Kenya maps: fire damage areas following elections 2008

Source: UNOSAT

There have been so many reports of the civil unrest in Kenya following recent elections. These maps from UNOSAT show a different view. They show the environmental damage of fires related to the unrest. Click on the links below each map to download it.

Burned Areas around the City of Eldoret, Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Product ID: 1061 - 25 Jan, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: CE-2008-000001-KENProduct FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: 0.5666 x 35.233
BottomRight: 0.4333 x 35.383

This map illustrates the suspected fire-damaged locations around the city of Eldoret, Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, following the national elections on 27 December 2007. These burn areas were identified using Formosat-2 satellite imagery recorded on 9 January 2008. Additional information was used on detected fire location from the MODIS Aqua & Terra satellites covering the time period of 27 December to 2 January 2008. Please note that this fire analysis cannot discriminate between normally-occurring fires and those resulting from arson or conflict, and therefore contains a large degree of uncertainty as to the cause. Map Scale for A3: 1:60,000; Projection: UTM, Zone 36 South; Datum : WGS 1984Source(s):
Satellite Data: Formosat-2
Resolution : 2.0m
Date Series : 9 Jan. 2008
Image Copyright: NSPO (200
Fire Data: MODIS Aqua - Terra
Fire Processing: Un. of Maryland, NASA
Fire Dates: 27 Dec 2007 - 3 Jan. 2008
Burned Area Analysis: UNOSAT
Elevation Data: SRTM-NASA
GIS Data : NGA, USGS, GIST, UNOSAT
Map Production: UNOSAT (24 January 200

UNOSAT_Kenya_Burned_Areas_Eldoret_9Jan08_Lowres_v1.pdf (971.5Kb),
UNOSAT_Kenya_Burned_Areas_Eldoret_9Jan08_Highres_v1.pdf (2.1MB)

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Burned Areas in Londian Division, Kericho District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya Product ID: 1047 - 24 Jan, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: CE-2008-000001-KENProduct FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: -0.065141 x 35.53987
BottomRight: -0.195201 x 35.611515This map illustrates the suspected fire-damaged locations in Londian Division, Kericho District, Rift Valley Province, following the national elections on 27 December 2007. These burn areas were identified using Formosat-2 satellite imagery recorded on 9 January 2008. Additional information was used on detected fire location from the MODIS Aqua & Terra satellites covering the time period of 27 December to 2 January 2008. Please note that this fire analysis cannot discriminate between normally-occurring fires and those resulting from arson or conflict, and therefore contains a large degree of uncertainty as to the cause. Map Scale for A3: 1:44,000; Projection: UTM, Zone 36 South; Datum : WGS 1984Source(s):
Satellite Data: Formosat-2
Resolution : 2.0m
Date Series : 9 Jan. 2008
Image Copyright: NSPO (200
Fire Data: MODIS Aqua - Terra
Fire Processing: Un. of Maryland, NASA
Fire Dates: 27 Dec 2007 - 3 Jan. 2008
Burned Area Analysis: UNOSAT
Elevation Data: SRTM-NASA
GIS Data : NGA, USGS, GIST, UNOSAT
Map Production: UNOSAT (23 January 200

UNOSAT_Kenya_Burned_Areas_Londian_District_9Jan08_Lowres_v1.pdf (947.5Kb),
UNOSAT_Kenya_Burned_Areas_Londian_District_9Jan08_Highres_v1.pdf (2.5MB)

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Overview of Damage in Kibera & Huruma Estates Following Post-Election Violence - Nairobi, Kenya Product ID: 1046 - 23 Jan, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: CE-2008-000001-KENProduct FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: -1.252246 x 36.776762
BottomRight: -1.319897 x 36.862438This map provides an overview of the satellite-detected damage sites in Kibera & Huruma Estates that resulted from the post-election violence in Nairobi, Kenya. The damage analysis has been done by image-interpretation, using QuickBird-2 imagery recorded on 7 January 2008 and Formosat-2 imagery recorded on 9 January 2008. Additionally, QuickBird imagery from Google Earth was used for reference. The approximate number of buildings likely destroyed or severely damaged have been identified and marked on the images for each damage site location. This image-derived building count is likely to be an underestimate of the actual number of affected buildings because of the highly compact and irregular construction within the shanty estates. These results have not yet been validated in the field and are subject to revision. Map Scale for A3: 1:1,600; Projection: UTM, Zone 37 South; Datum : WGS 1984Source(s):
Satellite Data (1): QuickBird-2
Resolution (1): 60 cm
Date Series: 7 Jan. 2008
Image Copyright: Eurimage, Digital Globe (200
Satellite Data (2) : Formosat-2
Resolution (2) : 2.0m (Pansharpened)
Date Series : 9 January 2008
Image Copyright NSPO (200
Damage Analysis : UNOSAT
Road & Place Data : Tracks4Africa & MadMappers
Other GIS Data : NGA, WFP, UNJLC
Map Production: UNOSAT (19 January 200

