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Cyclone in Myanmar

Type of Event:

Cyclone

Location of Event:

Yangon, Myanmar

Date of Charter Activation:

04/05/2008

Charter Requestor:

UNOOSA for OCHA

Project Management:

UNOSAT

 

Description of Event

Tropical cyclone Nargis hit the capital Yangon, causing widespread devastation in the city and the surrounding areas. Entire villages were submerged when the storm hit the low-lying coastal delta, a heavily populated area. By 12 May, the government of Myanmar announced a death toll of 31,938 people, with 29,770 missing. The UN estimates more than 62,000 dead.

Images and/or Image Products Delivered Under the Charter

Crisis mapping services are being provided by Respond service providers ZKI-DLR, UNOSAT and SERTIT.

Cyclone in Myanmar

Damage Assessment for Town of Labutta
Source: Radarsat-1, 12.5m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07-10/05/2008
Satellite-detected reductions in flood water levels over Kyauktan Township (MMR013024), south of Yangon, as measured with Radarsat data between 7 and 10 May 2008. Changes in color over flooded areas from yellow to red indicate a larger relative amount of flood water reduction. Areas shown in dark blue indicate flood water levels on 7 May that did not significantly change from flood levels on 10 May 2008. Preliminary assessment not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Copyright CSA 2008
Image processing, map created 14/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Damage Assessment for Migyaungaing
Source: WorldView-1; Quickbird , 50cm/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 06/05/2008
Satellite-based damage assessment for Migyaungaing, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. Almost 100% of village buildings are either destroyed or severely damaged. Preliminary assessment not yet verified in the field.
Processing : Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) .
Credit: Copyright Digital Globe 2008
Image processing, map created 14/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Damage Labutta SPOT5 20May08
Source: Spot-5, 2.5m/pixel (Pansharpened) resolution.
Acquired: 20-24/05/2008; 20/12/2007
Satellite-based damage assessment for Labutta (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, based on SPOT-5 imagery acquired on 20 and 24 May 2008 and 20 December 2007. Damaged industrial/warehouse buildings as well as boat terminal/docking facilities have been individually identified by site location. Additionally, approximate areas of likely severe damage/destruction have been classified on the map according to dominant building type. Preliminary assessment not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Copyright CSA 2008
Image processing, map created 29/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Damage Assessment for Hpondawbye Village
Source: WorldView-1; Quickbird , 50cm/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 06/05/2008
Satellite-based damage assessment for Hpondawbye_Village, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. Almost 100% of village buildings are either destroyed or severely damaged. Preliminary assessment not yet verified in the field.
Processing : Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) .
Credit: Copyright Digital Globe 2008
Image processing, map created 14/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Damage Assessment for Chaunggyi
Source: WorldView-1; Quickbird , 50cm/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 06/05/2008
Satellite-based damage assessment for Chaunggyi, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. Almost 100% of village buildings are either destroyed or severely damaged. Preliminary assessment not yet verified in the field.
Processing : Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) .
Credit: Copyright Digital Globe 2008
Image processing, map created 14/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

SERTIT Irrawaddy Delta Topographic Map Scale 1:800.000
Source: ENVISAT; SPOT; Radarsat-2, various resolutions resolution.
Acquired: 2007-2008 (Envisat); 2008 (Spot); 2008 (Radarsat-2)
Reference topographic map over the Irrawaddy delta (Myanmar). Vegetation, urban areas, water bodies, airports are updated with satellite imagery acquired during the years 2007 and 2008. Other vector layers (roads/trails, railroads, administrative boundaries) come from open source databases. Background cartographic information: USGS 2000 - SRTM DEM 90m, Landsat 7 ETM+; NIMA; NGA, ESRI - Vector layer databases.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007-2008; copyright CNES 2008; copyright MDA Ltd. 2008
Image processing, map created 21/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

