Fig. 14.22 Centre pivot irrigation, Saudi Arabia. Fig. 14.23 Deforestation, Amazon Basin.
Fig. 14.24 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Natural disasters
Satellite imagery can provide real-time information to agencies responding to natural disasters. They can show the extent of earthquake damage to buildings, roads and bridges, as well as the extent of flooding and the progress of wild fires. This information helps to inform the type of response from these agencies, such as evacuations, use of helicopters and emergency shelter provision.
Fig. 14.25 Ash flow, Sinabung volcano, Indonesia.