DigitalGlobe's satellite imagery and GlobalSecurity.org's analysis provided the materials we needed to put our skills in informational graphic design and Flash to work on our new interactive graphic. Our goal was to show the amazing defensive measures and what's really undergound at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran.

This is exactly the kind of collaboration we're hoping GraphicLens can provide for the entire spectrum of today's new media.

We aligned the satellite images in Photoshop CS2. That step alone showed some interesting comparisons and allowed us to mark the exact locations of the now-underground buildings and tunnels. We storyboarded the graphic in Freehand MX and imported much of the work from Freehand into Flash where Jeremy did the animation and programming. The entire process, from receiving the latest satellite image from DigitalGlobe to posting was far smoother than previous graphics. We're learning much more with each project.

Deb's been researching Iran's nuclear facilities and missile forces which we'll use to add chapters to the Natanz graphic. It's certain to be a challenge for my MaPublisher skills.

The Natanz graphic is also posted on GlobalSecurity.org with a link on their main page and on their WMD/Natanz page. Many thanks to John Pike and Chuck Herring for their help.