Damage assessment in City of Carcar and San Fernando municipalities, Cebu Province, Region VII, Philippines

Name: Damage assessment in City of Carcar and San Fernando municipalities, Cebu Province, Region VII, Philippines
Creator: United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)
License: http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by-sa

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About this dataset

**UNOSAT code: TC20211216PHL** This map illustrates potentially damaged structures and buildings in City of Carcar and San Fernando municipalities, Cebu province, Region VII (Central Visayas), Philippines as observed from a Pleiades image acquired on 23 December 2021 & a GeoEye-1 image acquired on 20 December 2021. Within the analyzed area, UNOSAT identified 1929 damaged structures. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.

Documentation

UNOSAT datasets and maps are produced using a variety of methods. In general, analysts closely review satellite imagery, often comparing two or more images together, and determine notable changes between the images. For damage assessments, refugee or IDP assessments, and similar analyses, these changes are then manually documented in the vector data by the analyst. For flood extractions, landcover mapping and similar analyses, a variety of automated remote sensing techniques are used to extract the relevant information which is then reviewed and revised as necessary by the analyst. In all cases, resulting data is then loaded into a standardized UNOSAT geodatabase and exported asshapefiles for dissemination. This is a preliminary assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. It is important to consider the characteristics of the source imagery used in the analyses when interpreting results. For damage assessments it should be noted that only significant damage to the structural integrity of the buildings analyzed can be seen in imagery, while minor damage such as cracks or holes may not be visible at all. For flood extractions using radar data it is important to note that urban areas and highly vegetated areas may mask the flood signature and result in underestimation of flood waters. Users with specific questions or concerns should contact unosat@unitar.org to seek clarification.

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**UNOSAT code: TC20211216PHL** This map illustrates potentially damaged structures and buildings in City of Naga & Minglanilla municipalities, Cebu province, Region VII (Central Visayas), Philippines as observed from a Pleiades image acquired on 21 December 2021. Within the analyzed area, UNOSAT identified 876 damaged structures and 1,361 potentially damaged structures. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.