Satellite and aerial image based maps and graphics

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Graphics that are based on high and low resolution from satellite imagery, taken from aerial surveys or photography from an elevated vantage points. These set of graphics have been prepared in other collections and publications by UNEP/GRID-Arendal and partners.

Caucasus ice-rock avalanche in Russian Republic of North Ossetia

An ice-rock avalanche in the Kazbek region sheared off almost the entire Kolka Glacier and devastated the Genaldon valley. The satellite images show the region before (July 22, 2001) and after [..] 		Caucasus ice-rock avalanche in Russian Republic of North Ossetia

Glacier shrinking on Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic

A new glacier inventory based on satellite data shows that the glacier cover reduced by about 22 per cent between the Little Ice Age (LIA) maximum extent and 2000. Changes in glacier area and volume [..] 		Glacier shrinking on Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic

Nairobi - Interesting neighbours (golfcourses and slums)

Trends in development and urbanization show that the gaps between the rich and the poor is generally increasing world wide. This satellite image over Nairobi, Kenya highlights the location of golf [..] 		Nairobi - Interesting neighbours (golfcourses and slums)

Shrinking of Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamirs of Tajikistan

Significant loss of glaciers in Central Asia began around the 1930s, and become more dramatic in the second half of the 20th century and continue into the 21st century. Glacier area was reduced in the [..] 		Shrinking of Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamirs of Tajikistan

West Stara Planina Mountains

In 2006, the Stara Planina Euroregion was established to foster trans-boundary cooperation between border municipalities in Serbia and Bulgaria, and assist governments with planning, and implementing [..] 		West Stara Planina Mountains