(1-Feb-2010) Haiti: A Virtual Situation Room for Damage Assessment and Reconstruction

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/EGUA-826TT3

Article highlights:

- Bank collaborates with Google, Microsoft, Rochester Institute of Technology and others to gather high-definition images of damage in Port-au-Prince.

- Aerial images provide vital information to Bank Haiti assessment team, cut preparation time from weeks to 36 hours.

- Images identify objects as small as 20 inches in size; bus license plate visible.