Satellite Damage Assessment of Kobane, Syria from 2014-2015

Geospatial data from UNITAR/UNOSAT illustrates satellite-detected damage and destruction in Kobane, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The analysis identified 3,167 affected structures within the mapped area, including 1,167 destroyed, 1,155 severely damaged, and 845 moderately damaged. A total of 979 impact craters were also identified within the city and its immediate surroundings.

Use Cases

• Mapping urban destruction patterns based on satellite-detected damage classes.
• Quantifying conflict impact by analyzing counts of destroyed and damaged structures.
• Assessing crater density for military or explosive hazard analysis.
• Planning humanitarian or reconstruction efforts using geospatial damage data.

Strengths

• Provides specific counts of affected structures: 3,167 total, with breakdowns by damage level.
• Identifies 979 impact craters, offering a metric for explosive weapon use.
• Based on satellite imagery from specific dates (06 September 2014 and 22 January 2015).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Analysis is preliminary and was not validated in the field at the time of creation.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)

Collection Method

Satellite imagery analysis by UNITAR/UNOSAT.

Time Range

Imagery acquired 06 September 2014 and 22 January 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 09:06:48.625899; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kobane, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.