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June 11th, 2011
Satellite Imagery Assists Australian Flood Emergency Response and Recovery

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Heavy rainfall occurred across most of Australia between November 2010 and early February 2011 causing extreme flooding across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and Victoria. During the flood emergencies, Geoscience Australia provided satellite imagery and derived mapping information to support the emergency response and recovery efforts. These images came from more than twenty different satellites operated by governments and companies from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, France, Canada, Taiwan and the European Commission. Read More