Satellite Damage Assessment for Spera District, Afghanistan, June 2022

UNOSAT analysis identified 49 potentially damaged buildings, 34 damaged buildings, and 145 shelters in Spera district, Khost province, Afghanistan, using satellite imagery from 24 June 2022. The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) produced this preliminary, unvalidated assessment. The data is available in SHP and GEODATABASE formats.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing ground survey locations based on satellite-detected building damage counts.
• Estimating displaced population needs based on the count of 145 identified shelters.
• Mapping the spatial distribution of damaged and potentially damaged structures for logistical planning.
• Validating remote damage assessments with field reports as suggested in the description.

Strengths

• Provides specific counts for three damage categories: 49 potentially damaged buildings, 34 damaged buildings, and 145 shelters.
• Sourced from the authoritative United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
• Data is available in standard geospatial formats (SHP, GEODATABASE).

Limitations

• Analysis is preliminary and explicitly noted as not yet validated in the field.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, limiting understanding of data structure.
• The dataset's scale (rows) is unknown, which may affect suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)

Collection Method

Analysis of a NewSat satellite image acquired on 24 June 2022.

Time Range

Imagery date: 24 June 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-23 10:26:53.336725; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Spera district, Khost province, Afghanistan.