{"id":10494,"date":"2015-04-28T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T22:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10494"},"modified":"2015-04-28T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T22:54:02","slug":"satellite-images-of-nepal-after-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10494","title":{"rendered":"Satellite images of Nepal after earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out satellite before\/after images of the capital city of Nepal:\u00a0Photos: Nepal Earthquake, before and after in satellite photos – Denver Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The images come from DigitalGlobe<\/a>, which is giving\u00a0relief\u00a0groups free access to images of Nepal:\u00a0DigitalGlobe opens access to satellite data to support disaster response efforts in Nepal – DigitalGlobe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Planet Labs is also offering its images:\u00a0Responding to the Nepal Earthquake – Planet Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A typical satellite image in Google map view might be two or three years old. This Google Crisis Map<\/a> shows where new imagery is available for Nepal. You can then zoom in on a particular area in\u00a0the new images.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Screen capture of an area in Kathmandu from Google Crisis Map.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s an article about the broader role that satellites are playing in the recovery, particularly regarding\u00a0communications services:\u00a0Satellite Industry Responds to Nepalese Earthquake – Via Satellite<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Check out satellite before\/after images of the capital city of Nepal:\u00a0Photos: Nepal Earthquake, before and after in satellite photos – Denver Post. The images come from DigitalGlobe, which is giving\u00a0relief\u00a0groups free access to images of Nepal:\u00a0DigitalGlobe opens access to satellite data to support disaster response efforts in Nepal – DigitalGlobe. Planet Labs is also offering … Continue reading Satellite images of Nepal after earthquake<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eyes-in-the-sky"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2Jg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10582,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10582","url_meta":{"origin":10494,"position":0},"title":"Zooniverse uses Planet Labs images to help direct aid in Nepal","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The citizen science program Zooniverse used satellite imagery from Planet Labs\u00a0to help spot areas of Nepal in urgent need of assistance after the earthquake:\u00a0Disaster Response in Nepal and The Zooniverse -\u00a0Zooniverse Very soon after the recent magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal, we were contacted by multiple groups involved in directly responding\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Eyes in the Sky"","block_context":{"text":"Eyes in the Sky","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=27"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16847,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16847","url_meta":{"origin":10494,"position":1},"title":"Satellite images show vast destruction in Indonesia from earthquake and tsunami","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Satellites images reveal the huge extent of the damage from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia on September 28th: Satellite images of Indonesia earthquake and tsunami shows massive destruction - GeoSpatialWorld https:\/\/youtu.be\/rJ7umEnhRQ8 The DigitalGlobe satellite images provided to CNN let one compare before and after views with a slide\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Eyes in the Sky"","block_context":{"text":"Eyes in the Sky","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=27"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=0062850210","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11763,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11763","url_meta":{"origin":10494,"position":2},"title":"Satellite images: Fight drought in Ethiopia + Help earthquake victims + Reveal ancient Kazakh earthworks","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A small sampling of the use of satellite earth observation imagery: *\u00a0Satellites help fight drought in Ethiopia - UNICEF Connect Ethiopia is currently in one of its periodic droughts. 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