Satellite Damage Assessment for Kekhvi Area, South Ossetia, Georgia (as of 19 Aug 2008)

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from UNOSAT
Published on 19 Aug 2008 View Original
This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the villages from Kekhvi southwards to Kvemo Achabeti, South Ossetia, Georgia following the armed conflict between Georgian and Russian military forces in August 2008. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 and Formosat-2 satellite imagery acquired on 19 August 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm and 2m respectively. Pre-conflict imagery from Google Earth was also used. An estimated total of 627 buildings within the mapped extent have been classified either as destroyed or severely damaged. An important preliminary finding of this satellite damage analysis is the observed heavy concentration of building damages within clearly defined residential areas. Please note, this is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been independently validated on the ground. Please send additions/corrections to the UNOSAT contact information. Map scale for A3 1:21,000; Projection : Pulkovo 1995 GK Zone 8N; Datum :Pulkovo 1995.