Post-Earthquake Assessment for Town of Dalbandin, Balochistan, Pakistan
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:11:52 GMT International Charter Space and Major DisastersProduct ID: 1530 - English Published: 28 Jan, 2011 GLIDE: EQ-2011-000014-PAK FootPrint (Lat x Long, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees) TopLeft: 28.93 x 64.35 BottomRight: 28.85 x 64.45 |  |
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BACKGROUND: This is a satellite-based damage assessment of the town of Dalbandin (Chagai, Balochistan Province) following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on 18 January 2011 (20:23:23 UTC). The earthquake epicenter was located approximately 50 kilometers to the west of Dalbandin, at an estimated depth of 68km.1 The town buildings and infrastructure were reviewed for potential damages resulting from the earthquake using a series of satellite imagery recorded on 21, 23 and 25 January 2011. All imagery data was provided through the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. An annotated overview map of the town is included for reference on page 3. This assessment has not yet been independently validated on the ground. | |
| Satellite Imagery (1): GeoEye-1
Resolution: 50cm Imagery Dates: 23 January 2011 Source: USGS (HDDS) Copyright: GeoEye 2011 Satellite Imagery (2): Worldview-02 Resolution: 50cm Imagery Dates: 21 January 2011 Source: USGS (HDDS) Copyright: DigitalGlobe 2011 Satellite Imagery (2): SPOT-5 Resolution: 2.5m (Pansharpened) Imagery Dates: 25 January 2011 Copyright: Spot Image CNES 2011 Vector Data: NGA and Google MapMaker Report Analysis: UNITAR / UNOSAT Projection: UTM Zone 41N Datum: WGS-84 Seismic Data: USGS Analysis conducted with ArcGIS v10 | |
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