UNOSAT, the organization charged with producing maps and satellite imagery for the United Nations and humanitarians community, has published a fascinating series of maps on the Gaza conflict. The entire Gaza War series to date is shown below. Click on the images for a full sized / high resolution PDF.
Damage Assessment Overview for Gaza & Gaza North Governorates – Update 3
This map presents a preliminary and on-going satellite-based damage assessment for the Governorates of Gaza and Gaza North. Damaged buildings, infrastructure and impact craters have been identified with Quickbird (16 January 2009) and WorldView satellite imagery acquired on 19 & 10 & 6 January 2009, and received at a reduced spatial resolution of 2 meters. Pre-crisis Ikonos satellite imagery from June 2005 was also used. Affected buildings were classified either as destroyed or severely damaged by standard image interpretation methods. Destroyed buildings have been defined by the total collapse of the structure or when it was standing but with less than 50% of the roof still intact. Severely damaged buildings were defined as having visible structural damage to a portion of one wall, or where a section of the roof was damaged but with over 50% of the roof still intact.
Gaza – Post-Shelling Satellite Overview of UNRWA HQ
This damage map was produced in response to the IDF shelling of the UNRWA H.Q. building in central Gaza City on 15 January 2009 at approximately 10:30 AM local time. This map presents a satellite image overview of the UNRWA compound and immediate vicinity after the IDF shelling as recorded by the Quickbird satellite at 10:30 local time, 16 January 2009…
Damage Assessment Overview for Gaza & Gaza North Governorates – Update 2
This map presents a preliminary and on-going satellite-based damage assessment for the Governorates of Gaza and Gaza North. Damaged buildings, infrastructure and impact craters have been identified with Quickbird and WorldView satellite imagery acquired on 16, 10 & 6 January 2009, and received at a reduced spatial resolution of 2 meters…
Damage Assessment for the Gaza Strip (As of 10 January 2009)
This map presents a preliminary and on-going satellite-based damage assessment for the whole of the Gaza Strip. Damaged buildings, infrastructure and impact craters have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 10 & 6 January 2009, and received at a reduced spatial resolution of 2 meters. Pre-crisis Ikonos satellite imagery from June 2005 was also used…
Damage Assessment Overview for Gaza City – Update 1
This map presents a preliminary and on-going satellite-based damage assessment for affected areas within Gaza City. Damaged buildings, infrastructure and impact craters have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 10 & 6 January 2009, and received at a reduced spatial resolution of 2 meters. Pre-crisis Ikonos satellite imagery from June 2005 was also used. Affected buildings were classified either as destroyed or severely damaged by standard image interpretation methods.
Damage Assessment Overview for Gaza City
This map presents a preliminary and on-going satellite-based damage assessment for affected areas within Gaza City. Damaged buildings, infrastructure and impact craters have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 January 2009, and received at a reduced spatial resolution of 2 meters…
UPDATE 1: Situation Map-Gaza Crisis (as of 5 January 2009)
This map presents a preliminary situation of the reported attacks by Israeli and Hamas forces from 25 December 2008 to 5 January 2009, within and surrounding the Gaza Strip. Damage locations have been taken exclusively from open media sources. Many recorded damage sites shown are approximate and may not represent all known incident locations.
Situation Map-Gaza Crisis
This map presents a preliminary situation of the reported attacks by Israeli and Hamas forces from 25-30 December 2008, within and surrounding the Gaza Strip. Damage locations have been taken exclusively from open media sources. Many recorded damage sites shown are approximate and may not represent all known incident locations.
Christopher R. Albon is a political science Ph.D. specializing in armed conflict, public health, human security, and health diplomacy.
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