MARUYASU, NISHIO—ON THE STUDY AND APPLICATION OF INFRA-RED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY 15
storm zone was 75 meters per second.
1 (a) Infrared photograph.
— (b) Panchromatic photograph.
Photo. 8
the whole neighborhood was re-
emphasized.
7-3 EXAMPLES IN THE
INVESTIGATION
OF DISASTER
On September 26, 1959,
central Japan suffered serious
damage from a typhoon. This
typhoon is called Typhoon Ise Bay
and the maximum velocity of the
The typhoon took a toll of more than 5,000 lives and approximately 600 persons were
reported as missing. A number of sea walls collapsed and a total of 270,000 houses were
destroyed or damaged.
With a view to formulating a relief and rehabilitation plan in a hurry by collecting
accurate information concerning the extent of damage, aerial photos of the entire stricken area
were taken. This photographing was carried out on September 28 and 30 and valuable photos
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