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Situation Along the Border 40,000 IDF soldlais positioned along the
border In preparation liir laigo scale
of Lebanon and Israel ground operations 140 August 200)1)
m

Example of situation map elaborated fiom. satellite and ptibiic sources.In grey a1on.gtlie coast the actual

extent of the oil spill. Yellow and red dots indicate boinbaided sites. On the top le.fthand corner is a blow
tip of Beiiqtt.

populations, tlieir retiun nal autliorities. Field At tliis resotution (1 meter) violations of luunan
process, tlie presence of verification by '[JNOSAT building features become i'iglits.
large amormts of un staff sliowed a very clearly identifiable.
exploded ordnance, tlie strong correlation witli FRANCESCO PISANO,
state of roads and agricul- results inferred from {JNOSAT was able to esti- UNITAR/T)NOSAT
tural sites, damaged satellite imageiy. mate tlie munber of buil-

)uildings and a large oil dings affected by bom-
slick. Providing information bardn'ients and identify
for human rights various degrees of
In similar sihiations maps protection structural damage. Using
combining diverse layers before-after analysis, ima-
of data are riseful in In tlie case of Lebanon ges of tlie same area are
assessing tlie actual situa- UNOSAT produced also compared to infer detailed
tion of areas and towns detailed damage information.
affected by tlie conflict, assessment maps derived
wliicli is an invaluable from veiy liigli resolution Tliis infoi'ination is useful
asset wlien designing satellite imagery and m various contexts rangmg
recovery strategies in col- groriped in atlases for from slielter, recovei'y of
laboration witli tlie natio- easier reference and rise. rirbai'i settlements and even

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