Create an Earth animation using the GOES satellites data
This tool can be used to create an animation from data sent back by the GOES18 and GOES19 satellites.
Status of services
Instructions
1°) Select a mode: "Low-resolution" for speed (Full Disk), "High-resolution" for quality (Full Disk), or "Very high-resolution" for a single detailed image.
2°) Select the satellite: GOES-18 (West) covers the Pacific, GOES-19 (East) covers the Americas and Atlantic.
3°) Select a start and end date.
4°) Select output format and frame delay (default values recommended).
Information
- Only the last 10 days of data are available -
- The generated link is valid for 1 hour -
- Generation for two years takes about 5 minutes in low-resolution mode -
- One week's generation takes about 30 minutes in high-resolution mode -
- Choose MP4 for Twitter if the date range exceeds 5 days (35MB limit for images) -
- 'Frame delay' is in hundredths of a second between photos. 10 = 0.10s, 30 = 0.30s. Range: 5-35 -
- GOES-18 (West): Best for Pacific, Asia, Australia | GOES-19 (East): Best for Americas, Europe, Africa -