A hot air balloon journey
An insight into the planning that goes into a hot air balloon journey and also how maps can be produced through filming from a hot air balloon.
Spherical geometry
This track shows us how a hot air balloon is produced and how the application of spherical geometry is imperative when planning a round the world flig...
Looking for Theta
Through a complex example, we learn how journeys are measured when the points are not on the equator and how this is calculated using Theta.
Great-circle distance
Great-circle distances might be the shortest way to travel, but they are not always the easiest. We also look at how lines of latitude aren't great-ci...