Description
The imagery posted on this site is of the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast after Hurricane Rita made landfall. The regions photographed range from San Luis Pass, Texas to Deep Lake, Louisiana. The aerial photograph missions were conducted by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division the day after Rita made landfall, September 22 and concluded September 30. The images were acquired from an altitude of 7,500 feet, using an Emerge/Applanix Digital Sensor System (DSS). Over 2000 aerial images were obtained during this time period, with most available to view online and download.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| http://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/rita/ | Unknown | Static Map Images | Open resource |
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- aerial photographs
- aerial photography
- beaumont
- big hill bayou
- black lake
- boudreaux lake
- buhler
- cameron farms
- caplen
- catfish lake
- clam lake
- cow island
- creole
- damage assessment
- deep lake
- doc/noaa/nos/ngs
- echo
- emergency response
- flake
- frozen point
- galveston
- grand bayou
- grand chenier
- greens bayou
- high island tx
- high resolution imagery
- holly beach
- hurricane rita
- hurricanes
- johnson bayou
- keith lake
- la
- lake como
- lake misere
- mauriceville
- moss lake
- mud lake
- national geodetic survey
- national ocean service
- ngs
- noaa
- orange
- orangefield
- peveto beach
- port acres
- port arthur
- port bolivar
- sabine pass
- san luis pass
- sea isle
- star lake
- sulphur
- terry
- texas and louisiana gulf coast
- tx
- united states
- u.s. department of commerce
- virginia point
- voth
- west lake