[talk-ph] Fwd: digitalGlobe imagery - haiyan

[Kate Chapman]

Hi All,

I am trying a couple avenues to obtain the imagery. I'll let you know what
I find out.

Thanks,

-Kate


On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 12:36 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com
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> Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 12:45 PM
> Subject: [talk-ph] digitalGlobe imagery - haiyan
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> http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/2013/11/11/typhoonhaiyan/
>
> Press statement:
>
>  *On Friday, devastation hit the Philippines. The massively destructive
> typhoon, Haiyan, turned into one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever
> recorded at landfall, with winds estimated at 195 mph, gusts up to 235 mph
> and a storm surge that rose up to 20 feet high. As with any natural
> disaster, rapid, comprehensive, unclassified satellite coverage can be an
> invaluable tool for responding to these major events.*
>
> *On November 07, 2013 at 7 pm EST, several hours before Typhoon Haiyan
> made landfall, DigitalGlobe activated FirstLook
> <http://www.digitalglobe.com/products/insight/firstlook>, an online
> subscription service for emergency managers and enterprise customers that
> provides fast, web-based access to pre- and post-event imagery of natural
> and manmade disasters. In the first few days, following the initial
> devastation, DigitalGlobe’s satellites collected and delivered over 19,000
> square kilometersof imagery in the hardest hit areas, including Tacloban
> City and the surrounding areas.  FirstLook’s frequent revisit times have
> enabled rapid delivery of quality imagery content during this time-critical
> event.*
>
> *Below is a chilling image chip, depicting the impact from typhoon Haiyan.*
>
> *WE NEED YOUR HELP – JOIN THE CROWD:The scale of the storm’s destruction
> has been massive. In addition to collecting imagery, we need volunteers to
> help us map the devastation. In support of such efforts, DigitalGlobe has
> activated a crowdsourcing campaign, open to anyone willing to help.*
>
> *http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/haiyantyphoon2013
> <http://www.tomnod.com/nod/challenge/haiyantyphoon2013>*
>
> *For this campaign, we will be releasing the crowd produced results to the
> open source community. Contact DigitalGlobe’s Tomnod platform team at
> <info at tomnod.com>info at tomnod.com <info at tomnod.com> if you are interested in
> receiving access to the Haiyan data.*
>
> *More resources from DigitalGlobe:*
>
> *For media: please use required attribution “Satellite image courtesy of
> DigitalGlobe” and copyright. See our usage
> policy http://www.digitalglobe.com/usage#usage-information
> <http://www.digitalglobe.com/usage#usage-information>.*
>
> *For geospatial professionals:here is the catalog ID
> <https://browse.digitalglobe.com/imagefinder/showBrowseImage?catalogId=103001002841F600&imageHeight=natres&imageWidth=natres> you
> can use to quickly access your area of interest.*
>
> *For U.S. government employees: Use your .gov or .mil address to obtain
> access to our high resolution satellite imagery via My DigitalGlobe
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pSr9XqhUe8>, and NGA’s EnhancedView
> program.*
>
> *Download our complete FirstLook Report here
> <http://www.slideshare.net/DigitalGlobe/ph-typhoon-haiyan2013nov11>. *
>
>  *This area on the west side of Cancabato Bay bore some of the heaviest
> brunt. Debris from the storm surge is seen in the lower left area. You can
> also make out a “Help Us” sign in front of the Redemptorist Church*
>
> See also DigitalGlobe's FirstLook imagery prepared as a slide show<http://www.slideshare.net/DigitalGlobe/ph-typhoon-haiyan2013nov11>
> .
>
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