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Satellite-based conflict damage assessment of two selected cities in Yemen (2018-12-14)

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Activation date: 2018-12-14

Event type: Humanitarian

Activation reason:

Since 2015, Yemen has experienced a devastating civil war, resulting, among other things, in physical damage to the building stock and infrastructures. The purpose of the requested mapping is to generate asset damage assessment information for the Aden and Sana'a cities in Yemen, as well as information on their expansion within selected reference periods.Damages’ AssessmentThe analysis involved photointerpretation of VHR satellite imagery, through comparing pre-conflict (2015) and up-to-date (2018) image datasets and the assignment of a damage severity category (moderate damage, severe damage, destroyed and razed to the ground assets) to each examined asset (building stock, pipelines, etc.).                Urban Morphology Urban SprawlNight Lights MappingThe information on the light intensity recorded during the night gives an indication on the population night activities, supporting the analysis of human footprint of Aden and Sana'a cities. The analysis is based on the calculation of the Sum Of Lights (SOL) index using VIIRS satellite sensors. In order to understand the effects of the conflict on the socioeconomic development, the analysis is performed: (1) before the beginning of the civil war (2014 until February of 2015), (2) in an intermediate period (end of 2016), and (3) for the third period of the civil war (2018).  

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Satellite-based conflict damage assessment of two selected cities in Yemen (2018-12-14). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.D9TZSC8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/b0652016-1bbd-4698-a644-3d6c601942cb

Keywords

CEMSCopernicusCopernicus Emergency Management ServiceCopernicus Emergency Management Service Risk and Recovery Mapping ActivationCopernicus EMSCopernicus ServiceEmergencyEmergency ManagementEMSN058HumanitarianMappingRisk and Recovery MappingYEMYemen

Data access

Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation [EMSN058]: Satellite-based conflict damage assessment of two selected cities in Yemen (2018-12-14)
Esri File Geodatabase

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Access conditions
No limitations

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  • Maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant geodatabase (GDB) and complete final report as well.

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Lineage information

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Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Regions and cities

dataset theme covering the domains of regions and cities, where regions is defined by political geography units including sovereign states, subnational administrative areas, and multinational groupings, and cities are characterised as large human settlements
Science and technology

dataset theme covering the domains of science and technology, with science being the systematic pursuit of knowledge through testable explanations and predictions across natural, social, and formal disciplines, and technology encompassing the collective techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in producing goods, providing services, or achieving objectives like scientific research

Issued date
2018-12-14
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
03 Sep 2021 18:25
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSN058 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/b0652016-1bbd-4698-a644-3d6c601942cb
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