Respond consortium making maps out of satellite images to support Pakistan disaster relief


Respond
 
Respond crisis and damage maps prepared in the aftermath of the South Asia Earthquake being consulted by members of the Pakistan military and MapAction Director David Spackman. Image courtesy MapAction, GMES Respond.

First map
 
The first map produced by Respond partner UNOSAT produced within 24 hours of the earthquake, a pre-disaster overview of the Muzaffarabad area, subsequently updated 19 October, produced by UNOSAT for GMES Respond.

Respond maps
 
Aid workers in the field on the Monday after the earthquake with the first Respond maps. Image courtesy Telecoms Sans Frontieres.

Devastation
 
Devastation in a village near Muzaffarabad. Image courtesy MapAction, GMES Respond.

Collapsed school
 
This was a school. Image courtesy MapAction, GMES Respond

Close to Bagh
 
Reference Map of buildings close to Bagh, at 1/25,000. The buildings were extracted by SERTIT from SPOT 5 VHR data (2.5m). Roads, interpreted by SERTIT, and US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) placenames are superposed along with contours calculated from SRTM radar data. Image processing and map production by SERTIT; International Charter Space and Major Disasters; Data: copyright CNES 2005, Distributed by SPOT Image.

THW
 
German government relief organisation THW (Technisches Hilfswerk) utilising Respond maps as they plan their activities during the aftermath of the South Asia Earthquake. Image courtesy MapAction, GMES Respond

Bakalot
 
Respond 1:4000 map of post-earthquake damage in the central city area of Balakot, based on a high-resolution IKONOS image. Areas of catastrophic damage are enclosed in red, moderate damage in orange and moderate damage in purple. Image processed by EC-JRC; IKONOS data copyright Space Imaging Middle East 2005.

The Charter and Respond
 
Muzaffarabad
 
Post disaster satellite map of Muzaffarabad generated by DLR ZKI on 11 october using IKONOS Data of 9 October. Image processing and map creation by DLR; IKONOS imagery copyright Space Imaging 2005.

Landslides
 
This Respond product maps earthquake-related landslides around Muzaffarabad city. Image processing and map production by SERTIT; International Charter Space and Major Disasters; Data: copyright CNES 2005, Distributed by SPOT Image.



Release date: 27 November 2006