The passage of Typhoon Morakot over the territory of Taiwan, particularly in the south-east, was accompanied by strong winds and heavy rainfall. Thousands of residents were trapped by the worst floods for 50 years.

This SPOT 5 image was acquired on August 14 under the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters in which Spot Image plays a very active role. An on-call service for satellite programming can be activated 7/7. Indeed, one of Spot Image’s most important assets is the ability to program the satellites to meet the specific requirements of certain customers, particularly for risk management.