Spatial Profiling of Herat and Kandahar Cities for Humanitarian Planning

UN-HABITAT conducted spatial profiling in 2023 for UNHCR's Co-PROSPER programme in Herat and Kandahar cities. The project mapped city resources, services, and settlement areas for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees. The analyzed data supports evidence-based programming for upgrading settlements and providing durable solutions.

Use Cases

• Planning basic service provision based on mapped infrastructure gaps.
• Developing settlement upgrade strategies based on mapped IDP and returnee settlement areas.
• Creating evidence-based humanitarian response plans based on spatial analysis of city resources.
• Mapping flood mitigation measures based on spatial profiling of drainage and access roads.

Strengths

• Data is focused on two major Afghan cities, Herat and Kandahar.
• Profiling includes mapping of Land Allocation Scheme sites, spontaneous settlements, and private housing schemes.
• Analysis was conducted for evidence-based programming, suggesting a structured methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided as PDF and WEB APP formats, which may limit direct machine processing.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Spatial profiling conducted by UN-HABITAT, involving mapping and data analysis.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 13:58:17.362306; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Herat and Kandahar cities, Afghanistan