Structural Damage to the Financial District

An anonymous submitter sent in a couple of links to damage reports on the World Trade Center complex - a nifty 3D map of the center and surrounding areas showing which buildings have been damaged or destroyed, and a discussion of how exactly they're going to excavate the below-ground area of the complex considering that it is below sea level.

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LIDAR map of WTC

[dallen]

"Using a laser-based instrument, scientists are making accurate topographic images of ground zero, in hopes that they can help firefighters and rescue workers navigate the mounds and chasms of debris and identify areas that may shift or collapse."

See article here.

There is a LIDAR topo-map of the WTC area - click the first link in the "Multimedia" secton on the right of the page ("Mapping the Surface of a Disaster").

Pretty disturbing to see just two 60-foot mounds, especially in the cross-section view.