# Map explainer: Globe Route Animation

A textured Earth globe turns to draw a route between two cities, with labeled dots and a camera that follows the line. Edit this video template in Subclip.

Canonical URL: https://www.subclip.app/motion-graphics-templates/remotion/map-explainer

Preview video: https://subclipweb.subclip.app/motion-graphics-templates/v1/previews/motion-template-remotion-map-explainer.mp4?v=7bf0426e23

A realistic globe animation that draws a route between cities, with labeled points and a camera that zooms and follows the path.

- Framework: Remotion
- Category: Maps
- Duration: 7 s
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 landscape
- Code: Runs inside Subclip

It opens on a satellite-style globe of the Earth, held on the start city for a moment. The camera then pulls out and the globe turns as a bright line draws the route toward the destination, passing through any stops along the way. Cities appear as small cyan dots with labels like London and Mumbai, and labels on the far side of the globe stay hidden. The camera zooms in on the destination at the end.

Set the origin, destination, extra points and waypoints, then choose a direct route or one across the Pacific or Atlantic. You can change the line color and width, arc height, camera orbit and tilt, how long it holds at the start and end, zoom timing, and label size and colors. It works inside the Subclip app for travel videos, shipping routes, relocation stories and news explainers.

## Use it for

- Travel and trip route videos
- Shipping and supply chain explainers
- Relocation and journey stories
- News and geography segments

## What you can change

- `origin`: Start city (Settings)
- `destination`: End city (Settings)
- `points`: Extra map points (List)
- `waypoints`: Route stops (List)
- `routeMode`: Route type (Text)
- `cameraMode`: Camera style (Text)
- `accent`: Route color (Color)
- `background`: Background color (Text)
- `routeWidth`: Route line width (Number)
- `arcHeight`: Route arc height (Number)
- `orbitDegrees`: Camera orbit angle (Number)
- `cameraPitch`: Camera tilt (Number)
- `startHoldSeconds`: Hold at start (Number)
- `endHoldSeconds`: Hold at end (Number)
- `zoomOutSeconds`: Zoom out time (Number)
- `zoomInSeconds`: Zoom in time (Number)
- `showLabels`: Show city labels (On or off)
- `showWaypointLabels`: Show stop labels (On or off)
- `labelColor`: Label color (Color)
- `labelSize`: Label size (Number)
- `labelOutlineColor`: Label outline color (Color)

## How to use this template

1. Download Subclip for Mac or Windows. Every template on this page comes pre-installed.
2. Open the Templates panel, pick Map explainer and drop it on your timeline.
3. Change the text, colors and timing in the layer settings, or ask the AI agent to edit it for you.
4. Export your video, or download the code to use the template in your own project.