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Post-Explosion Satellite
Imagery of Gerdec Munitions Depot - Affected High Risk Zone (800m) – Albani
Source: UNOSAT
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This map presents a post-explosion Formosat-2 satellite image recorded 23 March 2008 over the affected 800m High Risk Zone surrounding the destroyed
munitions depot. Buildings within this zone were estimated to be 240, including 16 buildings directly associated with the depot. Explosion craters have been identified as well as the primary easterly
direction of the blast due to the mountains surrounding the depot on three sides. Map Scale for A3: 1:7,700; Projection : GK Zone 4; Datum : Albanian 1987.
| Source: | UNOSAT |
| Country: | Albania |
| Link to high-Res: | File size: 2.122 MB |
| Link to mid-Res: | File size: 1.042 MB |
| Other map information: | Satellite Data : Formosat 02
Imagery
Date : 23 March 2008
Image Resolution : 2 meters Image Copyright : NSPO 2008 Road Data : National Mapping Agency GIS Data : NGA, USGS, ESRI Map Production : UNOSAT (27 March 2008) |
| Co-ordinate System: | WSG84 Geographic |
| Top left (X-value): | 19.608032 |
| Top left (Y-value): | 41.420073 |
| Bottom Right (X-value): | 19.6769 |
| Bottom Right (Y-value): | 41.3824 |
| Centre Longitude: | 41.4012365 |
| Centre latitude: | 19.642466 |
| KML: | Link to KML file |
