Thanks for the update, Stace Heather
Heather Leson heatherle...@gmail.com Twitter: HeatherLeson Blog: textontechs.com On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Stacey Maples <stacemap...@stanford.edu> wrote: > SOrry, should have posted to the group for general comment: > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Stacey Maples" <stacemap...@stanford.edu> > *To: *"Alex Barth" <a...@mapbox.com> > *Sent: *Sunday, April 26, 2015 7:03:55 PM > *Subject: *NASA data > > Alex, I've just been looped intothe following conversation with some NASA > VIIRS folks: > > > Karen, > > > > Yes, I am closely monitoring the situation using our VIIRS nighttime > imaging products. Unfortunately, the affected region in Nepal was > predominantly cloud-covered yesterday (seen in red in the attached image). > I will check tomorrow’s scene (~8:00 EST) and get back to you. > > > > As for other agency efforts, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Earth > Resources Observations and Science Hazard Data Distribution System > facilitates the sharing of information whenever the International Charter > on Space and Major Disasters is activated. The current point of contact (c. > 2014) is Brenda Jones (cced:). > > > > > Our data are particularly useful for spotting individual settlements and > road networks (both rural and urban) that have lost electricity after a > major disaster. Here’s an example for the DC derecho storm: > http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2015-01-22/night_watch_washington_from_space > . > > > > Note that we can only produce a reliable product once we get a clear-sky > look of the region. The next target of opportunity is scheduled for > tomorrow at ~8:00 EST. I’ll schedule a standing order to make sure that > we can process the data quickly. > > > > In the meantime: > > > > (1) Besides Gorkha district (Lat/Lon?), it would be good if either of > you (or someone else) could send us a list of locations and their > corresponding (lat/lon) geographic coordinates; esp. if you are interested > in assessing underreported areas. Either that, or we can provide the entire > map, and let someone else do the final change assessment. > > > > (2) Once we generate a first **preliminary** snapshot of the Nepal > region, we can also continue providing data for subsequent time periods. > This should help with estimating the overall recovery of local > infrastructure and services – i.e., one would hope that certain areas would > come back online; particularly across major cities. Let me know ASAP if > this is of interest to you. > > > > One final caveat: our instrument’s (VIIRS) overpass time isn’t ideal for > this situation -- i.e., we can only retrieve a “snapshot” of the greater > Nepal region at ~01:00-01:30 AM local time. If the power grid is > compromised (which is highly likely); then the local utility may be forced > to institute rationing during this period. This would make it difficult to > discriminate between affected areas. > > > > > Is this of utility for prioritizing? We'll have it sometime, tomorrow. > > > In F,L&T, > Stace Maples > Geospatial Manager > Stanford Geospatial Center > @mapninja > staceymaples@G+ > > Skype: stacey.maples > > 214.641.0920 > > Find GeoData: https://earthworks.stanford.edu > > Get GeoHelp: https://gis.stanford.edu/ > > > "I have a map of the United States... actual size. > It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." > I spent last summer folding it." > -Steven Wright- > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > HOT@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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