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 <[email protected] > wrote: > Forwarding to HOT list for possible contacts. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Erwin Olario <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 12:45 PM > Subject: [talk-ph] digitalGlobe imagery - haiyan > To: osm-ph <[email protected]> > > > > 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 > <[email protected]>[email protected] <[email protected]> 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> > . > > > > -- > *Erwin Olario* > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > » email: erwin@ > <[email protected]>*n**GNU**it**y**.**net*<http://ngnuity.net/> > | [email protected] > » mobile (PHL): +63 908 817 2013 > » voicemail / sms (USA): +1 347 746 9461 > » OpenPGP key: 3A93D56B | 5D42 7CCB 8827 9046 1ACB 0B94 63A4 81CE 3A93 > D56B > > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > > > > > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > >
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