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It would have been impossible to make Life from Above without the extraordinary satellite images we have been given access to. We have worked closely with the team at Deimos and Urthecast, who have advised and supported the production team throughout the process. Your patience in teaching us (in laymans terms) the intricacies of acquiring imagery from satellites has been invaluable. We would also like to thank DigitalGlobe and Airbus as well as NASA, ESA, USGS, and NOAA, who have allowed us to feature a good deal of their beautiful imagery.
We are hugely grateful to the cinematographers, aerial photographers, time-lapse specialists, and stills photographers who have complemented the satellites with stunning imagery on the ground.
As ever, a natural history series cannot be made without the support and guidance of scientists and experts. We are ever grateful to you for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Lastly, each and every one of the production team must be thanked for their tireless hard work and creativity, with a particular nod to Rory May who has wrestled these images into a book-friendly shape.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Craig Hunter
Jo Shinner
Adam Evans
Amirah Daley
Ashley Farkas
Barny Revill
Bertie Allison
Chlo Sarosh
Claire Efergan
Douglas Mackay-Hope
Emily Fellowes
Emma Fry
George Ireland
George Roden
Hannah Gibson
Harry James
Isabelle Corr
Jack Hulme
Jessica Chen
Jessica Hayes
Justin Anderson
Kate Gorst
Katie Parsons
Matt Cooper
Natasha Filer
Nick Smith-Baker
Nicola Melton
Patrick Evans
Paul Thompson
Rory May
Thomas Fulcher
Tim Jeffree
Zo Beresford
CAMERA AND SOUND TEAM
Aaron Colussi
Andrew Thompson
Barny Trevelyan-Jones
Benjamin Cunningham
Brad Bestelink
Charlie Yang
Chenghao Zhang
David Broad
Dean Miller
Duncan Parker
Freddie Claire
Graham MacFarlane
Guillermo Armero
Hossam Aboul Magd
Isaac Chen
Ivan Insausti
Jacky Poon
John Shier
Jonathan Jones
Justin Maguire
Kevin Flay
Kevin Pinto
Leo Chang
Lindsay McCrae
Mark MacEwen
Mark Sharman
Matt Norman
Maurcio Copetti
Michael Male
Neil Harvey
Oli Haukur Myrdal
Parker Brown
Rory McGuiness
Santiago Cabral
Simon De Glanville
Simon Lewis
Simon Reay
Stuart Trowell
Warren Samuels
William Luo
Zubin Sarosh
POSTPRODUCTION
Arun Hall
Ben Lyons
Ben Peace
Blair Wallace
Evolutions Television
James Beynon
Jonny Crew
Katelin Rice
Tim Owens
MUSIC
David Poore
Neil Davidge
FILM EDITORS
Alex Boyle
Amy Fathers
Jacob Parrish
Mike Denny
Nico Bee
Rob Davies
Tim Lasseter
Will Ennals
VISUAL EFFECTS
Graham Stott
Jon Grafton
Moonraker
Scott Metcalfe
SATELLITE IMAGERY
Airbus
Aster
Copyright 2018, Deimos Imaging SLU, an UrtheCast Company
Copyright 2018, DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Company
ESA
EUMETSAT 2018
Google
JAXA Imagery
JSC Earth Science & Remote Sensing Unit
KOMPSAT
MODIS
NASA
NOAA
Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership
US Geological Survey
ACADEMIC CONSULTANTS FOR THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Dr. Clare Warren
Dr. Julia Cooke
Dr. Kadmiel Maseyk
Prof. Mark Brandon
WITH THANKS TO
53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Abigail Michels
Adarsh Nc.
