Aerial photos of Katrina's aftermath available
{{date|September  8, 2005}}

[[Image:NOAA Katrina NOLA 17th Street breach Aug 31 2005.jpg|thumb|250px|Closeup of 17th Street Canal breach in New Orleans.]]

[[Image:NOAA-Katrina damage spanish fort NO.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Spanish Fort area of New Orleans, on the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain (pic is rotated so lake appears on the right).]]

[[Image:Noaa-katrina-24428443.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The photos illustrate how severe flooding was in some areas.]]

The [[w:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] is hosting [http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/ over 3,000 high-resolution images] on their website of the devastation along the [[w:Gulf Coast|Gulf Coast]]. The images were taken by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division using a Emerge/Applanix Digital Sensor System or DSS from 7,500 feet.

They were mounted on a NOAA [[w:Cessna|Cessna]] [http://www.aoc.noaa.gov/aircraft_cessna.htm Citation] aircraft, a twin engine plane. The plane was the same plane that flew over '[[w:Ground Zero|Ground Zero]]' of the [[w:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] site and the Pentagon, after [[w:September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11th]], taking 3-D photographs of them.

The images from the plane was taken to support the national security and emergency management response requirements. The image will also help current research efforts to help develop standards for aerial digital imagery.

[[w:Google Maps|Google Maps]] also contains some imagery (though limited) at this time when the word [[w:New Orleans|New Orleans]] or anything within New Orleans is typed in. It can be accessed by clicking the red button labeled Katrina.

== Sources ==

*{{source|url=http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2495.htm
|title=NOAA CONDUCTS AERIAL SURVEY OF REGIONS RAVAGED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
|author=Greg Hernandez
|pub=NOAA
|date=August 31, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.google.com/maps?q=New+Orleans&spn=0.091276,.188845&t=e&hl=en
|title=New Orleans - Katrina Map
|author=
|pub=Google Maps
|date=August 31, 2005}}

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[[Category:Louisiana]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Hurricane season, 2005]]
[[Category:Gulf of Mexico]]
Closeup of 17th Street Canal breach in New Orleans.

Spanish Fort area of New Orleans, on the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain (pic is rotated so lake appears on the right).

The photos illustrate how severe flooding was in some areas.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hosting  over 3,000 high-resolution images on their website of the devastation along the Gulf Coast. The images were taken by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division using a Emerge/Applanix Digital Sensor System or DSS from 7,500 feet.

They were mounted on a NOAA Cessna  Citation aircraft, a twin engine plane. The plane was the same plane that flew over 'Ground Zero' of the World Trade Center site and the Pentagon, after September 11th, taking 3-D photographs of them.

The images from the plane was taken to support the national security and emergency management response requirements. The image will also help current research efforts to help develop standards for aerial digital imagery.

Google Maps also contains some imagery (though limited) at this time when the word New Orleans or anything within New Orleans is typed in. It can be accessed by clicking the red button labeled Katrina.

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Louisiana United States North America Hurricane season, 2005 Gulf of Mexico