Damage Assessment in Maewo Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
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2020
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Title
Damage Assessment in Maewo Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu
Description
UNOSAT code: TC20200403VUT This map illustrates potentially damaged structures and buildings in Meawo Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu as detected by satellite image acquired after landfall of the Tropical Cyclone Harold-20 on 6 April 2020. UNITAR-UNOSAT analysis used a Pleiades image acquired on 21 and 27 April 2020 as post event images, Within the island boundary, UNITAR-UNOSAT identified in the cloud free zones about 20 potentially damaged structures. Taking into account the pre-building footprints provided by Humanitarian OpenStreetMap, this represents about 2% of the total number of structures within the analyzed cloud free areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.
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UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)