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UPDATE 4: Continued Expansion of Somali IDP Shelter Concentrations in Mogadishu, Somalia(18 Oct 2011 - 2 May 2012)
A total of 513 spatially distinct IDP shelter concentrations were identified (as of 2 May 2012) within Mogadishu, representing a net increase of 160 IDP sites since 18 October 2011. An estimate of the total number of IDP structures located in Mogadishu indicated a minimum figure of at least 74,000 mostly informal shelters. The rapid process of new IDP settlement formation is occurring within multiple areas of the city, including traditional IDP areas near the former National University as well as in the eastern portion of the city, formerly under the control of al Shabaab. This report is based on a timeseries analysis of Somali IDP shelter concentrations within the capital city of Mogadishu using satellite imagery from March 2011 to 2 May 2012. There are known IDP settlements located within permanent buildings that have not been identified and are not reflected in the estimates in this report.This assessment has not yet been validated in the field. Please send feedback to UNITAR/UNOSAT.
Humanitarian Rapid Mapping activations have increased in 2011
Figures from UNOSAT reports indicate that the humanitarian community relied on UNOSAT mapping more in 2011 than in the previous year. Since its creation in 2003 the service has been active in over 200 large crises, in 2011 UNOSAT undertook 28 rapid mapping activities. Read MoreWGET patrocina el servicio HumaNav
El Subgrupo de Trabajo de las Naciones Unidas sobre las telecomunicaciones en situaciones de emergencia (WGET por sus siglas en inglés) anunció su patrocinio al Servicio HumaNav de UNOSAT, desarrollado junto con NOVACOM Services, como una solución estándar para el rastreo de flota y localización geográfica. Este patrocinio sucede al lanzamiento de este servicio en 2010, desarrollado a través de la investigación de soluciones prácticas para abordar los desafíos de gestión de flota humanitaria en el terreno y garantizar la seguridad del personal en operaciones complejas. MásUN Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications endorses HumaNav service
The United Nations Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications (WGET) has endorsed UNOSAT’s HumaNav Service, developed with the French partner NOVACOM Services, as a standard solution for fleet tracking and geolocation. The endorsement comes after UNOSAT launched in 2010 this new service named HumaNav, developed by researching practical solutions to the challenges of managing humanitarian fleets in the field and ensuring relief workers safety in complex operations.
Read MoreUNOSAT y esri convocan a más de 100 organizaciones
La Conferencia GIS para las Naciones Unidas y la comunidad internacional reunió a más de 200 participantes, representando a más de 100 entidades de las Naciones Unidas, diversos campos académicos, organizaciones no gubernamentales y el sector privado. El evento, organizado por esri y UNOSAT, tuvo lugar el 3-4 de abril en la sede de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial.
MásUNOSAT/Esri Conference on GIS gathers over 100 organizations in Geneva
More than 200 attendees representing over 100 entities from the United Nations, academic fields, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector participated in the “GIS for the United Nations and the International Community” conference held in on 3-4 April the World Meteorological Organization headquarters in Geneva.
Read MoreSyrian Refugee Camps - Yayladagi / Yayladagi District, Hatay Province, Turkey
This map illustrates satellite-based area of refugee camp and tents detections in Hatay province of Turkey. No considerable changes in the organization (extension and number of tents) of Yayladagi camp were observed between 23 August 2011 and 12 February 2012. Around 65 new tents have been detected during this period. The most significant changes were observed between 10 July 2011 and 23 August 2011 when a new area was populated and around145 new tents were erected.
This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground back feedback to UNITAR/UNOSAT.
This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground back feedback to UNITAR/UNOSAT.
Master Students leave UNOSAT with GIS tools for disaster management
March 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – The second master-level Geospatial Information training delivered by UNOSAT experts to students of the Copenhagen University in the Master of Disaster Management concluded successfully on 23 March in Geneva at the UNOSAT operations centre based at CERN. The course, elaborated by the UNOSAT Team based on the experience accumulated in-house in humanitarian rapid mapping and GIS for emergency response, is a 3-week intensive training with hands-on exercises and evaluation and it is worth 6 ECTS credits.
Read MoreSyrian Refugee Camps - Reyhanli / Reyhanli District, Hatay Province, Turkey
This map illustrates satellite-based areas of refugee camps and semi-automated tents detections in Reyhanli district, Hatay province of Turkey. Between 16 September 2011 and 12 Mars 2012 an extension of the camp in its limits as well as in the number of detected tents has been observed. Around 350 new tents have been detected between 16 September 2011 and 12 March 2012.
This tends to show that the number of settled Syrian citizens in Turkey increases and fluctuates. This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
This tends to show that the number of settled Syrian citizens in Turkey increases and fluctuates. This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
Syrian Refugee Camps - Boynuyogun / Merkez District, Hatay Province, Turkey
This map illustrates satellite-based area of refugee camp and semi-automated tents detections in Merkez district, Hatay province of Turkey. No considerable changes in the organization (extension and number of tents) of Boynuyogun camp were observed between images acquisition dates. Possibly due the proximity to the Syrian border and the governorate of Idleb.
This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
Syrian Refugee Camps - Apaydin / Merkez District, Hatay Province, Turkey
This map illustrates satellite-based area of refugee camp and semi-automated tents detections in Merkez district, Hatay province of Turkey. An activity has been detected within the Apaydin Camp where the number of tents was reduced. At least 400 tents were removed between 1 July 2011 and 12 March 2012. This change can be due to a new organization of camps or the fluctuation in the movements of the Syrian population in the Turkish camps.
This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
Syrian Refugee Camps - Overview / Hatay Province, Turkey
This map illustrates locations of refugee camps in Hatay province of Turkey as observed in satellite imagery recorded 12 March 2012.
This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
This is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.