Disaster Charter brings satellites to bear on Romanian flooding   This is an animated fly-through part of the the Siret River flood area in Romania in mid-July 2005, based on SPOT satellite acquisitions and a USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Such fly-throughs are a useful means of presenting Earth Observation-derived products at different stages of risk-crisis monitoring as a communication tool. Within a crisis cell it can be exploited like a virtual helicopter flight to present the ongoing crisis situation to the different to decision makers. Later on, in a post-crisis phase it is a good memory tool for such activities as formulating new prevention policies and rebuilding. This fly-through was created by SERTIT working with CNES, following activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters.   A map based on SPOT data showing flooding of the Cosmetsi-Nanesti section of the Siret River in eastern Romania during mid-July 2005, produced by SERTIT following the activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. A flash flood inundated the village of Cosmesti.   This before-after image of the Siret River Basin, Vrancea-Galati Judet, is a Radarsat crisis product, with a resolution of resolution 12.5 metres. Blue demarcates flooded areas, with yellow indicating areas potentially affected. The International Charter on Space and Major Disasters     This high-resolution flood map shows the inundated town of Nanesti on the Siret River. The product is based on SPOT data and has a resolution of 2.5 metres. Release date: 1 August 2005