NW Yangon Flood Water Depth RADARSAT-2 Scale 1:50.000
Source: RADARSAT-2; Spot-5, 150m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Qualitative water depth estimates in paddy fields using RADARSAT-2 ultra fine mode image.
Credit: Copyright MDA Ltd 2008; copyright CNES 2008; credit USGS 2000 for SRTM DEM 90m; credit NGA and ESRI for other data
Image processing, map created 19/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Irrawady Flood Asar 18/05/2008 Scale 1:400.000
Source: ENVISAT ASAR, 150m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 2007-2008 (Envisat)
Hydrological situation after the passage of Typhoon Nargis, over the Irrawady delta (Pathein and Danubyu), the 18th of May 2008, analysed with ENVISAT WSM HH ASAR images, compared with 16 dry season images acquired by the ENVISAT ASAR sensor in 2007-2008. Background cartographic information: USGS 2000 - SRTM DEM 90m, Landsat 7 ETM; NGA and ESRI - Vector layer databases.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007-2008; copyright CNES 2008; copyright MDA Ltd. 2008
Image processing, map created 20/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Irrawady Flood Asar 18/05/2008 Scale 1:400.000
Source: ENVISAT ASAR, 150m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 2007-2008 (Envisat)
Hydrological situation after the passage of Typhoon Nargis, over the Irrawady delta (Pathein and Danubyu), the 18th of May 2008, analysed with ENVISAT WSM HH ASAR images, compared with 16 dry season images acquired by the ENVISAT ASAR sensor in 2007-2008. Background cartographic information: USGS 2000 - SRTM DEM 90m, Landsat 7 ETM; NGA and ESRI - Vector layer databases.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007-2008; copyright CNES 2008; copyright MDA Ltd. 2008
Image processing, map created 20/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Yangon Flood Dynamic Asar 18/05/2008 Scale 1:400.000
Source: ENVISAT ASAR, 150m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 2007-2008 (Envisat)
Evolution of the situation after the passage of Typhoon Nargis, over the coastal areas south of Yangon City, between the 15th and the 18th of May 2008, analysed with ENVISAT WSM HH ASAR images, and compared with 10 dry and wet season images acquired by the ENVISAT ASAR sensor in 2007-2008. Background cartographic information: USGS 2000 - SRTM DEM 90m, Landsat 7 ETM; NGA and ESRI - Vector layer databases.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007-2008; copyright CNES 2008; copyright MDA Ltd. 2008
Image processing, map created 20/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Yangon Flood Dynamic Asar 16/05/2008 Scale 1:400.000
Source: ENVISAT ASAR, 150m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 2007-2008 (Envisat)
Evolution of the situation after the passage of Typhoon Nargis, over the coastal areas south of Yangon City, between the 15th and the 18th of May 2008, analysed with ENVISAT WSM HH ASAR images, and compared with 10 dry and wet season images acquired by the ENVISAT ASAR sensor in 2007-2008. Background cartographic information: USGS 2000 - SRTM DEM 90m, Landsat 7 ETM; NGA and ESRI - Vector layer databases.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2007-2008; copyright CNES 2008; copyright MDA Ltd. 2008
Image processing, map created 19/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Yangon Flood RADARSAT-2 Scale 1:100.000
Source: RADARSAT-2; Spot-5, 1.5m/pixel (Radarsat-2); 2.5m/pixel (Spot-5) resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008 (Radarsat-2); 02/03/2008 (Spot-5)
RADARSAT-2 imagery was used to map water surfaces following Cyclone Nargis. The flood layer is overlaid onto a SPOT-5 reference image processed into natural colours. This image acquired the 2nd of March 2008 is used to map the water bodies visible before the arrival of the monsoon season.
Credit: Copyright MDA Ltd 2008; copyright CNES 2008; credit USGS 2000 for SRTM DEM 90m; credit NGA and ESRI for other data
Image processing, map created 19/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Yangon Flood Asar 15/05/2008 Scale 1:400.000
Source: ENVISAT ASAR, 1.5m/pixel (Radarsat-2); 2.5m/pixel (Spot-5) resolution.
Acquired: 15/05/2008
Hydrological situation after the passage of Typhoon Nargis over coastal areas south of Yangon.
Credit: Copyright ESA 2008
Image processing, map created 15/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Yangon Flood Water Depth RADARSAT-2 Scale 1:50.000 v2
Source: RADARSAT-2; Spot-5, 1.5m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Water depth estimates derived from a context and textural analysis of an ultra fine mode RADARSAT 2 image. Darker blue indicates potentially deeper, longer-standing water, whereas the light blue areas, being shallower, would dry out first.
Credit: Copyright MDA Ltd 2008; copyright CNES 2008; credit USGS 2000 for SRTM DEM 90m; credit NGA and ESRI for other data
Image processing, map created 19/05/2008 by SERTIT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Flood Water Detection for Twantay Township, Yangon Division
Source: RADARSAT-1, 25m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over Twantay Township (MMR013027), south of Yangon, on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with Radarsat data acquired on 7 May 2008. Flooded rice fields/aquaculture areas have also been identified. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Copyright CSA 2008
Image processing, map created 10/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

