New Postal Service Tornado Satellite Imagery - Updated

NPR has released a map showing aerial imagery of the harm from the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma. Zoom In On Oklahoma Tornado Damage displays imagery collected on May 20th.

The map includes a tool to stance edifice footprints, the tool tin hold upwards turned on in addition to off yesteryear clicking on the 'Hide Labels' button.


This Open Street Map map of aerial imagery also shows the devastating harm caused yesteryear the tornado inwards Moore.

Unfortunately the map doesn't direct maintain whatever zoom controls or an selection to stance aerial imagery of the same place earlier the tornado struck. The map, however, does include a dynamic URL that gives the latitude in addition to longitude of the electrical flow view. Therefore, if y'all desire to compare earlier in addition to subsequently views of the tornado, y'all tin catch the latitude in addition to longitude of a stance in addition to glue it into Google Maps.

The aerial stance inwards a higher house shows Plaza Towers Elementary School.  Below is the aerial stance of the same schoolhouse on Google Maps, taken earlier the tornado.


Update: Google Crisis Map straightaway also has the same post-tornado imagery. The Google Crisis Map also includes aerial imagery taken at the halt of April, in addition to thus users tin compare the pre in addition to post-tornado imagery on the same map.

The New York Times has also created 2 evocative custom Street View images of the destruction caused yesteryear the tornado inwards Moore, Oklahoma - Before in addition to After: 360° Views From Moore.

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