Satellite Damage Assessment for Deir Ez Zor, Syria, 2010-2014

Deir Ez Zor, Syria, was analyzed for structural damage using satellite imagery from 2010, 2013, and 2014. UNITAR/UNOSAT identified 3,112 affected city-wide structures, categorizing 454 as destroyed, 1,045 severely damaged, and 1,613 moderately damaged. This preliminary analysis was conducted for the REACH initiative and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

Use Cases

• Mapping conflict-related structural destruction based on satellite-detected damage categories
• Analyzing temporal damage progression between 2010, 2013, and 2014 imagery dates
• Prioritizing humanitarian response and reconstruction efforts based on severity of damage
• Validating remote damage assessments with potential ground feedback

Strengths

• Analysis covers 3,112 affected structures across the city of Deir Ez Zor
• Damage is categorized into three distinct severity levels (destroyed, severe, moderate)
• Uses imagery from three specific dates (06 Dec 2010, 24 Oct 2013, 13 May 2014) to show change

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• The analysis is preliminary and explicitly noted as not validated in the field
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)

Collection Method

Satellite imagery analysis by UNITAR/UNOSAT for the REACH initiative.

Time Range

Imagery from 2010, 2013, and 2014; analysis likely conducted in 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 09:06:17.338718; freshness should be verified

Geography

Deir Ez Zor city, Deir Ez Zor Governorate, Syria.