outlet of Japan after last week’s 8.9/9.0 magnitude
earthquake, which resulted in blackouts, fire, and a
tsunami.
We’ve seen hundreds of shots from the ground,
and a good amount of aerial views of before and after
the event. To really get the scope of the tsunami and
the earthquake’s destruction, ABC News has posted a
page of photos entitled “Japan Earthquake: before and
after”, which shows aerial photos taken over Japan that
really let you see the magnitude of damage in a unique way.
The satellite photos allow you to hover over each one to
reveal the scale of devastation across a number of suburbs.
By dragging your mouse from the right to the left, you can
see the before and after photos in one frame. The shots also
show tens of thousands of homes and businesses, most of
which are no longer standing in the after-shots.
ABC News got the high resolution images from Google’s
DigitalGlobe GeoEye. According to Google’s Lat Long Blog,
the company has worked with its satellite imagery providers
to get the latest available data of the areas affected most by
the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
You can also download the KML file and explore it in Google Earth.
Google also encourages you to explore the imagery with
Google Maps, or by checking out the Picasa album of
before and after aerial shots. A sample of the Picasa
photos is shown above.
Google said it’s working to provide this data directly
to response organizations on the ground in hope that
it will aid in their efforts.
More at ABC News
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