Google Earth Reveals Haiti Earthquake Devastation

by Nicholas Kolakowski

Google has been working with GeoEye to make the satellite-imagery companys latest orbital photos of Port-au-Prince available to Google Earth.

Googles images of Port-au-Prince were snapped at 10:27 a.m. on Jan. 13.

In these images, one can see how sites like a sports stadium have become camps for refugees.

Google Earth also features in-application links to Wikipedia entries on local landmarks.

Google Earth includes links to pre-earthquake images of Haiti. Presumably, future updates could feature photos of earthquake devastation.

GeoEyes satellite imagery of Port-au-Prince is also available on Google Maps.

Googles Haiti images are high-resolution enough to show building devastation.

The presidential palace in Port-au-Prince was wrecked by the earthquake, as can be seen here.

Satellite images revealed devastation throughout the city.

As time goes on, future Haiti updates to Google Earth may reveal more makeshift camps growing in open areas.