Satellite images aid relief work
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MORE than 4,500 people have volunteered to examine 14,000 square kilometers of satellite imagery collected over Nepal to help relief efforts after Saturday’s earthquake, imagery provider DigitalGlobe Inc said.
Spokesman Turner Brinton said the company captured clear images of the area on Monday with its WorldView-3 satellite, which is now being used by volunteers to tag damaged buildings, roads and other areas to help disaster teams on the ground.
The United States-based company said it had made its high resolution imagery of the affected areas available to relief groups and others responding to the devastating quake.
It said it had data from April 1 that could be used to aid understanding and coordination for on-the-ground missions.
“While satellite imagery on its own is useful, greater benefit comes from extracting meaningful information that can be used by first responder and recovery agencies,” the spokesman said.
Thus far, he said the volunteers had tagged 21,975 areas for relief workers, including 3,128 damaged buildings and 1,129 damaged roads.
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