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Active fire detection over Atlas Cove Jetty petroleum facility, Lagos, Nigeria
17 Jul 2009
 Source: UNOSAT
Nigeria - This map illustrates satellite-detected thermal anomalies (active fires) over the petroleum facility of Atlas Cove Jetty, Lagos, Nigeria. This fire location was detected by the MODIS Terra satellite sensor on 12 July 2009 at 22:22 GMT, approximately 50 minutes after the reported attack on the facility by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) at 21:30 GMT.
Fire Data .................... MODIS Aqua - Terra (NASA)
Fire Processing .......... U.of Maryland, NASA
Fire Dates .................. 12 July 2009
Road GIS Data ......... OSM
Other GIS Data ....... USGS, NGA, UNJLC, SALB
Satellite Imagery ........ QuickBird (Browse Image)
Imagery Date ............ 30 Novemeber 2005
Copyright ................... Digital Globe 2005
Analysis .................... UNOSAT
Map Production ....... UNOSAT (16 July 2009)
Projection ................ UTM Zone 31 North
Datum .................... WGS 1984 (ESG-96)


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