Satellite imagery and GIS – practical tools for Emergency Shelter Cluster Einar Bjorgo

What is UNOSAT? The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme - a unique UN programme entirely dedicated to providing satellite based solutions to the UN, local governments, international organizations and NGOs Supports early warning, crisis response, human rights, sustainable recovery, vulnerability reduction and local capacity building UNOSAT mission is to deliver integrated satellite-based solutions for human security, peace and socio-economic development, in keeping with the mandate given to UNITAR by the UN General Assembly since 1965.

Humanitarian: Rapid mapping in support to disaster management and relief, human rights Development: Local capacity building, projects Training and awareness raising: Customized, from user-perspective Three main pillars UNOSAT works across clusters, for example: Emergency Shelter Cluster Emergency Telecom Cluster Early Recovery Cluster

Satellite imagery support to Cluster approach Food and nutritionCrop production Vegetation cover Food distribution Water and sanitationSurface water Ground water Water pollution Hydrographic network Waste management HealthHospitals Temperature (air, water) Humidity Lakes and rivers Field assessments Emergency shelterPre-disaster identification Post-disaster assessment Distribution density Early recovery and reconstructionBaseline data Pre-disaster situation Debris analysis ClusterExample theme ClusterExample theme IT/TelecommunicationRadio coverage LogisticsRoads Bridges Rivers Ports Airports Snow cover Land slides Camp managementLocation planning Camp layout Shelter detection Registration ProtectionFirewood availability Theatre of operations and international borders Damage assessments EducationLocal capacity building School (re)location Clusters used in South Asia Earthquake operation. Source: Humanitarian Information Centre, Islamabad

Common baseline information about where Common reference system for area of interest – the map Sharable data – can be used by various actors inside ESC Link to other clusters Satellite images for up-to-date maps Emergency assessments of destroyed buildings Reconstruction or re-localization planning Progress monitoring Re-use and update from relief to development Why are geographic information and satellite imagery useful for ESC?

UNOSAT support to humanitarian emergencies

Rapid Mapping technical methodology - Damage assessment: Earthquake and conflicts For conflicts and earthquakes: Only level 5 damage fully detectable in imagery, some level 4 can be identified

Rapid Mapping technical methodology - Damage assessment example: Earthquake, Indonesia Photos by UNOSAT

Image copyright: Digital Globe distributed by EURIMAGE Damage visible in post-EQ image is assessed to be of level 5.

Field verification, interaction, data upload UNOSAT sends expert to the field to verify imagery analysis If UNOSAT not in the field, field verification is provided by partners, e.g. OCHA FIS, UNDAC, others

AB A B Pre Post Image interpreted target locations Damage level classification 5

Examples

Becora Camea, Dili, East Timor 7 September September 2006 Buildings burned between the two dates

ESC related maps for specific emergency

Pre-disaster image Copyright: DigitalGlobe

Post-disaster image (6 May 2008) Copyright: DigitalGlobe

Severe coastal erosion (missing houses) missing missing houses houses destroyed houses

Earthquake, Sichuan Province, China - 12 May 2008 Landslides as seen in satellite imagery, source: UNOSAT/NSPO Image date: 14 May 2006 Beichuan north

Earthquake, Sichuan Province, China - 12 May 2008 Collapsed infrastructure as seen in satellite imagery, source: UNOSAT/NSPO Image date: 14 May 2008 Beichuan north

Earthquake, Sichuan Province, China - 12 May 2008 Collapsed infrastructure as seen in satellite imagery, source: UNOSAT/NSPO Image date: 14 May 2008 Beichuan north Landslide Destroyed buildings Destroyed bridge

Online mapping

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