DATASET

Hurricane Harvey in Texas (2017-08-25)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2017-08-25 00:00:00
Event time (UTC): 2017-08-25 17:00:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)

Activation reason:
Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on August 25, 2017 at 11:00 p.m. EDT at San Jose Island, Texas. Harvey caused prolonged heavy rains, flooding and storm surge along the Texas coast. President Donald J. Trump issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Texas, making federal funding available for emergency work and to affected individuals and businesses owners who sustain damage as a result of the storm.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 17
Grading products: 0

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2017): Hurricane Harvey in Texas (2017-08-25). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/3d7f474f-26fc-4611-a066-c6b3b57dc8fc

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR229 Mapping Rapid Mapping Storm United States USA Copernicus Emergency Management Service

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR229]: Hurricane Harvey in Texas (2017-08-25)
URL 
  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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WKT
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-19
Modified date
2021-04-19
Issued date
2017-08-25
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR229 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/3d7f474f-26fc-4611-a066-c6b3b57dc8fc
Popularity