U.S., European Satellites Used for Hurricane Duty

The U.S. Air Force is using the low-light imaging capability of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft to map power outages and restoration on the Gulf Coast in the wake of Katrina. The same capabilities will be used to map any power-grid effects from Hurricane Rita. The four...

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