UNOSAT_Nairobi_Damage_Overview_7Jan08_Lowres_v2.pdf (883.7Kb),
UNOSAT_Nairobi_Damage_Overview_7Jan08_Highres_v2.pdf (2.1MB)

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Chronology of Fire Locations in Rift Valley Province Following Kenyan National Elections Product ID: 1036 - 8 Jan, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: CE-2008-000001-KENProduct FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: 1 x 34.5
BottomRight: -0.5 x 36.4This map depicts the chronology of detected active fire locations within the Rift Valley Province in western Kenya following the national elections on 27 Dec.2007. These fire locations were detected by the MODIS satellites covering the time period from 27 Dec. to 3 Jan.2008, and organized into 4 maps each covering a 2 day period. An evaluation has been made of the chronology and spatial context of this data, and it is probable that a majority of detected fires (peaking on 1 January 200 are directly or indirectly linked to the electoral civil unrest. Please note that this fire data product does not discriminate between normally-occurring fires (e.g. slash and burn agriculture) and those resulting from arson or conflict, and therefore contains a large degree of uncertainty as to the cause. Also note that this product has not recorded all fires in this area because of limited duration / area affected, and because of gaps in collection on 31 Dec. 2007 and 2 Jan. 2008.Source(s):
Fire Data : MODIS Aqua - Terra
Fire Processing: Un. of Maryland, NASA
Fire Dates: 27 Dec 2007 -3 Jan. 2008
Analysis: UNOSAT
Elevation Data: SRTM-NASA
GIS Data: NGA, USGS, GIST, UNOSAT
Map Production : UNOSAT (4 January 200
Map Scale for A3: 1:1,260,000.
Projection: UTM, Zone 36 South (WGS 1984)

UNOSAT_Kenya_Election_Fire_Chronology_Map_lowresv1.pdf (1.2MB),
UNOSAT_Kenya_Election_Fire_Chronology_Map_highresv1.pdf (2.6MB)

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Active Fire Locations in Rift Valley Province Following Kenyan National Elections Product ID: 1035 - 8 Jan, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: CE-2008-000001-KENProduct FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: 1 x 34.5
BottomRight: -0.5 x 36.4This map illustrates the detected active fire locations within the Rift Valley Province in western Kenya following the national elections on 27 December 2007. These fire locations were detected by the MODIS Aqua and Terra satellites covering the time period from 27 December to 2 January 2008. An evaluation has been made of the chronology and spatial context of this data, and it is probable that a majority of detected fires (peaking on 1 January 200 are directly or indirectly linked to the electoral civil unrest. Please note that this fire data product does not discriminate between normally-occurring fires (e.g. slash and burn agriculture) and those resulting from arson or conflict, and therefore contains a large degree of uncertainty as to the cause. Also note that this fire product has not recorded all active fires for this area because of limited duration / area affected, and because of gaps in collection on 31 December 2007 and 2 January 2008.
Source(s):
Fire Data : MODIS Aqua - Terra
Fire Processing: Un. of Maryland, NASA
Fire Dates: 27 Dec 2007 -2 Jan. 2008
Analysis: UNOSAT
Elevation Data: SRTM-NASA
GIS Data: NGA, USGS, GIST, UNOSAT
Map Production : UNOSAT (3 January 200
Map Scale for A3: 1:640,000. Projection: UTM, Zone 36 South (WGS 1984)

UNOSAT_Kenya_Election_Fire_Map_lowresv1.pdf (1.5MB),
UNOSAT_Kenya_Election_Fire_Map_highresv1.pdf (2.9MB)

MAP: Intense Seasonal Floods in Southern Africa (satellite image)

Source: AlertNet

MAP: Intense Seasonal Floods in Southern Africa (satellite image)

