The teams from Google Earth and Maps have assembled images and resources for Galveston Texas residents displaced by Hurricane Ike as well as state and local emergency management personnel.
Within hours after Hurricane Ike’s arrival the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Remote Sensing Division began flying rapid response aerial reconnaissance missions of the Texas and Louisiana Gulf region.
NOAA Remote Sensing
The NOAA Remote Sensing team has published the data they have collected on their official Hurricane Ike response page.
Hurricane Ike
The images posted on NOAA site are of the coast of Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Ike made landfall.
The NOAA Remote Sensing Division gathered their Hurricane Ike images to meet NOAA national security and emergency response requirements.
The NOAA data will also be used for ongoing research efforts to test and further develop standards for airborne digital imagery.
To see pictures of Galveston and the Texas coastline in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, click on the NOAA base map grid boxes.
Hurricane Ike Image
You can then drill down to each NOAA picture taken after Hurricane Ike made landfall.
Hurricane Ike Damage
The Google Earth and Google Maps teams have also processed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data it into a KML image overlay for easy access.
Here is just one example of the type of before and after pictures you can view of Galveston, Texas after Hurricane Ike struck the Texas Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Ike Before Picture
Hurricane Ike Before Picture
Hurricane Ike After Picture
Hurricane Ike After Picture
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