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Satellite-Based Damage Assessment of Cultural Heritage Sites(Iraq, Nepal, Syria & Yemen)
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Summary: Thanks to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between UNESCO and UNITAR in 2015, and building on our previous report on damage to archeological sites in Syria (2014), satellite imagery analysis is now a routine tool for assessing potential damage to cu
Thanks to the Memorandum of Understanding
signed between UNESCO and UNITAR in
2015, and building on our previous report on
damage to archeological sites in Syria (2014),
satellite imagery analysis is now a routine tool
for assessing potential damage to cultural
heritage sites. UNITAR’s UNOSAT programme
ensures timely access to imagery derived
information over areas of conflict inaccessible
to the international community and provides
supplemental information to field data when
access is possible. This applies to the protection
of cultural heritage both in conflict situations
and during natural disasters. The complementary
roles of UNESCO and UNITAR-UNOSAT are
important as they ensure an objective One UN
assessment of the status of cultural heritage,
free from political bias and founded on scientific
methods. This is of particular significance during
conflict situations, such as in Syria and Iraq.
The examples given in this report illustrate
both the invaluable heritage of the specific
sites through UNESCO’s contribution and the
resulting technical analysis performed by UNITARUNOSAT.
With World Heritage properties and
other cultural heritage under increasing risk of
destruction, objective and timely information is
crucial for UNESCO and affected governments
to call for and take action towards its protection.
UNOSAT is pleased to contribute to this
important work and to once again guide the way
to apply innovative satellite imagery solutions
for UN sister agencies and Member States.
Our partnership with UNESCO is a good
example of how innovative applications
of satellite imagery and other geo-spatial
technologies make a difference in
the way the United Nations supports
its member states.
Click to view and download Satellite-Based Damage Assessment
of Cultural Heritage Sites
2015 Summary Report of
Iraq, Nepal, Syria & Yemen