Arizona Gigapans

I am now a beta tester for the Gigapan robotic camera mount. It automates the process of capturing multiple images to assemble into a panorama. My earlier panoaramas were typically composed of 24 pictures and contained about 70 megapixels. Now I am producing panoramas assembled from nearly 500 images and containing over two billion pixels. My Gigapan ID is GoletaBrian.

Tour all of my Gigapans on Google Earth.

The next time you visit Google Earth, try clicking on the Gigapan Photos Layer. It's in the Gallery section.

I spent a week in March shooting Gigapans in Arizona. They take a long time to stitch. I will add more ar they are completed.

Load my Arizona Gigapans on Google Earth. Then load the March 2009 Arizona Gigapan Tour. Playing the tour will take you to the locations of the fifteen Gigapans in the order that they were taken.

Sunset Crater from southeast, Arizona, March 17, 2009

Sunset Crater is a cinder cone that erupted about 1,000 years ago. This view shows the southeast side of the cinder cone

Panorama size: 1270 megapixels (44136 x 28786 pixels)
Input images: 240 (16 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 222.1 degrees wide by 144.9 degrees high (top=90.0, bottom=-54.9)

Sunset Crater from south, Arizona, March 17, 2009

This view shows the south side of the cinder cone

Panorama size: 1186 megapixels (43563 x 27245 pixels)
Input images: 224 (16 columns by 14 rows)
Field of view: 219.2 degrees wide by 137.1 degrees high (top=83.9, bottom=-53.2)

Sunset Crater from Lava Flow Trail, Arizona, March 16, 2009

This view was taken along the Lava Flow Trail on the west side of the crater.

Panorama size: 987 megapixels (35109 x 28119 pixels)
Input images: 195 (13 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 177.8 degrees wide by 142.4 degrees high (top=85.6, bottom=-56.7)

Meteor Crater, Arizona, March 16, 2009

Barringer Crater, more popularly known as Meteor Crater, was created by the impact of a meteorite about 50,000 years ago.

Panorama size: 1998 megapixels (71402 x 27984 pixels)
Input images: 392 (28 columns by 14 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 141.1 degrees high (top=87.2, bottom=-53.9)

Superstition Mountains, Arizona, March 13, 2009

Late afternoon view of the Superstition Mountains from Lost Dutchman Park

Panorama size: 1222 megapixels (43110 x 28367 pixels)
Input images: 240 (16 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 218.2 degrees wide by 143.6 degrees high (top=86.4, bottom=-57.2)

Apache Lake, Apache Trail, Arizona, March 13, 2009

Apache Lake is just below Roosevelt Lake along the Apache Trail. It is as full as it has ever been.

Panorama size: 1988 megapixels (71358 x 27861 pixels)
Input images: 378 (27 columns by 14 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 140.6 degrees high (top=86.9, bottom=-53.6)

Roosevelt Dam, Apache Trail, Arizona, March 13, 2009

Roosevelt Dam is at the upper end of the Apache Trail.

Panorama size: 1062 megapixels (38326 x 27731 pixels)
Input images: 210 (14 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 193.1 degrees wide by 139.7 degrees high (top=87.4, bottom=-52.3)

Roosevelt Lake Bridge, Arizona, March 13, 2009

Roosevelt Lake Bridge was built in the early 1990s when the height of Roosevelt Dam was increased. Roosevelt Lake has never contained more water.

Panorama size: 1157 megapixels (41589 x 27822 pixels)
Input images: 225 (15 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 208.5 degrees wide by 139.5 degrees high (top=87.3, bottom=-52.2)

Fish Creek Canyon, Apache Trail, Arizona, March 13, 2009

The Apache Trail makes a precipitous descent into Fish Creek Canyon between Canyon Lake and Apache Lake.

Panorama size: 1975 megapixels (71452 x 27650 pixels)
Input images: 406 (29 columns by 14 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 139.3 degrees high (top=89.5, bottom=-49.9)

Fish-eye view

Little planet

Super Guppy, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009

The Super Guppy was modified from a turbo-prop equipped YC-97J to carry large Saturn rocket stages for the Apollo Program.

Panorama size: 896 megapixels (29197 x 30719 pixels)
Input images: 160 (10 columns by 16 rows)
Field of view: 120.6 degrees wide by 126.9 degrees high (top=69.1, bottom=-57.9)

C-97G, KB-50J, KC-97G, C-135A, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009

This view of the Pima Air Museum features a Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter, KB-50J Superfortress tankjer, KC-97G Stratotanker, and NASA C-135A Stratofreighter.

Panorama size: 1239 megapixels (43993 x 28173 pixels)
Input images: 255 (17 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 222.0 degrees wide by 142.2 degrees high (top=85.8, bottom=-56.4)

C-124, C-117, and C-133, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009

The Pima Air Museum is one of the most comprehensive in the United States. This view features a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, a Douglas C-117 Skytrain, and a Douglas C-133 Cargomaster.

Panorama size: 1243 megapixels (44015 x 28244 pixels)
Input images: 240 (16 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 222.2 degrees wide by 142.6 degrees high (top=85.9, bottom=-56.7)

Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress Mothership, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009

The Boeing NB-52A Superfortress Mothership launched three X-15s and three lifting bodies from 1959 to 1969,

Panorama size: 923 megapixels (39532 x 23364 pixels)
Input images: 180 (15 columns by 12 rows)
Field of view: 198.5 degrees wide by 117.3 degrees high (top=64.7, bottom=-52.5)

Dry Wash, Saguaro National Park, Arizona, March 12, 2009

Saguaros take 150 to 200 years to reach full growth.

Panorama size: 1565 megapixels (55282 x 28327 pixels)
Input images: 234 (18 columns by 13 rows)
Field of view: 277.9 degrees wide by 142.4 degrees high (top=87.5, bottom=-54.9)

Kinney Road, Saguaro National Park, Arizona, March 12, 2009

Saguaros, Prickly Pear, and Cholla cacti on a hillside in Saguaro National Park.

Panorama size: 1191 megapixels (41205 x 28910 pixels)
Input images: 225 (15 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 207.3 degrees wide by 145.5 degrees high (top=90.0, bottom=-55.5)

Saguaro Lake overlook, Apache Trail, Arizona, December 26, 2008

360-degree panorama overlooking an arm of Saguaro Lake. An ephemeral waterfall plunges into the lake as a flock of ducks floats nearby.

Panorama size: 1853 megapixels (71258 x 26014 pixels)
Input images: 495 (33 columns by 15 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 131.4 degrees high (top=77.0, bottom=-54.4)

Saguaro Lake overlook little planet.

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