Alexei Kouraev
Amy Tam
Andika Putraditama
Anthony Collins
Athena Dinar
Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve
Balsa de los Sapos, Pontificia Universidad Catlica del Ecuador
Baltazar Uscha and family
BBC High Risk teams
Bernarda Cornejo
Bertram Ostendorf
Betsy Didrickson
Billy and Margaret Ellis
Bindu Menon
Bob Baer, Saluki Stadium
Bob Nansen
Brandon Li
Brett Lewis
British Antarctic Survey
Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Bureau of Land Management
Captain Carlos Apablaza
Casey Decker
Chad Hanson
Chaolong Chen
Chenghao Zhang
Chris Herwig and the Google team
Chris Kemp
Claire Mirande
Coli Whewell
CREA Animal Rescue Centre
Dallas World Aquarium
David Dabellan
David Taggart
Department of Earth and Marine Science
Department of Geography, Gustavus Adolphus College
Director Feng
Douglas Beggs
Dr. Andres Merino
Dr. Anne Pusey
Dr. David L. A. Gaveau
Dr. Deus Mjungu
Dr. Elizabeth Madin
Dr. Fengshan Li
Dr. Frank Marks, NOAA
Dr. George Archibald
Dr. Jeff La Frenierre
Dr. Jiefeng Jin
Dr. Jivanildo Miranda
Dr. John Hedley
Dr. Kara Walker
Dr. Katrin Linse
Dr. Lesley Daspit
Dr. Michael Bravo
Dr. Neil Arnold
Dr. Phil Trathan
Dr. Poul Christoffersen
Dr. Richard Beilfuss
Dr. Santiago Ron
Dr. Stef Lhermittte
Dr. Tatsuo Oshida
Dr. Zoltan Szantoi
Dzanga Area Protection
Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas
El Parque Nacional Cotopaxi
Elis Nurhayati
Eyes on the Forest
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Frank Pope
Freddy Almeida
Global Forest Watch
Grand Targhee Resort
Grand Teton National Park
Great Barrier Reef Legacy
Great Basin Smokejumpers
Guanming Wang
HAkA (Forest, Nature and Environment of Aceh)
Harbour City
Henan Province Foreign Affair Bureau
Hidayah Hamzah
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Huayan Zeng
International Crane Foundation
Irwan Gunawan
Isaac Chen
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Jane Wynyard
Janice Beatty, African Environments
JD Miners
Jeff Gore
Jennifer Fowler
Jeremy Close
Jiangxi Province Foreign Affair Bureau
Jivanildo Miranda
Johannes Kirchgatter, WWF Germany
John and Linda Rumney
Kara Walker Anne Pusey
Kari Cobb, N IFC External Affairs Public Affairs Specialist
Kasper Trojlsgaard
Kathy and Arnold Tollefson
Katie Fletcher
La Reserva de Produccin Chimborazo
Laurel Surtherlin
Lawrence Lujan
Leonardo Pumina
Leslie Finstein
Lilian Pintea Emmanuel Mtiti
Luis Arranz
Mai Nishiyama
Major Kendall Dunn
Marco Cruz
Mark Fletcher
Masato Yamada
Matthew G Nowak
Michael Male
Michael Swinbourne
Michael Wilson
Montana Nasa Epscor Program, University of Montana
Mr. Dai and family
Mr. Natsuo Ohsawa
Ms. Misaki Koguro
Nagdlunguak-48
Nakuprat Goto Conservancy
Nathan Tse
Nelson Mwangi
Nikki Standing
Northern Rangelands Trust
Nottingham Natural History Museum
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Pavel Ageychenko
Peter Fretwell
Peter Matthew
Prefectura Naval Argentina
Prineville Hotshots
Prof. Adrian Luckman, Swansea University
Prof. Alun Hubbard, Aberystwyth University
Prof. Julian Bayliss, Mt. Lico
Prof. Michael Wilson
Prof. Paul Garber, University of Illinois
Prof. Serge Wich
Prof. Terry Hughes
Qian Li
Queensland University of Technology
Rachel McLaughlin
Rainforest Action Network
Redding Hotshots
Reserva de Produccin de Fauna Chimborazo