
Mindanao as seen from space.
Thanks to NASA for providing the latest
satellite images of the Philippines, I was able to look into the damaged areas in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan caused by massive flooding, which was triggered by Tropical Storm Washi (known locally as Typhoon Sendong) on December 16, 2011. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images provided a wide look of the destruction as seen from space. Too bad the spatial resolution of MODIS is not as high as the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) — the one I used to
analyze the spatial extent of the Tsunami effect on Japan. Anyhow, the NASA’s Aqua satellite images are good enough to come up with a change detection map.
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