Emergency Response Imagery
Data Specifications
- Area of Coverage: Texas to Delaware
- Date(s) Available: Range from 2003 to present (vary by location)
- Format: JPEG (2003 to 2006), Georeferenced JPEG (2007 to present)
- Resolution: Approximately 50 cm (1.64 feet)
Overview
To support homeland security and emergency response requirements, NOAA has the capability to acquire and rapidly disseminate a variety of spatially referenced data sets to federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as the public. Remote sensing technologies used for emergency response include the Emerge/Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS) for the acquisition of high-resolution images. These images have assisted with recovery efforts along coastlines affected by a variety of disasters, including hurricanes, nor’easters, and earthquakes.