Our goal is to make better use of satellite data to improve the transparency, accountability, and equity in reporting and awareness of war’s effects on people and places.

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Last updated on Mar 25, 2025
Gaza: we analysed a year of satellite images to map the scale of agricultural destruction
Gaza: we analysed a year of satellite images to map the scale of agricultural destruction

Lina Eklund, He Yin, and Jamon Van Den Hoek discuss their work mapping damage to Gaza’s agricultural lands and infrastructure in The Conversation.

Last updated on Mar 25, 2025
Israel has weaponised water – and the damage is terrifying
Israel has weaponised water – and the damage is terrifying

In a commentary to The Independent Brian Perlman discusses Palestinian civilians’ compormised access to clean, drinkable water in Gaza as the region faces its worst water crisis in decades.

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Recent Publications

Corey Scher, Jamon Van Den Hoek (2025). Nationwide conflict damage mapping with interferometric synthetic aperture radar: A study of the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict. Science of Remote Sensing.

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He Yin, Lina Eklund, Jamon Van Den Hoek, Dima Habash, Mazim Qumsiyeh (2025). Evaluating war-induced damage to agricultural land in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 using PlanetScope and SkySat imagery. Science of Remote Sensing.

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Brian Perlman, