Earth Textures
Reto stöckli nasa earth observatory.
Earth textures. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. True earth colors as seen from space may vary depending on the camera used duration of exposure lightning conditions and atmospheric conditions. There are large land areas of varying color and it can be difficult to find a suitable texture map in the public domain. This view of earth from space is a fusion of science and art drawing on data from multiple satellite missions and the talents of nasa scientists and graphic artists.
3718 x 3718 3 mb jpeg. Published july 21 2005. There are vast areas of open water which are both specular and reflective. Local measures of spatial association such as geary s c anselin 1995 can be computed in earth engine using image neighborhoodtobands.
Terra modis collection. Seasonal variations affect earth s flora and snow coverage. A good cgi earth is not only a texture on a 3d sphere. The earth is a complex planet to render.
Many measures of texture are output by image glcm. In this remotely sensed image urban areas everywhere are exaggerated in extent and glow as brightly as las vegas which make for eye catching night scenes. 1973 and conners et al. The earth is a complex planet to render.
Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. The base image for earth at night texture map 5 above is a darkened and desaturated version of texture map 2. Rgb surface texture of the earth itself normal map of earth relief or a height map water earth map for specular bathymetry map of sea depths as height map but for oceans map of night city lights map of. 3718 x 3718 3 mb jpeg.
Textures in our pack are sharp bright and colorful. The planet is shrouded by layers of complex clouds with varying. Earth in our textures has a lot of vegetation and less snow. The city lights primarily derive from nasa s earth s city lights image.
It is a mixture of various interconnected textures. The planet is shrouded by layers of complex clouds with varying opacities. Published january 1 2004 data acquired january 1 31 2004. Earth texture map.
For a complete reference on the outputs see haralick et al. There are vast areas of open water which are both specular and reflective. Jul 18 2020 explore michelle brennan s board earth texture on pinterest.