ERS AND SPOT SATELLITES ASSIST FRANCE AND GERMANY.

• Position: Company Business and Marketing - Brief Article

In the aftermath of the violent storms that swept France and Germany between December 26 and 28 1999, two ERS satellites and three SPOT satellites have been providing up to the minute information on the regions affected. The satellites, operated by the European Space Agency and France's National Space Agency (CNES), are sending back images that can be compared with others taken before the storms to assess the extent of damage to forests in the regions affected. The findings have been made available to political...