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Slideshow: NASA Charts Storm Damage Pronto

Survey teams don't need to wade into nasty swamps to map New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did its dirty work. New remote-sensing tech speeds up the process. By Jeff Rice.
Damage inflicted by Katrina on the levees can be quickly ascertained by LIDAR's imaging which has cut months off the...
Damage inflicted by Katrina on the levees can be quickly ascertained by LIDAR's imaging, which has cut months off the usual surveying time.Courtesy of NASA

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This image shows LIDAR data as false color. Blue indicates lower surface elevations while red and brighter colors are higher surface elevations.

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