UPDATE Fri. Sep 1st/2:54pm EDT: Updated satellite images are now available from the Digital Globe website via this link. These images do not appear to be available from http://maps.google.com just yet.
I was reading a comment-post a day ago by someone making a request to receive updated satellite images of Katrina affected communities on Google Maps. We all know the lapse in time that exists in current satellite imagery available on Google Maps and Google Earth so I really didn't expect to see the call being answered.
Digital Globe, the company that provides the satellite imagery we use in Google Maps and Google Earth, has said they will make updated images of Katrina-affected communities available via sites like Google Maps in the coming days.
Here is an excerpt from a notice on their website:
DigitalGlobe is aware of the extreme humanitarian need in the communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina and is making every effort possible to collect usable satellite imagery of the impacted areas. We have five potential satellite accesses planned for the next week.
Weather conditions permitting, this imagery will be posted on our website and available through our partners.
DigitalGlobe, Google and GlobeXplorer (www.globexplorer.com) are working closely to provide the updated imagery via Google Maps, Google Earth, and the GlobeXplorer suite of products including ImageAtlas as quickly as is possible.
(Full announcement)
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NASA's Earth Observatory website already has lots of satellite imagery of the flooding in New Orleans, see: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17018
Yes, but NASA does not have 60 centimeter imagery like DigitalGlobe does.
NASA image of flooded New Orleans, Aug 31 (JPG 4062x4544)
Program to help with disaster relief needed immediately:
Need experienced programmer to volunteer to create a map or satellite image based program accessible via a standard web browser that would allow overlay of various categories of information. The data should be editable by end users, similar to a “Wikipedia” system.
Program could use Google Earth or Microsoft Virtual Earth.
This program will be used immediately to help with hurricane relief.
If you can help develop or host this program, please contact reevesg@gravidata.com immediately.
www.CollinsSoftware.com has programs to help with disaster relief. It can handle Digital Global, NASA, NOAA or other image data, and literally any type of map file. We recommend US Tiger files for a base map for the Katrina relief and rebuilding. Requires no special server or browser. Very fast and easy to use. Specifically designed for real-time data fusion for this type of situation. Contact my brother, Clif, at 713-682-1556 or CCollins@CollinsSoftware.com for details. I am sending him all the links to current Katrina images. He has Tiger ready for name, phone or address linkage to messages, media, web - so people can see what is happening in their neighborhood, add messages or map info, and connect to their families. RichardCollins@TheInternetFoundation.Org
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