Santa Barbara County 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 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.

Stowe Grove, February 2, 2009

There is a grove of Redwood Trees in Goleta.

Panorama size: 2080 megapixels (71396 x 29135 pixels)
Input images: 496 (31 columns by 16 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 146.9 degrees high (top=89.0, bottom=-57.9)

This fish eye view has a field of view of 290 degrees.

Goleta Depot, January 15, 2009

Goleta Depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. in 1901, at the time of the completion of SP's Coast Line connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Panorama size: 1346 megapixels (48221 x 27931 pixels)
Input images: 304 (19 columns by 16 rows)
Field of view: 242.4 degrees wide by 140.4 degrees high (top=86.4, bottom=-54.0)

Santa Barbara Harbor, January 10, 2009

The Santa Barbara Harbor has over 1,100 slips accommodating ships from 20 feet to 150 feet long.

Panorama size: 1362 megapixels (44804 x 30400 pixels)
Input images: 288 (18 columns by 16 rows)
Field of view: 176.6 degrees wide by 119.9 degrees high (top=73.9, bottom=-46.0)

Santa Barbara Presidio, January 10, 2009

Founded in 1782, the Santa Barbara Royal Presidio was the last of four military fortresses built by the Spanish along the wilderness frontier.

Panorama size: 1277 megapixels (44474 x 28734 pixels)
Input images: 210 (15 columns by 14 rows)
Field of view: 224.9 degrees wide by 145.3 degrees high (top=89.8, bottom=-55.5)

Santa Barbara Mission, January 7, 2009

The Santa Barbara Mission was established on the Feast of Saint Barbara, December 4, 1786 and was the tenth of twenty-one California Missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans.

Panorama size: 1056 megapixels (38658 x 27342 pixels)
Input images: 272 (17 columns by 16 rows)
Field of view: 194.6 degrees wide by 137.7 degrees high (top=89.8, bottom=-47.8)

Santa Barbara County Court House, January 4, 2009

The Courthouse has been called the most beautiful government building in America. Designed by William Mooser III, the Spanish-Moorish style building was completed in 1929.

Panorama size: 695 megapixels (34740 x 20006 pixels)
Input images: 168 (14 columns by 12 rows)
Field of view: 246.1 degrees wide by 141.7 degrees high (top=85.9, bottom=-55.9)

View from the el Mirador clock tower overlooking the sunken garden.

Panorama size: 1820 megapixels (62191 x 29268 pixels)
Input images: 459 (27 columns by 17 rows)
Field of view: 312.1 degrees wide by 146.9 degrees high (top=89.8, bottom=-57.0)

Stowe House, Goleta, December 31, 2008

Stowe House is one of the oldest homes in the Goleta Valley.

Panorama size: 709 megapixels (42148 x 16823 pixels)
Input images: 190 (19 columns by 10 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 143.7 degrees high (top=88.8, bottom=-54.9)

360-degree panorama

Stowe House little planet.

The field of view of this Stowe House fish eye is 266 degrees.

Goleta Pier, November 6, 2008

The University of California at Santa Barbara is visible at left. Goleta Beach was featured in the I'm a Blond segment of Earth Girls re Easy.

Panorama size: 1433 megapixels (71098 x 20168 pixels)
Input images: 280 (28 columns by 10 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 102.1 degrees high (top=43.2, bottom=-58.9)

Goleta Pier

Goleta Pier little planet

Santa Barbara, October 21, 2008

The Santa Barbara Mission.

Panorama size: 461 megapixels (41635 x 11094 pixels)
Input images: 75 (15 columns by 5 rows)
Field of view: 184.0 degrees wide by 49.0 degrees high (top=30.5, bottom=-18.5)

Alice Keck Park Botanical Garden.

Panorama size: 1378 megapixels (56584 x 24359 pixels)
Input images: 264 (22 columns by 12 rows)
Field of view: 284.4 degrees wide by 122.4 degrees high (top=61.3, bottom=-61.1)

Old Highway 1 Bridge, September 30, 2008

A long unused bridge from old Highway 1 still stands alngside a railroad trestle on the Gaviota Coast. This 243-degree panorama has a vertical field of view of about 80 degrees.

Panorama size: 768 megapixels (48454 x 15857 pixels)
Input images: 144 (18 columns by 8 rows)
Field of view: 243.8 degrees wide by 79.8 degrees high (top=35.2, bottom=-44.5)

The field of view is about 220 degrees.

Stowe Grove, September 29, 2008

There is a stand of Sequoias at Stowe Grove in Goleta. Distoration near the zenith makes the trees look stunted.

Panorama size: 711 megapixels (42098 x 16896 pixels)
Input images: 128 (16 columns by 8 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 144.5 degrees high (top=87.3, bottom=-57.2)

The field of view is about 290 degrees. It reaches 55 degrees below the horizon.

The field of view is about 220 degrees.

Cold Springs Steel Arch Bridge, September 26, 2008

The Cold Springs Steel Arch Bridge is part of California Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County. Before 1952, the old Stagecoach Road was the only way over the mountains.

Panorama size: 461 megapixels (33346 x 13827 pixels)
Input images: 0 (0 columns by 5 rows)
Field of view: 158.3 degrees wide by 65.6 degrees high (top=41.1, bottom=-24.5)

Panorama size: 522 megapixels (40067 x 13038 pixels)
Input images: 0 (0 columns by 5 rows)
Field of view: 202.4 degrees wide by 65.9 degrees high (top=23.7, bottom=-42.2)

Santa Barbara Harbor, September 25, 2008

Santa Barbara Harbor from the breakwater.

Panorama size: 556 megapixels (44715 x 12448 pixels)
Input images: 192 (24 columns by 8 rows)
Field of view: 183.2 degrees wide by 51.0 degrees high (top=21.9, bottom=-29.1)

Stearn's Wharf, Santa Barbara, September 25, 2008

Santa Barbara from Stearns Wharf.

Panorama size: 770 megapixels (65102 x 11838 pixels)
Input images: 272 (34 columns by 8 rows)
Field of view: 318.6 degrees wide by 57.9 degrees high (top=26.1, bottom=-31.8)

Cold Springs Steel Arch Bridge, September 24, 2008

The Cold Springs Steel Arch Bridge is part of California Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County.

Panorama size: 82 megapixels (13125 x 6284 pixels)
Input images: 84 (12 columns by 7 rows)
Field of view: 178.7 degrees wide by 85.6 degrees high (top=38.1, bottom=-47.5)

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