Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Atlanta Flooding: Satellite Images from DigitalGlobe

A colleague passed along a few images of the flooding in Atlanta, which DG provided permission to post. This imagery truly demonstrates the value of satellite imagery and remote sensing in general for crisis / rapid response situations - not to mention how bad the flooding in Atlanta is.

Click on the images below for higher-detail versions.

Six Flags 9/22/09

Satellite Image Credit: DigitalGlobe


Lithia Springs 9/22/09

Satellite Image Credit: DigitalGlobe

2 comments:

Ryan Strynatka said...

Here's a great KML overlay of both images courtesy of Jim McAndrew (http://twitter.com/jimmyrocks/status/4323250983): http://loc8.us/kml/GA_Flooding.kmz

Adam Estrada said...

Wow! I wonder if my old house is under water!