Here’s why NASA wants your photos of hurricane damage
The public can help with disaster recovery on their phone
- Nasa is launching a pilot programme, a new Response Mapper project, to harness citizen science for faster hurricane disaster recovery.
- The initiative, in collaboration with the GLOBE Program, will collect public photographs taken before and after disasters to track ground conditions.
- These time-stamped and geotagged images will be shared directly with emergency responders to complement existing satellite data and field reports.
- The programme aims to provide clearer, localised information, especially in rural areas, and capture details that satellite imagery might miss.
- Nasa encourages public participation, particularly from residents in the Southeast US, but stresses that safety is paramount and individuals should not put themselves in danger.