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Damage Overview: Goz Amer
Refugee Camp Following Accidental Fire on 11 April 2008, Chad
Source: UNOSAT
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This map provides an overview of the
satellite-detected fire damage to buildings (tent shelters) in the Goz Amer refugee camp, following an accidental fire on 11 April 2008, Chad. Fire was initially detected with the MODIS Aqua sensor at
11:20 UTC. Fire affected areas in the camp were identified with Formosat-2 imagery recorded on 16 April 2008 at a spatial resolution of 2 meters. The total fire-affected area was estimated at
approximately 65,000 m2. Additionally, it was estimated that possibly 480 camp buildings/ shelter tents were fire affected using a QuickBird satellite image recorded 6 Nov 2004, and accessed through
Google Earth. These results have not yet been validated in the field and are subject to revision. Please send additions/corrections to the contact information below. Map scale for A3 prints: 1:7,000;
Projection: UTM, Zone 34 North; Datum: WGS 1984
| Source: | UNOSAT |
| Country: | Chad |
| Link to high-Res: | File size: 2.963 MB |
| Link to mid-Res: | File size: 1.331 MB |
| Other map information: | Satellite Data : Formosat-2
Resolution : 2.0m (Pan-sharpened)
Date Series : 16 April 2008 Image Copyright : NSPO (2008) Damage Analysis : UNOSAT Additional Imagery: QuickBird (Google Earth) Imagery Date : 6 November 2004 GIS Data : UNHCR, NGA, UNJLC Map Production : UNOSAT (18 April 2008) |
| Co-ordinate System: | WSG84 Geographic |
| Top left (X-value): | 21.736672 |
| Top left (Y-value): | 12.008031 |
| Bottom Right (X-value): | 21.762061 |
| Bottom Right (Y-value): | 11.996075 |
| Centre Longitude: | 12.002053 |
| Centre latitude: | 21.7493665 |
| KML: | Link to KML file |
