Atlas is a map animation and geographic data visualization toolkit for Adobe After Effects, developed by Mooviemakers. It uses real-world geographic data from Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap to generate editable maps of countries, regions, cities, and streets directly inside After Effects.

Combining the Atlas panel with the Atlas Particles effect, the toolkit enables animated camera movements, geographic routes, journeys, and data-driven visualizations with customizable map styles.

INCLUDED TOOLS

- Atlas Panel: A dockable interface for creating maps, managing styles, graphic elements, data, and cameras.
- Atlas Particles: A native effect for rendering journeys, events, tracks, and geographic data flows.
- 23 Map Styles: Built-in map designs with customizable colors, line widths, and typography.
- Natural Earth Data: Bundled world map data for offline map generation.

KEY FEATURES

- Real Map Generation: Builds world, country, regional, and street-level maps using real geographic data.
- Editable AE Layers: Creates maps using native shape layers, text layers, null objects, and footage.
- Map Animation: Supports camera flyovers, zooms, orbit movements, and animated transitions between locations.
- 3D Terrain Relief: Generates three-dimensional terrain from raster map data with integrated camera movement.
- Routes & Connections: Displays geographic routes, arcs, locations, and spatial relationships.
- Data Import: Imports datasets for map-based visualizations.
- Custom Styling: Provides control over map colors, line widths, labels, and visual appearance.
- MCP Integration: Supports map creation and data import through compatible MCP applications.

ATLAS PARTICLES

Atlas Particles provides six visualization modes:

- Journeys: Animates movement between geographic locations.
- Events: Displays time-based events at specific coordinates.
- Tracks: Visualizes recorded movement paths.
- Flows: Creates particle streams along routes and connections.
- Live Heat: Generates dynamic geographic heatmaps.
- Point Clouds: Represents datasets as points, spikes, or 3D columns.

Additional rendering styles include Flow, Comet, Pulse, and Fireflies, with PNG sequence baking for systems without the effect installed.

APPLICATIONS

- Animated travel maps and geographic storytelling.
- Documentary, history, and geography videos.
- Traffic, population, and event data visualization.
- Infographics, educational content, and news graphics.
- Animated flight routes, journeys, and location-based presentations.

COMPATIBILITY

- Software: Adobe After Effects.
- Map data: Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap.
- Supported movement data formats: GPX, TCX, FIT, and tabular datasets.
- Offline world map generation using bundled Natural Earth data.