The Tropical Rain Forest Information Center
Agency for Technology Assessment, Government of Indonesia
Federation of Earth Science Information Partners
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
USGS, EROS Data Center

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On December 26, 2004 a major earthquake of magnitude 9.0 resulted in mega Tsunami which affected the costal areas of several countries in Asia. Most hard hit was Aceh Province in the North of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Using the Landsat orbital earth observation satellite we have acquired data on December 29 and assessed the region-wide impact of devastation. Below you will find summary information, results of our analysis, and images.

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Data and Information Pages

• Summary Report .pdf format
• Landsat Before and After Images
• Basic Information on the Quake
• Regional Information Maps
• High-spatial Resolutions Images
• Download Full-Resolution Satellite Data for Tsunami Affected Areas