The evolution of golf courses as shown through photographs.


Rockaway Hunting Club: Hurricane Sandy short-term impacts

Move fader, located beneath image, from right to left to fade image back in time. Position the fader to the extreme left to see pre-Sandy image; position fader to the extreme right to see post-Sandy image.
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RHC on 4 Nov 2012 (post Sandy)

Note: post-Sandy image taken 4 November 2012. Pre-Sandy image retrieved from Google Maps 16 November 2012; originally captured by Google date uncertain.

Sources: Bluesky, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, New York GIS, USDA Farm Service Agency, Google; "Hurricane Sandy: Rapid Response Imagery of the Surrounding Regions," Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Geodetic Survey (NGS), Remote Sensing Division, publication date 2012 Nov 15. Slider design by Matt Smith.

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