DigitalGlobe is calling on volunteers to help crowdsource satellite imagery of Tacloban City, Philippines, such as this one collected on February 23, 2012.
Though the magnitude of damage has made the process difficult, within the first few hours DigitalGlobe had 27,000 map views and over 35,000 tags from volunteers.
This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines collected on February 23, 2012. Volunteers can start tagging damaged areas by clicking here.
]This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines showing damage from Typhoon Haiyan collected on November 10, 2013. Though aid is trickling in from around the world, the government continues to struggle to provide security and food. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision.
his is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines collected on February 23, 2012. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision
This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines showing damage from Typhoon Haiyan collected on November 10, 2013. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision.
This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines collected on February 23, 2012. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision.
This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines showing damage from Typhoon Haiyan collected on November 10, 2013. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision.
This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines collected on February 23, 2012. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision
This is a satellite image of Tacloban City, Philippines showing damage from Typhoon Haiyan collected on November 10, 2013. Those wanting to help can send money to the American Red Cross, the Humanitarian Coalition, UNICEF, the hunger-alleviation charity ACF International,UN World Food Program, Doctors Without Borders, Community and Family Services International, and the Christian charity World Vision.
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg took this photo of Typhoon Haiyan from the International Space Station on Nov. 9, 2013 a day after it passed over the Philippines.
A dead body wrapped in cloth is left on a bench awaiting removal by the National Police on November 12, 2013 in typhoon hit Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday said the initial projection that as many as 10,000 people may have died in the storm now appears to be "too much."
Members of the Philippine National Police work next to body bags containing victims of Typhoon Haiyan on November 12, 2013 near Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. The official death toll rose to 5,200 on Friday Nov. 22, 2013, after victims from outside the worst-hit areas were accounted for. Another 1,611 people are still missing, reported the AFP.
Foreigners are evacuated onto a US military Osprey aircraft (back R) out of Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines, on November 12, 2013, days after super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the city.
A mother (C) cries after her family failed to take a flight on a C-130 military plane out of Tacloban, Leyte province, central Philippines on November 12, 2013, as hundreds of residents try to leave the city due to an approaching tropical storm.
Residents pick water damaged shoes in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on Nov. 12, 2013. The Philippine government said it had deployed armoured vehicles, set up checkpoints and imposed a curfew to help end looting in a city devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan
A man baths his pet dog among debris of destroyed houses in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte in November 12, 2013.
Roads are flooded due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Sanya city, south Chinas Hainan province, 11 November 2013. Seven people have been killed with more than 500,000 affected in Hainan province and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as Typhoon Haiyan hit the coast of southern China following its devastation over the Philippines.
A man paints a message on the basketball court that reads 'Help SOS We Need Food' before a ship that was washed ashore at Anibong in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte in the Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013.
An aerial photo taken on Nov. 10, 2013 shows the scene after Typhoon Haiyan hit Leyte Province, the Philippines.
Philippine police commandos along with relief goods board a US C-130 military plane heading to the disaster struck area of Tacloban, at a military base in Manila on Nov. 11, 2013. Hundreds of Philippine soldiers and police poured into the city devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan to try to contain looting that threatens an emergency relief effort.
This aerial photo shows destroyed houses in the town of Guiuan in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines on Nov. 11, 2013, four days after what is feared to be the country's worst natural disaster. Philippines rescue workers struggled on Monday to bring aid to famished and destitute survivors.
Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most intense cyclones on record, hit the Philippines this morning with sustained winds of 195 mph and gusts up to 235 mph. Here a resident (right) walks past high waves pounding the sea wall amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan hit the city of Legaspi, Albay province, south of Manila on Nov. 8, 2013.
The geostationary satellites of the Japan Meteorological Agency and EUMETSAT captured this image of Typhoon Haiyan as it approached the Philippines on Nov. 7, 2013.
Here's Typhoon Haiyan as it would appear if it were spinning up the U.S. East Coast. Compare its size with the next image of Hurricane Katrina in the same location.
Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico.
Compare this satellite view of Typhoon Haiyan approaching the Philippines with the next one showing its size in comparison to Europe.
When superimposed over Europe, Typhoon Haiyan stretchs from London to Berlin.
