Damage Assessment until March 17, 2024#
This Damage Assessment report provides an overview of the current state of infrastructure and buildings damage as of March 17, 2024. Utilizing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery and buildings footprints from OpenStreeMap, we have generated the maps below to visualize the extent of damage across affected areas.
See also
Additionally, for a more immersive understanding and latest update, see also the interactive map.
Damage Assessment Heatmap#
Fig. 10 Heatmap depicting estimated damage inflicted to buildings until March 17, 2024 in the Gaza Strip utilizing SAR imagery to evaluate the extent and geographical distribution of estimated destruction. Brighter regions indicate higher levels of damage, denoting the intensity of estimated damage on scale from 0 to 1, from white to red, where 1 signifies total damage. Source: OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-1 SAR and https://datapartnership.org/gaza-israel-conflict-impact-analysis.#
The following is a comparative visualization that contrasts the overall estimated damage between two significant time points: October 29 and March 17. These dates mark the onset of the conflict and the most recent available update, enabling us to assess the evolving impact of the conflict over time.
Estimated Damage until Oct 29, 2023 |
Estimated Damage until March 17, 2024 |
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Heatmap depicting estimated damage inflicted to buildings in the Gaza Strip utilizing SAR imagery to evaluate the extent and geographical distribution of estimated destruction. Brighter regions indicate higher levels of damage, denoting the intensity of estimated damage on scale from 0 to 1, from white to red, where 1 signifies total damage.
Estimated Density and Intentisy of Damage to Buildings#
Fig. 11 Estimated damage inflicted to buildings until March 17, 2024 in the Gaza Strip utilizing SAR imagery to evaluate the extent and geographical distribution of estimated destruction. Each bar represents a region, with height indicating the number of affected buildings and color denoting the intensity of estimated damage on scale from 0 to 1, from white to red, where 1 signifies total damage. Source: OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-1 SAR and https://datapartnership.org/gaza-israel-conflict-impact-analysis.#
The following is a comparative visualization that contrasts the overall estimated damage between two significant time points: October 29 and March 17. These dates mark the onset of the conflict and the most recent available update, enabling us to assess the evolving impact of the conflict over time.
Estimated Damage until Oct 29, 2023 |
Estimated Damage until March 17, 2024 |
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Estimated damage inflicted to buildings in the Gaza Strip utilizing SAR imagery to evaluate the extent and geographical distribution of estimated destruction. Each bar represents a region, with height indicating the number of affected buildings and color denoting the intensity of estimated damage on scale from 0 to 1, from yellow to red, where 1 signifies total damage.