UNOSAT - UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/rss/UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI.xml en UNOSAT involvement in Haiti earthquake response http://www.unosat.org/asp/UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI.asp?id=6
  • UNOSAT Senior expert arrived yesterday in Port-au-Prince in order to organize the collection of ground data that will allow UNOSAT to refine the results of its damage assessment done at the request of UNDP Regional Office. Coordination is on-going with the EC Joint Research Center and the World Bank to define joint products in support of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).
  • Next week a second UNOSAT expert will be deployed as part of the PDNA. The aim is to provide the PDNA team with geo-information support. Damage to community infrastructure will be particularly assessed. This work will be done jointly with the EC Joint Research Center and in cooperation with the Centre National de l'Information Geo-Spatiale (CNIGS) which is the Haitian Institution for Geo-information. UNOSAT is committed to support CNIGS, which has suffered from human and material loss following the earthquake. This support will further enhance CNIGS' capacity to tackle the challenges they are facing, such as support to relief operations, vulnerability mapping in view of the up-coming hurricane season, damage assessment that will contribute to the definition of reconstruction plan, support to the implementation and monitoring of reconstruction.
  • More info on the PDNA: http://oneresponse.info/Disasters/Haiti/Early%20Recovery/Pages/default.aspx.
    UNOSAT Haiti maps: http://www.unosat.org/asp/prod_free.asp?id=52.
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  • As search and rescue operations come to an end in Haiti, UNOSAT Rapid Mapping peak is considered over. However, UNOSAT keeps providing maps and share vector data to the humanitarian community and responds to specific requests. A few new maps are available on http://www.unosat.org/asp/prod_free.asp?id=52. KML vector file for use in image viewing or GIS software is available from http://www.unosat.org/kml/EQ-2010-000009-HTI.asp.
  • Focus is kept on monitoring of IDP settlements and updating road access information
  • Availability of aerial photography at very high resolution is providing unprecedented material able to increase substantially the quality and accuracy of analysis
  • UNOSAT is concentrating on UNDP request for an integrated damage assessment in a very short time. JRC, Sertit, DLR, OSM, and other partners including ITHACA of the Technical University of Turin are supporting UNOSAT work with their own databases.
    • ]]>     Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:10:11 +0000 5 UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI     UNOSAT involvement in Haiti earthquake response http://www.unosat.org/asp/UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI.asp?id=4
  • UNOSAT keeps providing new maps and share vector data with the humanitarian community. Maps are available on http://www.unosat.org/asp/prod_free.asp?id=52. More maps to be posted in the coming days. KML vector file for use in image viewing or GIS software is available from http://www.unosat.org/kml/EQ-2010-000009-HTI.asp.
    Satellite image assessments are now carried out on GeoEye-1 imagery collected 13 January and WorlView 2 imagery collected 15 January.

    Current thematic focus: Monitoring of IDP settlements and updating road access information.

    Detailed imagery in use/to be used by UNOSAT has been collected on

    1. Wednesday 13 January: GeoEye-1, WorldView-1
    2. Friday 15 January: WorldView 2, QuickBird
    3. Sunday 17 January: WorldView 2
    4. Monday 18 January: WorldView 1

    Acquired and planned imagery for relevant Space Charter imagery include

    1. Thursday 14 January: SPOT 5, Radarsat-2
    2. Friday 15 January: SPOT5, Radarsat-2
    3. Tuesday 19 January: SPOT5

    UNOSAT works closely with OCHA and VirtualOSOCC on this event.

  • French Space Agency, CNES, is Project Manager (PM) for the call. UNOSAT is liaising closely with Space Charter PM CNES.
  • ScanEx of Russia has facilitated programming of detailed imagery (EROS-B) also on 17 January for EMERCOM. UNOSAT liaising with EMERCOM Russia. These images are to be shared with UNOSAT.
  • See GDACS for automatically generated impact report: www.gdacs.org
  • Google has now made available MapMaker data for anyone to use: http://mapmaker.google.com/datadownload
  • Various collaborative and community mapping initiatives are underway, see for example:
    http://haiti.ushahidi.com,
    http://crisiscommons.org/wiki/index.php?title=Haiti/2010_Earthquake
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  • UNOSAT has issued first map and shared vector data with the humanitarian community. Maps are available on http://www.unosat.org/asp/prod_free.asp?id=52. More maps to be posted in the coming days. KML vector file is available from http://www.unosat.org/kml/EQ-2010-000009-HTI.asp.
    Additional detailed satellite imagery is now coming in and has beeing analyzed.

