ASTER and USGS EROS disaster response: emergency imaging after Hurricane Katrina
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Abstract
The value of remotely sensed imagery during times of crisis is well established, and the increasing spatial and spectral resolution in newer systems provides ever greater utility and ability to discriminate features of interest (International Charter, Space and Major Disasters, 2005). The existing suite of sensors provides an abundance of data, and enables warning alerts to be broadcast for many situations in advance. In addition, imagery acquired soon after an event occurs can be used to assist response and remediation teams in identifying the extent of the affected area and the degree of damage. The data characteristics of the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Refl ection Radiometer (ASTER) are well-suited for monitoring natural hazards and providing local and regional views after disaster strikes. For this reason, and because of the system fl exibility in scheduling high-priority observations, ASTER is often tasked to support emergency situations. The Emergency Response coordinators at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) work closely with staff at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) at EROS and the ASTER Science Team as they fulfi ll their mission to acquire and distribute data during critical situations. This article summarizes the role of the USGS/EROS Emergency Response coordinators, and provides further discussion of ASTER data and the images portrayed on the cover of this issue
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | ASTER and USGS EROS disaster response: emergency imaging after Hurricane Katrina |
| Series title | Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASPRS |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1346 |
| Last page | 1350 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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