Updated: 02 July 2007

Solomon Islands Pre & Post Tsunami 2007 - Advanced Land Observing Satellite images

The following images show possible regional changes following the tsunami which struck the Solomon Islands on 2 April 2007. (Gizo Island at centre of image) Various pre and post-tsunami images may be viewed using the selection box below each image. Pre tsunami images were captured between October 2006 and March 2007. Post tsunami images were captured on 7 April 2007.

The main population centre is on the eastern tip of the island, best seen using the AVNIR-2 images. The post-tsunami AVNIR-2 image was acquired using a large off-nadir look angle, thereby slightly reducing the spatial resolution. While it is difficult to see specific differences between pre and post-tsunami images in these examples, the images do provide a useful spatial context for the disaster area.

Thanks to the Sentinel Asia Project and JAXA for their assistance in acquiring post tsunami images.

Images processed by Geoscience Australia, Copyright, JAXA/METI 2006/07

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You can use the link below to enable visualisation of this data in your ECWP enabled desktop application. Simply cut and paste the following link into the file open dialogue.

ecwp://satmap.ga.gov.au/IWS/GOZI/FBS_ASC_PALSAR_SOLOMON_IS_MOSAIC.ecw

ecwp://satmap.ga.gov.au/IWS/GOZI/AVNIR2_SOLOMON_IS_DEC_2007_geo.ecw

ecwp://satmap.ga.gov.au/IWS/GOZI/WB1_PALSAR_SOLOMON_IS_FEB_2007_geo.ecw

ecwp://satmap.ga.gov.au/IWS/GOZI/PRISM_SOLOMON_IS_FEB_2007_geo.ecw

ecwp://satmap.ga.gov.au/IWS/GOZI/PALSAR_DSC_SOLOMON_IS_APR7_2007_geo.ecw

ecwp://satmap.ga.gov.au/IWS/GOZI/AVNIR2_SOLOMON_IS_APR7_2007_geo.ecw

You can access the Level 1 ALOS data from our samples FTP service at ftp://acres.ga.gov.au/acres/samples/alos/solomon_islands_tsunami/

For more information on ECWP plugin support for your application go to http://www.ermapper.com/ProductView.aspx?t=189

For more information on ALOS and its sensors go to http://www.ga.gov.au/acres/prod_ser/alosdata.jsp

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