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New chopper-mounted ‘eye’ promises to help disaster-response efforts
Friday, October 10, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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As was seen during the recent flood relief efforts in Bihar, aid organisations don’t have quick and accurate ways to determine how many people need assistance in the case of a natural disaster.
Satellites can collect aerial images of areas affected by a natural disaster, but this has restrictions, and cloud cover can prevent collection of images.
“Without a real-time map, it’s very hard to do de
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