Satellite-Detected Damage Density in Idlib, Syria, 2015

Idlib, Syria, is the focus of this satellite imagery analysis showing damage density. UNITAR - UNOSAT identified 545 affected structures, with 176 destroyed, 180 severely damaged, and 189 moderately damaged, based on imagery from April 2015 and earlier dates. This preliminary analysis was conducted for the REACH initiative and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

Use Cases

• Assessing the scale of structural damage in Idlib based on the reported counts of destroyed and damaged buildings.
• Tracking the progression of damage over time based on the analysis of imagery from 2010, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
• Prioritizing humanitarian response and reconstruction efforts based on the spatial density of damage.
• Validating remote damage assessments with ground feedback as suggested by the description.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on specific satellite imagery acquisition dates: 06 April 2015, 02 May 2014, 15 September 2013, and 22 March 2010.
• Provides precise counts of affected structures: 545 total, categorized as 176 destroyed, 180 severely damaged, and 189 moderately damaged.
• Tracks change over time, noting 249 newly damaged and 5 increasingly damaged structures between May 2014 and April 2015.

Limitations

• The analysis is described as preliminary and has not been validated in the field.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)

Collection Method

Satellite imagery analysis conducted by UNITAR - UNOSAT.

Time Range

Imagery analyzed from 2010 to 2015, with a primary analysis date of April 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-04 09:10:27.969929; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syrian Arab Republic.