Planet Aspera has been launched!

Planet Aspera has been launched!

22 Oct 2025

22 Oct 2025

Built on 8 Trillion Pixels

Built on 8 Trillion Pixels

Every frame at PlanetAspera is powered by a custom-built, 8,031,551,047,200-pixel true-color texture of Earth — declouded, retouched, and crafted specifically for cinematic use. Matching ultra-high-resolution layers for elevation, night lights, water masks, and more bring each shot fully to life.

Every frame at PlanetAspera is powered by a custom-built, 8,031,551,047,200-pixel true-color texture of Earth — declouded, retouched, and crafted specifically for cinematic use. Matching ultra-high-resolution layers for elevation, night lights, water masks, and more bring each shot fully to life.

San Francisco Bay - no atmosphere

It is not only about getting the data clean and ready, but also how to turn it into something beautiful.

It is not only about getting the data clean and ready, but also how to turn it into something beautiful.

I designed Planet Aspera to produce the most amazing, emotional, and scientifically accurate visuals of any place — any time of day or night, any weather, from any height above airline cruising altitude.

I designed Planet Aspera to produce the most amazing, emotional, and scientifically accurate visuals of any place — any time of day or night, any weather, from any height above airline cruising altitude.

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Layers of Satellite Data
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Layers of Satellite Data
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Layers of Satellite Data
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Dynamic Texture Loading
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Dynamic Texture Loading
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Dynamic Texture Loading
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Custom Rendering Pipeline
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Custom Rendering Pipeline
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Custom Rendering Pipeline
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Final Compositing
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Final Compositing
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Final Compositing
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Start Simple
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Start Simple
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Start Simple
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Add Colors
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Add Colors
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Add Colors
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Build Clouds
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Build Clouds
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Build Clouds
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Make Art
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Make Art
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Make Art