Harvey Images
This draft page is attempting to create a workflow for people to identify reportable issues captured in aerial photography of Harvey-affected areas, specifically industrial sites.
Photo: SC National Guard (170831-Z-AH923-081) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Basic needs for imagery reporting
- collect images (from various sources) -- do a call for images (like this for Harvey)
- make a URL entry in a list or spreadsheet (like this for Harvey) for each image from a given set
- sort through each entry and search for possible pollution incidents (using guidance on image ID) & take notes on each image in a consistent format (like this for Harvey)
- submit this list to GRN and/or other partner (for Harvey, GRN is just watching the spreadsheet) OR report directly to various agencies (need instructions on how to report)
Potential partners
Let's brainstorm some partners to work on this and future disaster responses with. See the main harvey page too.
Steps to report
Here we're organizing the required steps. We can make each into an activity later, and begin doing more outreach.
Compile sites
- Gather/compile lists of at-risk sites in TX (oil refineries, sewage, nuclear etc.)
Main source: Surging Seas: Risk Finder -EPA tool allows coastline reports by state and specific risk (ex. oil refineries)
Gulf Restoration Network Map of Oil
Sierra Club Map of Toxic Sites Harvey
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Data Tool
Add other sources here (you'll need to be logged in)
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Compile image sources
- Gather satellite or aerial images--before and after may be needed
Image sources:
TX National Resources Information Center -"before" images
The Texas General Land Office -"before" images
USGS Earth Explorer Tool-possibly "both" images
NOAA imagery to scan:
- Harvey: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/harvey/index.html
- Irma: https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/irma/index.html
Also see compiled imagery sources in this question: https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/09-12-2017/what-are-some-sources-of-new-aerial-imagery-of-harvey-damages
Examine images for flooding/damages
Check through images for listed locations--in some cases you can see sheen or waste
Images may have meta data with GPS aligned with plane location instead of site location
Flooded or suspicious locations should be compiled in a spreadsheet for report
Do screen capture of the footage to attach to report
Check to see who owns imagery, which may impact who needs to receive report
video explaining, maybe, what could be done (bad audio?) https://youtu.be/O2bV1a1gNfA
master sheet of links https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ZMti2lH4sST6Apzp_DeCQld4z4ioTmm7LdFiF8fK4A/edit#gid=1
Facilities lists to scan through
Source information for facilities
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7ipKYaoi-eYMFMwZU1qZm94d1U/view?usp=sharing
map of these data
https://gulfwetlandsmap.carto.com/viz/c827e7ac-e17a-4a83-a3b6-4e075f4172c6/embed_map