Welcome to Visualize California!

This website uses a variety of data to illustrate the dynamic landforms that make up California.

These landforms demonstrate the active processes that shape the Earth's surface; processes such as faulting, volcanism, and erosion.

To begin exploring the landforms of California, click on the map or select an area from the menu to the left.

Software Needed

To view the satellite images and the landform visualizations, you will need the following (freely available) programs installed on your computer:

Quicktime: Available here

Quicktime will allow you to view the animations and QTVRs on this site.

ExpressView Browser Plugin: Available here

PC ONLY! The ExpressView Browser Plugin will allow you to view the extremely large MrSid format Satellite images within your browser.