Remote Sensing of Cultural Heritage Sites

Dresden and the Elbe Valley in Germany (2/2)

The maximum flood extent during the Elbe flood in Dresden obtained from a SPOT-4 image of 17th August 2002 superimposed on a SPOT-2 based satellite map.
Processed by SERTIT and VISTA GmbH. Spot Images. Copyright: CNES, 2002. Distributed by Spot Image.

Maximum flood extent derived from SPOT analyses superimposed onto a street map of Dresden.
Source: VISTA GmbH and SERTIT

Mapping of flood extent over Dresden on 19th August 2002. Envisat ASAR data overlain with SPOT-2 image map in pseudo natural colour.
Source: SERTIT

Source: SERTIT / VISTA

Watch this simulated overflight of the August 2002 Elbe flood area. It utilises SPOT-4 and Landsat-7 data together with Envisat ASAR imagery to show a detailed picture of the maximum flood extent.

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