Update 2: Active Fire Locations for Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, Georgia
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:21:37 GMT| Product ID: 1247 - English Published: 25 Aug, 2008 GLIDE: CE-2008-000001-GEO FootPrint (Lat x Long, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees) TopLeft: 42.333 x 43.95 BottomRight: 42.14 x 44.12 |  |
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This map illustrates satellite-detected active fire locations of the towns north and east of Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, Georgia during and after the armed conflict between Georgian and Russian military forces. These fire locations were detected by the MODIS Aqua and Terra satellites covering the time period from 7 to 24 August 2008, and are sorted by date of detection. An assessment has been made of the chronology and spatial context of this data, and it is highly probable that such detected fires are directly linked to the armed conflict, and potentially to the reported cases of arson. An inset image of a burning building recorded on 19 August helps illustrate the context of the fires. This map update illustrates a cluster of new fires north and east of Tskhinvali detected on 22 August 2008. Please note this fire data product does not discriminate between natural fires (e.g. forest fire) and those resulting from arson or conflict, and has not been independently verified on the ground. Also note this product has not recorded all fires in this area because of limited duration, area affected or dense cloud cover, and thus does not represent all potential damage areas. | |
| Fire Data : MODIS Aqua - Terra (NASA)
Fire Processing : U.of Maryland, NASA Fire Dates : 7 - 24 August 2008 Analysis : UNOSAT Elevation Data : SRTM-NASA GIS Data : USGS, UNEP, UNOSAT Map Production : UNOSAT (25 August 2008) Projection : Pulkovo 1995 GK Zone 8N Datum :Pulkovo 1995 | |
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