See Verglas Media's recent spherical work in the new NASA movie about fresh water and the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. verglasmedia.com/waterfalls Verglas Media on FB: www.facebook.com/verglasmedia The GPM Core satellite was launched February 27, 2014 from Japan. In short, GPM is a joint NASA and Japanese Space Agency program that is taking on the essential task of measuring water as it falls to our planet's surface. However, this movie is more than a discussion of new space hardware. It aims to engage the viewer in thinking about the role of fresh water in our daily lives. Alongside the orbital paths of the satellite fleet and an overview of how the instruments work, we see painterly representations of the water cycle and discover the complexities of understanding water as it falls. Beautiful seamless videography adds context from the natural world, from blossoms in macro to iconic waterfalls and even kayakers rolling in a lake. Indeed, what would life be without fresh water? The global nature of the mission makes it a perfect fit for Science On a Sphere. The team at Verglas Media was commissioned by NASA to film contextual and narrative scenes, as well as edit and composite the film and its spherical special effects! We truly hope that you have a chance to visit a Science On a Sphere location soon and see it as intended. In addition, we are happy to present it on a virtual globe - available above and on our YouTube channel. Enjoy! Important Links: SOS: How does it work? (with pictures!) verglasmediablog.com/2014/01/21/science-on-a-sphere/ Science On a Sphere Locations: sos.noaa.gov/What_is_SOS/sites.php?view=Country&sort=Name NASA's GPM Website: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GPM/main/ Science On a Sphere WIKI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_On_a_Sphere NASA's Official Water Falls Movie Page: pmm.nasa.gov/waterfalls/science/freshwater Getting an SOS for your site: sos.noaa.gov/Getting_SOS/index.html WATER FALLS Film Credits: A NASA Goddard Television Production Written & Directed by Michael Starobin Videography, Editing & Visual Effects by Victoria Weeks Animation by the UMBC IRC, Leads Ryan Zuber and Raymond McCarthy Bergeron Visualization by NASA SVS Narrated by Craig Sechler Music by Andre Gribou

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