GSH rushes out image map of Dingxi quake-hit area

BEIJING, July 24 (ChinaMil) -- A Surveying and Mapping Information Technology Station under the General Staff Headquarters (GSH) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) acquired 100G post-disaster image data of the quake-hit area of Minxian county of west China's Gansu province, at 03:00 on July 23, 2013, and rushed out the latest image map of the earthquake-stricken area on the morning, offering much-needed first-hand data for the rescue and command of the disaster area.

Upon the outbreak of the earthquake in Dingxi city, the station immediately initiated emergency support plan, and sent key technicians to assemble equipment quickly and rush to the disaster area to take emergency air photos and obtain the latest information despite the danger of constant aftershocks and incomplete weather conditions.

The station took air photos of the hard-hit areas including Meichuan town and Puma township of Minxian county along four air routes, obtained 183 pieces of effective high-resolution image and rushed out a large-scale image map.

The station is taking air photos of the whole quake-hit area.

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