Reuters AlertNet Lite - Damage Assessment for Byaungbyan Village, Labutta Township, Myanmar

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Damage Assessment for Byaungbyan Village, Labutta Township, Myanmar

22 May 2008
Source: UNOSAT

Background

• Myanmar cyclone

Myanmar - This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Byaungbyan, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment & has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:2,300; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.
Satellite Data : WorldView-1
Resolution : 50 cm
Imagery Dates : 6 May 2008
Source: Digital Globe (2008)
Processing : Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
Additional Imagery : Archived QuickBird (GoogleEarth)
GIS Data : GISCorps, NGA, Respond/Keyobs
Health Data : WHO
Admin data : MIMU, WHO
Damage Analysis : UNOSAT & GISCorps
Map Production : UNOSAT (22 May 2008)

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