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Haiti Earthquake in Google Earth
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Update 1/14/2010 – New Maps added today: Detailed Street Map of PAP; Joint Operations Graphic Mosaic.
Update 1/14/2010 – If anyone is looking for the full TIFF file of the GeoEye image from yesterday, contact me and I can email you the link to download it. It’s over 1 gigabyte, so please explain who you are and why you need it as I don’t want to overload the server of the person that’s hosting it. If you just need to VIEW the satellite image, it is included with the package of Google Earth layers below. Please only contact me if you need the full GeoTIFF for GIS use. Please do not email me asking about a specific property or area. All I can suggest is that you get Google Earth and view the satellite imagery yourself. I do not work for GeoEye and do not know when more satellite images will be added.
Update 1/14/2010 – Several people have asked about a version of these map layers that will work offline for first responders, etc. I now have a 100 megabyte zip (Current Version 1) file with all of the layers below (except the GeoEye image). Note that the offline version of the map layers may not yet include all the latest maps. To use the offline files, just download the zip, extract, and open up the haiti-earthquake.kml with Google Earth. Everything can then be accessed from the menu in Google Earth.
Original Post 1/13/2010 – On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4:53 PM, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Relief agencies and scientific agencies from all over the world have been compiling maps and other data to aid in relief efforts. I’ve tried to bring together the various maps and other data related to the Haiti Earthquake into a single location and in a format that can be easily viewed by anyone with Google Earth.
To get started, first make sure you have Google Earth installed. If not, download it for free. Then just click on the Download With Google Earth button below. That will load all of the map layers listed below into Google Earth. Just turn on/off the layers using the menu system at the left side of Google Earth.
The new maps that I add should automatically appear on your computer as I add them (you might have to restart Google Earth to get the new maps). Some of the files are 4-5 megabytes and may take a minute or two to open after you select them in Google Earth.
Satellite Imagery
- GeoEye 1/13/2010 - This is very high resolution color imagery of the Port Au Prince area that will update automatically as new satellite images are made available. From Google.
- Digital Globe 1/13/2010 (Copyright DigitalGlobe)
1/12/2010 Earthquake Event Data
- Intensity Zones (GDACS and Joint Research Centre, European Commission ) – MMI Intensity Zones in the PAP area.
- Overview Map (ReliefWeb) – General overview map showing the location of epicenter
- Shake Map (USGS) – Shows the epicenter location, the MMI values, and peak acceleration
- Population Exposure Map (UN Cartographic Section/USGS) – Shows the areas of Haiti likely to have been exposed to different levels of shaking and damage
- Potentially Affected Population (UN World Food Program) – Shows locations of at-risk populations likely to be affected by the earthquakes.
- Earthquake Summary (GDACS and Joint Research Centre, European Commission ) – Shaded relief map show the locations of earthquakes on 1/12/2010 and the locations of cities most likely to be affected
- MMI Values (USGS/Google Earth Library) – MMI values for cities and towns throughout Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
- Aftershocks (USGS/Google Earth Library) – Locations and magnitudes of aftershocks. Updated daily.
General Maps
- Joint Operations Graphic Mosaic (US Department of Defense) – Five detailed (1:1250) topographic maps covering all of Haiti
- PAP Topographic Maps (Perry Castaneda Map Library/Google Earth Library) – Four very detailed (1:12,500) topographic maps of the PAP area
- Global Map of Haiti (Geographical Survey Institute) – General map of Haiti, showing elevations, locations of major roads, towns, etc.
- Population Density (USGS/Google Earth Library) – 3D graphs showing the relative populations of cities and towns throughout Haiti
- PAP Street Map General (MINUSTAH) – General street map of PAP area
- PAP Street Map Detailed (MINUSTAH) – Detailed street map of PAP area
- PAP Topographic Map (Perry Castaneda Map Library) – Approximately 1:100,000 scale topographic map of southeastern Haiti
- Topographic Detail Near Epicenter (UN World Food Program) – Topographic map and populations centers within 5 miles of epicenter
- Shades Relief Map of Haiti (Perry Castaneda Map Library) – General relief map of Haiti
- Haiti Administrative (Departments, Communes and Sections) Boundaries – Colored polygons showing the various administrative divisions in Haiti
- Wireless Telephone Coverage Maps (??) – Wireless coverage maps for Voila and Digicel, which I assume are cellular telephone providers in Haiti
- Major Roads (US Census and Google Earth Library) – Colored lines showing the locations of major roads in Haiti
General Seismic Maps
- Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault (NASA Earth Observatory)
- Epicentral Region Map (USGS)
- Seismic Hazard Map (USGS)
- Tectonic Setting Map (USGS)
If you know of any other good data sets for this earthquake, leave a comment and I will try to add it. Also, let me know if you notice any of the data becomes out dated.
