Satellite imagery requests related to complex emergencies are to be sent to emergencymapping@unosat.org, Lars.Bromley@unitar.org CC: fis-ocha@un.org (OCHA Field Information Services), ocallaghan@un.org (Janet O’Callaghan).
Other requests that are related to natural disasters are to be sent to emergencymapping@unosat.org, Luca.DELLORO@unitar.org CC: fis-ocha@un.org (OCHA Field Information Services), ocallaghan@un.org (Janet O’Callaghan).
Telephone hotline: +41 76 487 4998 (e-mail with details should be sent first)
Please download and fill in the request form, which is accessible under the tools section.
The details to be provided in the request include the following:
- Geographic Bounds
- Temporal Bounds
- Operation it will support
- How will the data be used?
- What do you need to see? What Questions are you trying to answer?
- Which organization is requesting the data?
- List partners that will use the data? What are their licenses for derived works? (e.g. OSM has creative commons license this can be discussed)
- Who will benefit? (e.g. HCT, affected population, UN agencies, NGOs, government etc)
Best Practices
- Note that much satellite imagery is licensed and sharing the raw imagery can be restricted. Also, much imagery is shared under the US Government NextView license, and products using this imagery and posted to a public website must properly identify the source of the imagery, and must be reviewed by US Department of State prior to public release to ensure proper credits are used. This process completes quickly but may require a few additional days before public release.
- Include partners in the request such as Open Street Map (OSM) , MapAction, REACH etc., in the request so they can use the data and images.
- Once the request has been handled and delivered, please fill in the feedback form which is already attached within the request form. Feedback submission is a mandatory procedure.
Satellite Imagery - Forms and Guidance