2 Pro Flying Google's Views - Fall 2025

[RadioFlyerMan]

A mix of Google Earth views and cinematography through Michigan's UP this last fall.

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[MS Coast]

Very smooth. The flying and the editing.

 

[GFields]

Absolutely Awesome! Very well put together. The transitions are seamless!

 

[sarahb]

Great Job!

 

[Rchawks]

Amazing work and the trees were beautiful!!

 

[slowpony]

Google should hire you! Once again, a really unique creative video with the perfect soundtrack.

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

Thanks to everyone for the great comments!

 

[Drbobk]

Thanks to everyone for the great comments!

You deserve them. I just watched the entire video, and kept thinking “How did he DO that?” Awesome.

 

[RadioFlyerMan]

You deserve them. I just watched the entire video, and kept thinking “How did he DO that?” Awesome.

Thanks! To be brief... I wrote a program to generate a KML file for Google Earth based on the flight record. The KML file includes a series of "tours" which re-enact the flight path, camera view, telemetry data, etc., of the flight and all videos recorded during the flight. During generation, I adjust a few parameters (yaw, pitch) to account for camera stabilization imbedded in the drone and low resolution telemetry data. I then play the tour in Google Earth for a selected video and make a screen recording. Finally, I match the Google screen recording and the real video. It's entertaining to see a Google view turn into reality... similar to a Google street view only up in the air.

 

[Rchawks]

Very cool Radioflyerman, I’m glad you posted for everyone to see!