Honduras Hurricane Eta Geoportal: Incident Mapping and COVID-19 Layers

Providing 9 Web Map Service (WMS) layers documenting Hurricane Eta incidents, emergency shelters, and COVID-19 statistics across Honduras. Managed by OCHA ROLAC and the University of Honduras, the data captures municipal-level impacts and national infrastructure during the 2020 storm event.

Use Cases

• Mapping shelter (Albergues) distribution against incident reports (Eventos_ETA) to identify underserved flood zones
• Analyzing the intersection of COVID-19 mortality (Muertos) and hurricane-affected municipalities (Incidencias_Municipio_ETA)
• Visualizing geological risks by overlaying fault lines (Fallas_Geologicas_CA) with village-level boundaries (Limite_Aldeas_HN)

Strengths

• 9 distinct geospatial layers
• Official COPECO/COEN incident reports
• Administrative boundaries down to village level (Aldeas)

Limitations

• WMS format restricts direct access to raw attribute tables for offline processing
• Specific to the 2020 hurricane season

Provenance

Source

University of Honduras (UNAH) and COPECO

Collection Method

Administrative records and incident reporting from the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN)

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Static; reflects the 2020 Hurricane Eta event.

Geography

Honduras