Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd have prepared a geo-referenced archive of the photos taken during the period 7th to 13th April 2010 by the EEFIT team, following the Haiti earthquake of  12th January 2010.  There are 468 photos which can be displayed using Google Earth.  The photos were taken at different locations in the city covering commercial, downtown, industrial and low and high density residential areas.  The majority of photos relate to a single building, for which details are supplied, including the construction type, degree of damage from both the field survey and remote assessments and contemporary notes taken by the EEFIT team.  Further details of the EEFIT mission are given in the survey team’sreport.

To view the photos, carry out the following steps:

 

1)  Download and install Google Earth on your computer. (http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/index.html)

2) Click Haiti_photos and save  to a location on your computer (eg c:\Users\YourName\Documents).

3) Double click on the the file you have saved to open it in Google Earth.

4) After opening the file, Google Earth should display an aerial view of Port-au-Prince, with the locations of the photos indicated with pink markers.  If you cannot see this, try typing: “Port au Prince” in the Google Earth search bar.

5) Scroll in or out to select the area of Port-au-Prince in which you are interested. Clicking on a particular marker will cause a legend to pop up with the details of the photo (or photos) at that location.  Detailed information on each entry is given here. 

6) Click on the URL link to access the photo in question. Note that most buildings have several photos associated with them.

7) Further information on EEFIT field survey methods and locations, the Pictometry and GEOCAN II remote surveys and the damage scales used is given in the EEFIT report on the Haiti earthquake.