Dark clouds brought by super typhoon Haiyan loom over the skyscrapers of Metro Manila, the Philippines, Nov. 8, 2013
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this natural color image of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it approached the Philippines on Nov. 7, 2013. What are the criteria for a super typhoon? One with surface wind speeds of more than 150 mph (240 kph) that are sustained for at least a minute, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
With sustained wind speeds over 170 mph, super typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda, is equivalent to a category-5 hurricane.
A resident runs past an uprooted tree amidst strong winds as Typhoon Haiyan pounded Cebu City, in central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.
A mother and her children brave heavy rains as they head for an evacuation center on Nov. 8, 2013. More than 100,000 people took refuge in evacuation centers as the Typhoon Haiyan approached.
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel stand in formation beside newly-acquired rubber boats following a blessing ceremony in Manila on Nov. 6, 2013. Gov. Roger Mercado of Southern Leyte, a province in Eastern Visayas close to the storm's path, told CNN Friday morning that fallen trees had made "all roads" impassable. "We don't know the extent of the damage," Mercado said. "We are trying to estimate this. We are prepared, but this is really a wallop."
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel stand in formation beside newly-acquired rubber boats following a blessing ceremony in Manila on Nov. 6, 2013. Gov. Roger Mercado of Southern Leyte, a province in Eastern Visayas close to the storm's path, told CNN Friday morning that fallen trees had made "all roads" impassable. "We don't know the extent of the damage," Mercado said. "We are trying to estimate this. We are prepared, but this is really a wallop.
Colorado Flooding Aftermath: Photos
The aftermath of Colorado's floods could mean high water in Nebraska. But with some drainage of the water into aquifers, a reduction in precipitation, and Nebraska's flat topography and wide river channels -- the extent of the risk to the state is not as severe.
An M-923 United States military logistical transportation vehicle lays on its side in a ditch in Longmont, Colorado, near a broken railway track. The number of people missing has reduced from 1,200 to about 200 as power is restored to the cities and search-and-rescue teams evacuate residents cut-off from services in mountain villages.
On Sept. 14, a break in the rain allowed NASA’s Aqua satellite to capture this image of the floods using its Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS
NASA's Terra MODIS took this image on Sept. 7, 2013, before the rains began.
Jamie Bennett of Longmont, Colorado, sweeps water towards a sump pump in a neighbor's basement as residents clean up in the wake of a week of heavy flooding.
Robert Pandolfi of Longmont pauses for a moment while using a shovel to direct water in the basement of his boss' home on Sept. 16, 2013.
The home of a hired farm hand is shown collapsed near the South Platte River Sept. 17, 2013 near Evans, in eastern Colorado. Even as flooding subsides, many in the hardest hit areas of the state remain stranded by washed out roads.
Flood damage as seen from a UH-60 Black Hawk during search grid flights of the foothills west of Boulder by members of the 2-4 GSAB with the 4th ID of Fort Carson Sept. 17, 2013.
Another road shows very similar flood damage as the road pictured in the previous slide. Vermont flood experts, familiar with rebuilding after Tropical Storm Irene, are in Colorado to help with reconstruction efforts.
Flood water from the Big Thompson River flows over County Road 27 1/2 in Weld county.
An aerial view of suburban streets flooded in Longmont, Colorado, on Sept. 13, 2013. Property losses are estimated to total nearly $2 billion, with residential property accounting for about $900 million.
An aerial view of vehicles submerged in flood waters along the South Platte River near Greenley, Colorado, on Sept. 14, 2013.
Leon Hill (L) tries to shore up his fence near a Jamestown Volunteer Fire Department truck that was stuck in mud and debris after a flash flood destroyed much of the town on Sept. 14, 2013. Colorado farming communities along the South Platte River were ordered to evacuate ahead of the predicted surge in the flooding.
Residents are transported in a pickup truck to be evacuated by helicopter from Jamestown, Colorado, after a flash flood destroyed much of the town on Sept. 14, 2013.
Ground crew members assist people rescued from one of the mountain towns in a National Guard helicopter at Boulder Municipal Airport on Sept. 14, 2013. Many small mountain towns are still cut off from road access.
An aerial view of mobile homes submerged in flood waters along the South Platte River near Greenley, Colorado, on Sept. 14, 2013.
Neighbor Birdie Reznickek (R) passes a piece of wood from the ruined basement to Kate McCarthy, 11, as they work to clean up the flood damage in McCarthy's home on Qualla Drive in Boulder on Sept. 14, 2013.
