-sensing.hwshow ||
NISAR Satellite and Science
Go to this pageAnimation showing NISAR satellite insruments and scientific research.
The Penguin and the Egg (Interacting Galaxies Arp 142)
Go to this pageARP 142 as seen by Hubble vs. Webb || penguin-and-the-egg_print.jpg (1024x576) [59.0 KB] || penguin-and-the-egg.png (3840x2160) [4.6 MB] || penguin-and-the-egg_searchweb.png (320x180) [30.6 KB] || penguin-and-the-egg_thm.png (80x40) [2.5 KB] || penguin-and-the-egg_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.1 MB] || penguin-and-the-egg_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [1.5 MB] || penguin-and-the-egg_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [31.2 MB] || the-penguin-and-the-egg-4k.hwshow [292 bytes] || the-penguin-and-the-egg-1080p.hwshow [301 bytes] ||
Earth: A System of Systems (updated)
Go to this pageAll six time-synchronous datasets, individually and then layered two at a time || layered_pairs_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [59.0 KB] || layered_pairs_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [42.0 KB] || layered_pairs_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [3.8 KB] || layered_pairs_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [83.6 MB] || layered_pairs_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [28.6 MB] || layered_pairs_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [157.7 MB] || layered_pairs_2160p.mp4 (3840x2160) [432.6 MB] || A_System_of_Systems_Updated_-_30701.pptx [436.3 MB] ||
Earth: A System of Systems
Go to this pageSlices of Earth observational and modeling data || R_beach_ball_flat_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [105.6 KB] || R_beach_ball_flat_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [53.8 KB] || R_beach_ball_flat_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || R_beach_ball_flat_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [47.3 MB] || R_beach_ball_flat_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [26.4 MB] || R_beach_ball_flat_720p.webm (1280x720) [7.8 MB] || beach_ball_noLabels_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [41.8 MB] || beach_ball_noLabels_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [23.1 MB] || R_beach_ball_flat_360p.mp4 (640x360) [9.3 MB] || cam_held (4104x2304) [0 Item(s)] || earth_system_of_systems_30701.key [51.4 MB] || earth_system_of_systems_30701.pptx [49.0 MB] || beachball_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [125.7 MB] || beach_ball_noLabels_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [121.0 MB] ||
Our Solar System
Go to this pageThe 8 planets plus Pluto with planetary axis tilt || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [75.1 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [49.6 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_720p.00001_web.png (320x180) [50.6 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_720p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [9.2 MB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [4.7 MB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [2.7 MB] || planets3x3_pluto_colorMercury_axis_tilt_2160p.mp4 (3840x2160) [28.7 MB] || 3x3_pluto_tilt (4104x2304) [0 Item(s)] || 100-science-overview-001.hwshow ||
NASA Science Drives Exploration
Go to this pageAnimations based on the 2026 NASA Science Calendar graphics
Your Name In Landsat
Go to this pageThe Landsat program, a joint venture between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has been observing Earth for over 50 years, collecting breathtaking imagery and invaluable data used to study our planet’s changing surface. On the Your Name In Landsat project page, users can type in their name, then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images.














