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Satellite Damage Assessment
for Poti, Georgia
Source: UNOSAT
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This overview map presents
a satellite-based damage assessment for the port city of Poti, Georgia following the armed conflict between Georgian and Russian military forces in August 2008. Damaged vessels have been identified
with QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 25 August 2008 at a spatial resolution of 60cm. A total of 6 Georgian naval vessels within the mapped extent of Poti have been identified as either
partially or completely submerged in the Gavan Novyy section of the port. No other damage to physical infrastructure or vessel-related oil spills were detected. Please note, this is an initial damage
assessment and damage sites have not been independently verified on the ground. Please send additions/corrections to UNOSAT. Map scale for A3: 1:1,400 (Lowres Version) and for A1 prints 1:1,100
(Highres Version); Projection : Pulkovo 1995 GK Zone 8N; Datum : Pulkovo 1995.
Satellite Data : QuickBird
Resolution : 60 cm
Imagery Date : 25 August 2008
Copyright : Digital Globe (2008)
GIS Data : USGS, UNEP, UNOSAT
Damage Analysis : UNOSAT 2008
Map Production : UNOSAT 2008
Satellite Data : QuickBird
Resolution : 60 cm
Imagery Date : 25 August 2008
Copyright : Digital Globe (2008)
GIS Data : USGS, UNEP, UNOSAT
Damage Analysis : UNOSAT 2008
Map Production : UNOSAT 2008
| Source: | UNOSAT |
| Country: | Georgia |
| Link to high-Res: | File size: 5.616 MB |
| Link to mid-Res: | File size: 2.232 MB |
| KML: | Link to KML file |
