This map presents an overview of 18 villages in the southern Aeyarwady division that have been assessed for building damages following Cyclone Nargis (3-4 May 2008). There are internet hyperlinks to each of the 18 separate damage maps at the bottom of the map. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6, 8, 10, 23 &amp; 27 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery from 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1:400,000; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North - WGS 1984. <br />Damage Summary for Assessed Villages as of 4 June 2008: <br />- 4,028 buildings are likely destroyed or severely damaged <br />- 40 buildings are under cloud but likely destroyed from severe erosion <br />- 28 buildings are under clouds and not assessed <br />- 231 buildings have no visible damage <br />- 84 Post-Cyclone Temporary Shelter Buildings Identified <br />Total percentage: Approximately 94% of all buildings are destroyed or severely damaged for those areas assessed. <br />

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected villages of Thetkethaung &amp; Ongyaung, Ngapudaw Township (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 23 &amp; 27 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 17 Jan 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:8,000; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North - WGS 1984. <br />Damage Summary for Thetkethaung &amp; Ongyaung: <br />- 1,172 buildings are likely destroyed or severely damaged <br />- This represents 95% of all village buildings <br />- 29 likely shelter buildings (not factored in total % above) <br />

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for West Hpondawbye village, Ngapudaw Township (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 23 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery from 17 Jan 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1: 5,250; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum : WGS 1984. <br />Damage Summary: <br />- 400 buildings are likely destroyed / severely damaged <br />- This represents 87% of all village buildings <br />- 55 likely shelter buildings (not factored in total % above) <br />

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for Kyuak-kalat village, Ngapudaw Township (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 27 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery from 17 Jan 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1: 4,500; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum: WGS 1984.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected unnamed village west of Gonyindan village, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 27 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery from 17 Jan 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1: 1,250; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum: WGS 1984.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected unnamed village south of Alebauk village, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 27 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery from 17 Jan 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1: 2,250; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum: WGS 1984.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Hpondawbye, Ngapudaw Township (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 23 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone SPOT-5 - from 20 December 2007 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1: 5,500; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum: WGS 1984.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected unnamed village north of Taunggale village, Ngapudaw Township (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 23 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 17 Jan 2005 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1:3,800; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum: WGS 1984.

This map presents a preliminary satellite-based damage assessment for the affected Town of Labutta, Labutta Township (MMR017004), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar; and is based on SPOT-5 imagery acquired on 20 &amp; 24 May 2008 &amp; 20 December 2007. Damaged industrial/warehouse buildings as well as boat terminal/docking facilities have been individually identified by site location. Additionally, approximate areas of likely severe damage / destruction have been classified on the map according to dominant building type: Residential, mixed residential/commercial and industrial/commercial. These zones help to identify those areas with the highest proportion of damage, however areas outside those marked may also have been severely affected. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1:8,500; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North - WGS 1984

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for an unnamed village west of Thebyugyaung, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar, conducted by UNOSAT and GISCorps in a collaborative assessment. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 &amp; QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 6-8 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50/60cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:3,700; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum : WGS 1984.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Thebyugyaung, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar, conducted by UNOSAT and GISCorps in a collaborative assessment. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 &amp; QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 6-8 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50/60cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1: 4,800; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum: WGS 1984.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Byaungbyan, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:2,300; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Ywe, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment &amp; has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:2,100; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Thayangagon, Bogale Township (MMR017024), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar, conducted by UNOSAT and GISCorps in a collaborative assessment. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 &amp; QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 6-8 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50/60cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:3,300; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Chaungbyegyi, Bogale Township (MMR017024), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar, conducted by UNOSAT and GISCorps in a collaborative assessment. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 &amp; QuickBird satellite imagery acquired on 6-8 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50/60cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:5,600; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Seikkyi, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Damage assessment by UNOSAT in collaboration with GISCorps volunteers (www.giscorps.org). Map scale for A3: 1:8,000; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.

This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Seikkyi, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial damage assessment and has not yet been validated in the field. Damage assessment by UNOSAT in collaboration with GISCorps volunteers (www.giscorps.org). Map scale for A3: 1:8,000; Projection: UTM Zone 46 North –WGS-84.

Reference topographic map over the Irrawaddy delta (Myanmar). Vegetation, urban areas, water bodies, airports are updated with satellite imagery acquired during the years 2007 and 2008. Other vector layers (roads/trails, railroads, administrative boundaries) come from open source databases.

On May 2nd, 2008 the tropical cyclone "Nargis" hit the coast of Myanmar southwest of the capital Rangoon causing major damages particularly in the Irrawaddy region. Wind speeds of more than 200km/h and a storm surge of up to 3 meters in height destroyed more than 90 percent of housing and large parts of infrastructure and agriculture in some regions. About 24 million people were affected and estimated 50.000-100.000 people were killed. <br />The map shows central parts of Irrawaddy division with its normal water level derived from LANDSAT-7 ETM of November 7, 2000 and inundated areas of May 6, 2008 deduced from ALOS PALSAR radar satellite imagery. Inundated areas may also contain regions which were covered by water before the disaster due to the prevalence of wet-rice cultivation. <br />The results are superimposed on LANDSAT-7 ETM imagery of March 3, 2000

Hydrological situation after the passage of the Nargis Typhon, over the Irrawady delta (Pathein &amp; Danubyu), the 18th of May 2008, analysed with ENVISAT WSM HH ASAR images, compared with 16 dry season images acquired by the ENVISAT ASAR sensor in 2007-2008.