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NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.
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One of Zambia’s largest rivers, the Kafue River swells and shrinks with seasonal rains in an ordinary year. The rainy season that set in over southern Africa in late 2007 and early 2008, however, was not ordinary.
The rains started early and continued steadily into February. By February 8, 2008, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the top image, the Kafue River was many kilometers wider than it had been two months earlier, lower image. The river, black in this image, balloons around its dry-season channel. The flooded river is shallow, and a web of green vegetation traces through the flood. Scattered clouds overhead are light blue and white.
The Kafue River winds across flat wetlands in this region, making it particularly prone to flooding. Water levels on the river may continue to rise as rain falls on the northern extents of the river basin, said the United Nations country team in Zambia on February 1. Daily images of the Kafue River are available from the MODIS Rapid Response System.
References
United Nations Country Team in Zambia. (2008, February 1). Zambian Floods Humanitarian Bulletin No. 1. ReliefWeb. Accessed February 11, 2008.

Zambia map:Flood Waters Over the Affected Southern & Lusaka Provinces, Zambia

Source: UNOSAT
Flood Waters Over the Affected Southern & Lusaka Provinces, Zambia Product ID: 1048 - 24 Jan, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: FL-2008-000004-ZMB

Product FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: -14.942623 x 25.832209
BottomRight: -16.677019 x 28.431933

This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Southern & Lusaka Provinces, Zambia. Flooded areas have been sorted into 2 classes: Red areas represent standing flood waters identified with a high degree of confidence. Blue areas represent pre-flood water levels identified from 3 December 2007. Flood analysis was made using MODIS Terra & Aqua data recorded 17-22 January 2008. This flood detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. The rainfall estimate was derived from the Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission (TRMM) precipitation dataset at a spatial resolution of approximately 25km for this region. It is possible that precipitation levels may have been underestimated for local areas, and is not a substitute for ground station measurements.

Map Scale for A3: 1:850,000; Projection : UTM, Zone 35 South; Datum: WGS 1984Source(s):
Satellite Data: MODIS Terra & Aqua (NASA)
Resolution: 500m/250m
Date Series: 30 Nov. 2007 & 17-22 Jan. 2008
Flood Analysis: UNOSAT
Rainfall Data: TRMM (NASA)
Resolution : 0.25 deg
Date Series: 23 Dec. 2007 -23 January2008
Hydrology Data: HydroSheds (USGS)
Other GIS Data : NGA, SALB, WHO, UNJLC
Map Production: UNOSAT (24 January 200

UNOSAT_Zambia_Lusaka_Floods_22Jan08_Lowres_v1.pdf (843.4Kb),
UNOSAT_Zambia_Lusaka_Floods_22Jan08_Highres_v1.pdf (2.4MB)

