{"id":1719,"date":"2011-03-12T11:11:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T02:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-03-12\/1719"},"modified":"2011-03-12T11:11:17","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T02:11:17","slug":"google-earth-locations-for-some-of-the-japan-quake-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-03-12\/1719","title":{"rendered":"Google-Earth Locations For Some of the Japan Quake Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class='resize_warning' id='arw1719'>\n<b>NOTE<\/b>: Images with an <img class='raw' width='19' height='18' src='\/i\/s\/red_zoomup.gif'\/> icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned yesterday, <a\nhref='\/blog\/2011-03-11\/1718'>we're not affected here in\nKyoto<\/a> by the big quakes yesterday, but of course it's big news. There\nare lots of amazing photos out there... I've found the location for <span class='nobr'>a few<\/span>\nso that you can see the &#8220;before&#8221; images on Google Maps...<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n   table#t1719 td             { padding-bottom: 40px }\n   table#t1719 td:first-child { text-size: small; text-align: center; padding-right:1em }\n<\/style>\n\n<table id='t1719'><tr><td>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/japan_earthquake_aftermath.html#photo7'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake2\/bp7.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"144\"\nid=\"ibp7\"\/><\/a>\n\n<br\/>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/japan_earthquake_aftermath.html#photo32'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake2\/bp32.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"138\"\nid=\"ibp32\"\/> <br\/>Photos at <i>The Big Picture<\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n\n   Google Street View: <a\n   href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:38.676025,+141.445949&amp;aq=&amp;sll=38.675802,141.445539&amp;sspn=0.006994,0.014377&amp;g=38.676025,+141.445949&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.675556,141.446507&amp;spn=0.003497,0.007188&amp;t=h&amp;z=18&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=38.67588,141.445916&amp;panoid=ILahFeNTm5o-pcMBsD_AsQ&amp;cbp=12,349.6,,0,5'>biggest white building in the center of the top photo, upper-left of the second photo<\/a>,\n   so you can look around, to see what the town looked like when it still existed.\n\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style='padding-top:30px'>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html#photo6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake1\/bp6.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\"\nid=\"ibp6\"\/> <br\/>Photo at <i>The Big Picture<\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n   Google Street View: <a\n   href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=38.135106,+140.931028&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=64.241198,134.560547&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.133957,140.932521&amp;spn=0.00795,0.016426&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=38.13517,140.930867&amp;panoid=DqIxB7OhrP2AH1DCp4HCNQ&amp;cbp=12,90.06,,0,2.71'>the\n   red building in the lower left<\/a>\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n\n   <a\n   href='http:\/\/blogs.sacbee.com\/photos\/2011\/03\/hundreds-killed-in-tsunami-aft.html'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.sacbee.com\/static\/weblogs\/photos\/images\/2011\/mar11\/japan_quake_sm\/japan_quake_01.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"137\"\nid=\"iquake_01\"\/>\n   <br\/>Photo at <i>The Frame<\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n   Google Map: <a\n   href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:38.171371,+140.946682&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=18'>triangular\n   building in the foreground<\/a>\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html#photo1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake1\/bp1.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\"\nid=\"ibp1\"\/> <br\/>Photo at <i>The Big Picture<\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n   Google Street View: <a href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:38.171371,+140.946682&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=38.172383,140.94775&amp;spn=0.001666,0.003473&amp;z=19&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=38.172443,140.947845&amp;panoid=EdtwsmW59VSjHzwpuC7uUQ&amp;cbp=12,303.02,,0,0.2'>area on fire behind houses<\/a>\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html#photo18'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake1\/bp18.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"131\"\nid=\"ibp18\"\/> <br\/>Photo at <i>The Big Picture<\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n   Google Maps: <a\n   href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:38.13166,+140.93448&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=54.357317,113.818359&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=15'>area\n   in view<\/a>; camera is to the north, looking south\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html#photo2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake1\/bp2.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"129\"\nid=\"ibp2\"\/> <br\/>Photo at <i>The Big Picture<\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n\n   Google Map: <a\n   href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:+38.13917,+140.92796&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=54.357317,113.818359&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.139164,140.927961&amp;spn=0.006666,0.013894&amp;t=h&amp;z=17'>Sendai\n   Airport's tarmac<\/a>\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n\n   <a href='http:\/\/www.boston.com\/bigpicture\/2011\/03\/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html#photo25'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/inapcache.boston.com\/universal\/site_graphics\/blogs\/bigpicture\/quake1\/bp25.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"\nid=\"ibp25\"\/> <br\/>Photo at <i>The Big Picture<\/i><\/a>\n\n<\/td><td>\n\n  Google Map: <a href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:+36.482603,+140.619018&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=54.357317,113.818359&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=36.482603,140.619018&amp;spn=0.006815,0.013894&amp;t=h&amp;z=17'>car staging area<\/a>\n  <br\/><small>(just <span class='nobr'>a guess<\/span> on the location, but looks right)<\/small>\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n\n   <a\n   href='http:\/\/blogs.sacbee.com\/photos\/2011\/03\/hundreds-killed-in-tsunami-aft.html'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.sacbee.com\/static\/weblogs\/photos\/images\/2011\/mar11\/japan_quake_sm\/japan_quake_25.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\"\nid=\"iquake_25\"\/>\n   <br\/>Photo at <i>The Frame<\/i><\/a>\n\n\n<\/td><td>\n\nGoogle Map: <a href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:38.260271,+140.881499&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=54.357317,113.818359&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.26027,140.8815&amp;spn=0.000832,0.001737&amp;t=h&amp;z=20'>Sendai Train Station<\/a>\n\n\n<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan='2' style='text-align:left'>\n\nAnd if you've seen the video from the helicopter that <span class='nobr'>I mentioned<\/span> yesterday, of the tsunami's relentless march over the rural villages and farmland,\napproaching <span class='nobr'>a road<\/span> with traffic, you'll have noticed the truck stopped on the edge of <span class='nobr'>a bridge<\/span> with <span class='nobr'>a man<\/span> on top watching events unfold. <span class='nobr'>The location<\/span> of the man and his truck is <a href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=loc:+38.184474,+140.948838&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=54.357317,113.818359&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=38.184474,140.948838&amp;spn=0.000416,0.000868&amp;t=h&amp;z=21'>here<\/a>, from which then you can see the whole area affected.\n\n\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n\n<p><b>UPDATE<\/b>: Google now has some post-tsunami imagery overlays for Google Earth, <a href='http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=200910826786863242067.00049e4d08c67e68fe83e&amp;ll=38.272689,140.756836&amp;spn=22.232593,53.569336&amp;t=h&amp;z=5'>here<\/a> and <a href='http:\/\/bit.ly\/dWb6bz'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><b>UPDATE<\/b>: NYTimes has an <a href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2011\/03\/13\/world\/asia\/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB'>interactive before\/after photo presentaiton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned yesterday, we're not affected here in Kyoto by the big quakes yesterday, but of course it's big news. There are lots of amazing photos out there... I've found the location for a few so that you can see the \"before\" images on Google Maps...<\/p> Photos at The Big Picture Google Street View: biggest white building in the center of the top photo, upper-left of the second photo, so you can look around, to see what the town looked like when it still existed. 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