Gaza: Sewage Treatment Plant Damage & Outflow Detection, Sheikh Ejlin
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Source: UNOSAT
10-3-2009
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This map illustrates damages to the sewage treatment plant located along Road Number 10, in Sheikh Ejlin area. A single impact crater (occurring sometime before 10 January 2009) to the eastern section of a holding pond (70m x150m) caused a massive outflow of sewage, moving an estimated total distance of 1.2km.
The estimated area affected by the outflow is approximately 5.5 ha. An area affected by a suspected secondary flow further west has also been marked as well as damage buildings and impact craters in the region.
This analysis has been made with imagery at a reduced spatial resolution of 2 meters. Affected buildings were classified either as destroyed or severely damaged by standard image interpretation methods. Ground survey data and photos provided by UNEP from mission 30 January 2009
Ground survey data and photos provided by UNEP from mission 30 January 2009.
Survey Photos: UNEP 30 Jan09
Satellite Image (1): QuickBird-02
Resolution: 2m (Reduced Resolution)
Imagery Dates: 16 January 2009
Copyright: Digital Globe (2008)
Satellite Image (2): WorldView-1
Resolution: 2m (Reduced Resolution)
Imagery Copyright: Digital Globe (2008)
Imagery Date: 6 & 10 January 2009
Damage Analysis: UNOSAT
GIS Data: UNRWA, OCHA, UNOSAT
Source: UNOSAT
Country: Gaza Strip
Link to high-Res: File size: 2.226 MB
Link to mid-Res: File size: 0.925 MB
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