Democratic Republic of Congo maps - UNOSAT

Source: UNOSAT

6 Dem.Republic of the Congo maps
EQ-2008-000017-COD
Bukavu - Reference space map
	Respond Humanitarian Global Mapping Services Product ID: 1083 - 9 Feb, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: EQ-2008-000017-COD Bukavu reference space map Scale: 1/25 000 Background: 0.6m natural colours merged QUICKBIRD reference image, acquired the 18/02/05 The map is optimised for A1 printing Production date: 09-Feb-08 Produced in the context of International Charter Space and Major Disasters and ESA funded Respond project.Source(s): Satellite image: QuickBird, DigitalGlobe Inc 2005, processing Sertit 2008 Roads and airport: Sertit 2008 Toponomy and other vector layers: GIST, ESRI Elevation data: SRTM DEM, USGS 2000, processing Sertit SERTIT04_charter193_qb_reference_map_7k5_lowres.jpg (976.6Kb), SERTIT04_charter193_qb_reference_map_7k5_midres.jpeg (3.3MB)
South-Kivu and Cyangugu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda - Population distribution
	Respond Humanitarian Global Mapping Services Product ID: 1082 - 9 Feb, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: EQ-2008-000017-COD Reference map with the general population distribution. Scale: 1/25 000 Background: 10m natural colours ALOS AVNIR-2 reference image, acquired the 08/09/06 The map is optimised for A1 printing Production date: 08-Feb-08 Produced in the context of International Charter Space and Major Disasters and ESA funded Respond project.Source(s): Build and density: Sertit 2008 Vegetation, water surfaces and contour lines: Sertit 2008 Roads and airport: Sertit 2008 Toponomy and other vector layers: GIST, ESRI Elevation data: SRTM DEM, USGS 2000, processing Sertit SERTIT03_charter193_reference_map_25k_lowres.jpg (976.6Kb), SERTIT03_charter193_reference_map_25k_midres.jpeg (341.8Kb)
South-Kivu and Cyangugu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda - Reference space map
	Respond Humanitarian Global Mapping Services Product ID: 1081 - 9 Feb, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: EQ-2008-000017-COD Reference space map Scale: 1/25 000 Background: 10m natural colours ALOS AVNIR-2 reference image, acquired the 08/09/06 The map is optimised for A1 printing Production date: 08-Feb-08 Produced in the context of International Charter Space and Major Disasters and ESA funded Respond project.Source(s): Satellite image: JAXA 2006 Roads and airport: Sertit 2008 Toponomy and other vector layers: GIST, ESRI Elevation data: SRTM DEM, USGS 2000, processing Sertit SERTIT02_charter193_alos_reference_map_25k_lowres.jpg (976.6Kb), SERTIT02_charter193_alos_reference_map_25k_midres.jpeg (3.3MB)
South-Kivu and Cyangugu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda - Overview reference space map
	Respond Humanitarian Global Mapping Services Product ID: 1080 - 9 Feb, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: EQ-2008-000017-COD Reference space map Scale: 1/75 000 Background: 10m natural colours ALOS AVNIR-2 reference image, acquired the 08/09/06 The map is optimised for A1 printing Production date: 08-Feb-08 Produced in the context of International Charter Space and Major Disasters and ESA funded Respond project.Source(s): Earthquake epicentres: EMSC 2008, mapped by Sertit Satellite image: JAXA 2006 Vector layers: GIST, ESRI Airport information: Sertit 2008 Elevation data: SRTM DEM, USGS 2000, processing Sertit SERTIT01_charter193_alos_reference_map_75k_lowres.jpg (1.0MB), SERTIT01_charter193_alos_reference_map_75k_midres.jpeg (3.5MB)
Population Density of the Earthquake Affected Province of South Kivu, DR Congo
	Product ID: 1065 - 4 Feb, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: EQ-2008-000017-COD Product FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees) TopLeft: -1.333 x 28.33 BottomRight: -3.333 x 29.333 This map illustrates the estimated population density for the earthquake-affected province of South Kivu, DR Congo, as well as the affected areas within western Rwanda and Burundi. The population density dataset (LandScan) has been estimated for the year 2005, and produced by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Earthquake epicenters shown in this map were provided by the USGS and represent all recorded seismic events between 3 - 4 February 2008. This is a preliminary analysis and has not been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1:600,000; Projection : UTM Zone 35 South; Datum: WGS 1984Source(s): Population Density : LandScan 2005 EQ Dates : 3-4 February 2008 Elevation Data : SRTM-NASA Transport Data: UNSDIT V2.1 (UNJLC) GIS Data : WDPA, NGA, UNEP, USGS Map Production : UNOSAT (4 February 200 UNOSAT_DRCongo_EQ_PopDensity_Lowres_v1.pdf (788.4Kb), UNOSAT_DRCongo_EQ_PopDensity_Highres_v1.pdf (2.5MB)
Estimated Earthquake Intensity for the Affected Province of South Kivu, DR Congo
	Product ID: 1064 - 4 Feb, 2008 - EnglishGLIDE: EQ-2008-000017-COD Product FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees) TopLeft: -1.333 x 28.333 BottomRight: -3.333 x 29.333 This map illustrates the extent & variation of estimated ground shaking throughout the affected region. This color-coded intensity map is derived from empirical relations between peak ground motions & Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI). The information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete, & conclusions drawn from such information are the sole responsibility of the user. Locations within the same intensity area will not necessarily experience the same level of damage since damage depends heavily on the type of structure, the nature of the construction, and the details of the ground motion at that site. For this reason more or less damage than described in the MMI scale may occur. Map Scale for A3 : 1:600,000; Projection : UTM Zone 20S; Datum : WGS 1984 Source(s): Earthquake Data : USGS (Shakemap 2007gdav) EQ Dates: 3-4 February 2008 Elevation Data : SRTM-NASA Population Data: LandScan 2005 Transport Data: UNSDIT V2.1 (UNJLC) GIS Data : WDPA, NGA, UNEP, USGS Map Production : UNOSAT (4 February 200 UNOSAT_DRCongo_EQ_Intensity_Lowres_v1.pdf (643.5Kb), UNOSAT_DRCongo_EQ_Intensity_Highres_v1.pdf (2.0MB)