06/05/2008 Myanmar PALSAR
Source: ALOS Palsar and Landsat-7 ETM, 30m/pixel (Landsat-7); 12.5m/pixel (ALOS) resolution.
Acquired: 06/05/2008 (ALOS Palsar) and 07/11/2000 (Landsat-7 ETM)
Flooded areas of the central Irrawaddy division derived from ALOS Palsar radar data of 06/05/2008 (in light blue), with normal water levels as shown by Landsat-7 data from 2000 (in dark blue). Flooded areas may also contain regions covered by water before the disaster due to the prevalence of wet rice cultivation.
Credit: Copyright JAXA 2008; credit USGS 2000
Image processing, map created 10/05/2008 by DLR.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimates for Thonegwa
Source: DMC, 32m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the township of Thonegwa Thonegwa (MMR013025), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired 7 May 2008. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: DMCii 2008
Image processing, map created 08/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimates for Kyauk Tan
Source: DMC, 32m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the township of KyaukTan Kyauk Tan (MMR013024), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired 7 May 2008. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: DMCii 2008
Image processing, map created 08/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimates for Labutta
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the Labutta Township (MMR013029), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired 7 May 2008. Villages and built-up settlement areas within the flood zone were identified and tabulated for the township of Kyun Gyan Gon. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit USGS 2008
Image processing, map created 08/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimates for Twantay
Source: DMC, 32m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the township of Twantay (MMR013027), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired 7 May 2008. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: DMCii 2008
Image processing, map created 08/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimates for Kyun Gyan Gon
Source: DMC, 32m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008 and 15/02/2005
Satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Kyun Gyan Gon Township (MMR013029), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired 7 May 2008. Villages and built-up settlement areas within the flood zone were identified and tabulated for the township of Kyun Gyan Gon. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Copyright DMCii 2008, 2005
Image processing, map created 08/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimates for Kaw Hmu
Source: DMC, 32m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 07/05/2008 and 15/02/2005
Satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Kaw Hmu Township (MMR013028), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired 7 May 2008. Villages and built-up settlement areas within the flood zone were identified and tabulated for the township of Kaw Hmu. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Copyright DMCii 2008, 2005
Image processing, map created 08/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Estimated Total Flood Water Area by Township
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 05/05/2008
Estimate of the total area (km2) of flood water by township in southern Myanmar. Red areas represent standing flood waters identified from MODIS satellite imagery. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA/USGS 2008
Image processing, map created 05/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis, Population Estimate Overview
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 05/05/2008
Estimate of potentially affected people living directly within flooded areas of southern Myanmar. Red areas shown in the map represent standing flood waters identified from MODIS satellite imagery acquired on 5 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 250m. Population estimates have been aggregated by township using the LandScan 2005 database. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA 2008
Image processing, map created 05/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis, Yangon
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 28.5m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 05/05/2008 and 18/03/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over Yangon, as of 5 May 2008. Red areas shown in the map represent standing flood waters identified from Landsat 7 satellite imagery acquired on 5 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 28.5m. Blue areas represent pre-flood waters identified from Landsat 7 acquired on 18 March 2008. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA/USGS 2008
Image processing, map created 05/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis, Yangon Area MODISFloods5May2008
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 05/05/2008 and 14/04/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over Yangon capital area, Myanmar, as of 5 May 2008. Red areas shown in the map represent standing flood waters identified from MODIS satellite imagery. Flooded area estimates by township have been calculated in km2. Please note: township data is incomplete in coverage. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA 2008
Image processing, map created 05/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis, Laputto Township MODISFloods5May2008
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 05/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Townships of Laputto and Bagale, Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar as of 5 May 2008. Red areas shown represent standing flood waters identified from MODIS satellite imagery acquired on 5 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 250m. Flooded area estimates by township have been calculated in km2. Please note: township data is incomplete in coverage. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA/USGS 2008
Image processing, map created 05/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis, MODISFloods5May2008
Source: MODIS on Terra and Aqua, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 05/05/2008
Satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar as of 5 May 2008. Red areas represent standing flood waters identified from MODIS satellite imagery acquired on 5 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 250m. Flooded area estimates by township have been calculated in km2. Please note: township data is incomplete in coverage. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA/USGS 2008
Image processing, map created 05/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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Cyclone in Myanmar

Myanmar, Cyclone Nargis, Overview
Source: Cyclone Data: NOAA, Un. of Hawaii, Tropical Storm Risk; GIS Data: USGS, NGA, ESRI, NASA, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 16/04/2008
Basic overview of the cyclone affected areas of the Ayeyarwady Delta region in Myanmar. The approximate cyclone track, estimated sustained wind speeds and areas of distribution have been provided by NOAA, University of Hawaii and the Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) sites and are estimates as of 4 May 2008. Preliminary analysis not yet verified in the field.
Credit: Credit NASA/USGS 2008
Image processing, map created 06/05/2008 by UNOSAT.
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