Location films and channels

Dubai, in motion.

Short aerial views of Palm Jumeirah and Dubai's roads. Explore their layout, then continue to Raj's films and written guides.

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Featured location studies

The shape of the city.

Licensed aerial footage of the wider setting, separate from The Dubai Upgrade's original films.

Silent location study · play on request

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Sentinel-2 Imagery via commons.wikimedia.org Copernicus Sentinel Data (free reuse with attribution)Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023. Cropped, resized and converted to WebP.

Palm Jumeirah · licensed aerial footage

Palm Jumeirah · movement study

An aerial view of Palm Jumeirah’s main road and island layout, showing how the trunk connects its waterfront neighbourhoods.

Duration: 00:09
Filmmaker: PD-Media

Film source and licence

Motion Array commercial licence record archived 29 July 2026

Source: PD-Media · Motion Array 4101777 ↗

Silent location study · play on request

Dubai roads · licensed aerial footage

Dubai infrastructure · movement study

A short aerial view of a Dubai highway interchange, showing the scale and arrangement of its connecting roads.

Duration: 00:08
Filmmaker: Yavor Yanakiev

Film source and licence

Motion Array commercial licence record archived 29 July 2026

Source: Yavor Yanakiev · Motion Array 3164156 ↗

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