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Damage Assessment for Unnamed Village West of Thebyugyaung, Labutta, Myanmar
22 May 2008
Source: UNOSAT
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map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for an unnamed village west of Thebyugyaung, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar, conducted by UNOSAT and GISCorps in a 
collaborative assessment. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 & QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 6-8 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50/60cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird 
imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:3,700; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; 
Datum :  WGS 1984.<br/>Satellite Data : WorldView-1
<br/>Resolution : 50 cm
<br/>Imagery Dates : 6 May 2008
<br/>Source: Digital Globe (2008)
<br/>Processing : Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
<br/>Additional Imagery : Archived QuickBird (GoogleEarth)
<br/>GIS Data : GISCorps, NGA, Respond/Keyobs
<br/>Health Data : WHO
<br/>Admin data : MIMU, WHO
<br/>Damage Analysis : UNOSAT &amp; GISCorps
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This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for an unnamed village west of Thebyugyaung, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar, conducted by UNOSAT and GISCorps in a collaborative assessment. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 & QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 6-8 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50/60cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:3,700; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum : WGS 1984.
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

Source:UNOSAT
Country:Myanmar
Link to high-Res:File size: 2.407 MB
Link to mid-Res:File size: 1.123 MB
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