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Newly erected IDP shelters located within New Safety Zone (NSZ) - Mulattivu District, Sri Lanka
13 May 2009
 Source: UNOSAT
Sri Lanka - Comparison of IDP shelters between 6 May and 19 April 2009 located in the Government-declared New Safety Zone (NSZ) as declared on 8 May 2009 in the Mulattivu district of northern Sri Lanka. Analysis was done with WorldView-1 satellite imagery recorded on 19 April and 6 May 2009 with a spatial resolut ion of approximately 0.5 meter. This is an initial assessment and has not been verified in the field.
Satellite Data: WorldView1
Date: 19 April & 6 May 2009
Resolution: 0.5 meters
Copyright: DigitalGlobe 2009 Euroimage
Source: US Dept. of State (HIU) / Digital Globe
Analysis: UNITAR/UNOSAT
GIS Data: OCHA, Vectorized from imagery by UNITAR/UNOSAT


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Country:Sri Lanka
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