Hurricane, Floods in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
Type of Event: |
Hurricane, floods |
Location of Event: |
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama (United States); New Orleans; the state of Louisiana |
Date of Charter Activation: |
02/09/2005 |
Charter Requestor: |
French Civil Protection |
Project Management: |
CNES |
Description of Event
Extensive damage and flooding following Hurricane Katrina left thousands without shelter, drinking water and power in the Mississippi delta and Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
The area around Lafayette, Louisiana, was flooded on 1st September. The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was flooded on 1 September. The city of Jackson, Mississippi, was also flooded and without power. 10-20,000 people took refuge in the Jackson Coliseum.
The centre of Mobile, Alabama, was under up to a meter of water on 30 August. On U.S. Highway 98 in Mobile, an important access route for trucks, the Cochrane-Africatown Bridge was damaged by an oil rig ripped from its moorings by the hurricane.
Images and/or Image Products Delivered Under the Charter
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Spacemap Product Map Extent Reference
Source: Landsat, 30m resolution
Acquired: 2000, 2001, 2003
DMC International Imaging 2005
Image processing, map created 07/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Lafayette Mobile Reference Satellite Map
Source: Landsat 7, 30m resolution
Acquired: 03/09/2005
Copyright: USGS 2005
Image processing, map created 02/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Lafayette Batonrouge Reference Satellite Map
Source: Landsat 7, 30m resolution
Acquired: 03/09/2005
Copyright: USGS 2005
Image processing, map created 02/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans Reference Satellite Map
Source: Landsat 7, 30m resolution
Acquired: 03/09/2005
Copyright: USGS 2005
Image processing, map created 02/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans Crisis Map
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 03/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans Centre Flood Extent
Source: Spot 5, 12.5 m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 04/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans Centre Crisis Map
Source: Spot 5, 12.5 m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 04/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans NE Flood Extent
Source: Spot 5, 12.5 m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 04/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans NE Crisis Map
Source: Spot 5, 12.5 m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 04/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans SE Flood Extent
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 12/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 12/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans SE Crisis Map
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 12/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 12/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans Petrochemical Site Crisis Map
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 12/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 12/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Mobile Reference Satellite Map
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: October 2001
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 12/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Jackson Reference Satellite Map
Source: Landsat 7, 30m resolution
Acquired: September 2000
Copyright: USGS 2005
Image processing, map created 02/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Biloxi Reference Satellite Map
Source: Landsat 7, 30m resolution
Acquired: October 2001
Copyright: USGS 2005
Image processing, map created 02/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Biloxi Crisis Map
Source: Spot 5, 12.5 m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 04/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Biloxi Spacemap Spot 5, Natural Colours
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 03/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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New Orleans Spacemap Spot 5, Natural Colours
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 03/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Pascagoula Spacemap Spot 5, Natural Colours
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 03/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Jackson Spacemap Spot 4, Natural Colours
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 03/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Mobile Spacemap Spot 4Spot 5, Natural Colours
Source: Spot 4, 30m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 03/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Spacemap Product Dmc Crise
Source: NigeriaSAT, 30m resolution
Acquired: 10/09/2005
DMC International 2005
Image processing, map created 12/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Dauphin Island Change Detection
Source: Spot 4, Landsat 7 ETM+, res. 20 m (Spot), 28.5 m (Landsat)
Acquired: 04/09/2005; 15/10/2001
Copyright: USGS, CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 08/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Flood Impact Product Dmc Crisis
Source: NigeriaSAT, Landsat 7 ETM+, 30m resolution
Acquired: 10/09/2005 ; 11/1999, 08, 10/2001
DMC International 2005, USGS 1999-2001
Image processing, map created 09/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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Lafayette Spacemap
Source: Spot 5, 12.5 m resolution
Acquired: 02/09/2005
Copyright: CNES 2005
Image processing, map created 12/09/2005 by SERTIT
Higher resolution version
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High-resolution imagery is available at
 http://sertit.u-strasbg.fr/documents/louisiane_2005/louisiane05_en.html |