    Detailed imagery has been and will be collected on

    1. Wednesday 13 January: GeoEye-1, WorldView-1
    2. Friday 15 January: WorldView 2, QuickBird
    3. Sunday 17 January: WorldView 2
    4. Monday 18 January: WorldView 1

    Acquired and planned imagery for relevant Space Charter imagery include

    1. Thursday 14 January: SPOT 5, Radarsat-2
    2. Friday 15 January: SPOT5, Radarsat-2
    3. Tuesday 19 January: SPOT5

    UNOSAT works closely with OCHA and VirtualOSOCC on this event.

  • French Space Agency, CNES, is Project Manager (PM) for the call. UNOSAT is liaising closely with Space Charter PM CNES.
  • ScanEx of Russia has facilitated programming of detailed imagery (EROS-B) also on 17 January for EMERCOM. UNOSAT liaising with EMERCOM Russia.
  • See GDACS for automatically generated impact report: www.gdacs.org
  • Google has now made available MapMaker data for anyone to use: http://mapmaker.google.com/datadownload
  • Various collaborative and community mapping initiatives are underway, see for example:
    http://haiti.ushahidi.com,
    http://crisiscommons.org/wiki/index.php?title=Haiti/2010_Earthquake
    • ]]>     Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:10:11 +0000 3 UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI     UNOSAT involvement in Haiti earthquake response http://www.unosat.org/asp/UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI.asp?id=2
  • UNOSAT works with various satellite data providers to ensure damage analysis is made available as soon as possible.
    Detailed satellite imagery has been requested to the US Government and Google.
    Google made available GeoEye imagery acquired 13 January 2010. This is now being analyzed by UNOSAT.

    OFDA informs that detailed imagery will be collected on

    1. Friday 15 January: WorldView 2, QuickBird
    2. Sunday 17 January: WorldView 2
    3. Monday 18 January: WorldView 1

    Planned acquisitions for relevant Space Charter imagery

    1. Thursday 14 January: SPOT 5, Radarsat-2
    2. Friday 15 January: SPOT5, Radarsat-2
    3. Tuesday 19 January: SPOT5

    First UNOSAT products expected afternoon Thursday 14th January 2010.
    UNOSAT works closely with OCHA and VirtualOSOCC.

  • Space Charter has been activated. French Space Agency, CNES, is Project Manager (PM) for the call. Acquisition schedule for Space Charter imagery to be available soon. UNOSAT is liaising closely with Space Charter PM CNES.
  • ScanEx of Russia has facilitated programming of detailed imagery (EROS-B) also on 17 January for EMERCOM. UNOSAT liaising with EMERCOM Russia.
  • See GDACS for automatically generated impact report: www.gdacs.org
  • Google has made available MapMaker data for UN entities.
  • Various collaborative and community mapping initiatives are underway, see for example:
    http://haiti.ushahidi.com,
    http://crisiscommons.org/wiki/index.php?title=Haiti/2010_Earthquake
    • ]]>     Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:10:11 +0000 2 UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI     UNOSAT involvement in Haiti earthquake response http://www.unosat.org/asp/UNOSAT-EQ-201001-HTI.asp?id=1
  • UNOSAT works with various satellite data providers to ensure damage analysis is made available as soon as possible. Detailed satellite imagery has been requested to the US Government. OFDA informs that detailed imagery will be collected on
    1. Friday 15 January: WorldView 2, QuickBird
    2. Sunday 17 January: WorldView 2
    3. Monday 18 January: WorldView 1

    First UNOSAT products expected late Friday 15th or Saturday 16th.
    UNOSAT works closely with OCHA and VirtualOSOCC.

  • Space Charter has been activated. French Space Agency, CNES, is Project Manager (PM) for the call. Acquisition schedule for Space Charter imagery to be available soon. UNOSAT is liaising closely with Space Charter PM CNES.
  • ScanEx of Russia has facilitated programming of detailed imagery (EROS-B) also on 17 January for EMERCOM. UNOSAT liaising with EMERCOM Russia.
  • See GDACS for automatically generated impact report: www.gdacs.org
  • Google has made available MapMaker data for UN entities.
  • Various collaborative and community mapping initiatives are underway, see for example:
    http://haiti.ushahidi.com,
    http://crisiscommons.org/wiki/index.php?title=Haiti/2010_Earthquake
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