In May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan County earthquake caused
devastating loss of human life and property. Applying all the
remote sensing technology available, the Chinese Academy of
Sciences immediately launched into action, making full use of its
state-of-the-art facilities, remote sensing planes, and satellites
to amass invaluable optical and radar data. This unprecedented use
of comprehensive remote sensing techniques provided accurate, up to
the minute information for disaster management and has left us with
a visually stunning and beautiful record that is as much a
scientific achievement as it is an artistic one.
Based on the accumulated data and images collected by the
Project Team of Remote Sensing Monitoring and Assessment of the
Wenchuan Earthquake, Atlas of Remote Sensing of the Wenchuan
Earthquake documents the events as they happened in real time. The
book covers the disaster from six aspects: geological, barrier
lakes, collapsed buildings, damaged roads, destroyed farmland and
forests, and demolished infrastructure. It also demonstrates that
the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, which has been standing for 2000
years, remains fully functioning, and keeps the Chengdu Plain
operating optimally even after the earthquake.
Translated into English for the first time, the Atlas presents a
pictorial summation of this unique project. It chronicles the event
with over 280 before and after color images from a range of
perspectives. This volume dramatically demonstrates the value of
remote sensing for understanding how an earthquake unfolds and the
potential of remote sensing in helping coordinate emergency relief.
A pictorial record of events as they unfolded, this book provides a
systematic documentation of earthquake damage that can be used to
prepare for future seismic events.
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