Search for aircraft MH370 via satellite images

Scanning satellite images through the website system with the participation of thousands of people may be a solution to support the search of MH370.

DigitalGlobe satellite images taken will be posted on the Tomnod.com website. These are satellite images obtained from two of the five satellites operating in the area between the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea over a range of 3,200 square kilometers.

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When registering an account and accessing this website, Internet users will check images, mark any suspicious signs such as traces of debris or lifesaver and share via social networks. Relevant information or detection of foreign objects will be sent to the inspection department.

DigitalGlobe started updating satellite images on the Tomnod website and called for community participation from March 10. Following the call of DigitalGlobe, at least 600,000 registered volunteers hoped to find clues regarding the missing plane.

In many cases where the search area is limited to too wide or the objects to find are difficult to identify, the assistance of hundreds of thousands of people can be considered a supportive solution, CNN quoted. Luke Barrington, DigitalGlobe expert, said.

Mike Seberger, 43, a volunteer who participated in the search, said when scanning satellite images on Tomnod.com, he discovered the shape of an object similar to an airplane.

The satellite image that Mike Seberger discovered had an object like an airplane (in a circle).(Photo: CNN)

According to Reuters, DigitalGlobe's satellites will shift their search towards the Malacca Strait. The decision follows the leaked information of the Malaysian military that the final signal of the Boeing 777 may be above the strait. However, DigitalGlobe will also conduct satellite photography in this area and on the mainland as well.

The questions surrounding the plane's path are hindering search. The location of satellite photography is therefore not easy. The process of checking and reviewing satellite images of more than 600,000 people is creating a sizable visit and causing DigitalGlobe's web system to crash.

The Boeing 777-200 carries the number MH370 missing with 239 people from March 8. 10 countries participated in the search for the ill-fated aircraft, expanding on a large area from the Gulf of Thailand to the South China Sea, but still have no results.