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the product with no competitors or alternatives. For the Sarno area the orthophoto of figure 2 was prepared immediately 
from the aerial photography taken as soon as weather conditions permitted, i.e. a few days after the event. 
igure 2 Example of the 1:10 000 scale digital orthophoto of the Sarno area developed from the 6 000m 
color aerial photographic coverage of Italy of 1998. This image constitutes the best documentation of the 
area just after the disastrous slide event of May 1998 
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