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Post-earthquake imagery of Japan
March 12, 2011
(Cross-posted from the
LatLong Blog
)
In
response to
the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan, we’ve worked with our satellite imagery providers to get the latest available data of the areas affected most.
To view this high-resolution imagery, courtesy of our partners at GeoEye, download
this KML file
and explore it in
Google Earth
. You can also explore the imagery
with Google Maps
, or have a look at
this Picasa album
of before-and-after shots. Here’s a sample:
Before and after the earthquake and tsunami. Above is Yuriage in Natori, below is Yagawahama; both are in Miyagi prefecture.
High-resolution version of this photo
.
We’re working to provide this data directly to response organizations on the ground to aid their efforts. We hope this new updated satellite imagery is valuable for them as well as everyone else following this situation to help illustrate the extent of the damage.
You can find more information regarding the disaster and resources for those in need at our Crisis Response page in
English
and
Japanese
. You can also follow
@earthoutreach
on Twitter to stay up to date with our mapping and imagery efforts.
Posted by Ryan Falor, Google Crisis Response team
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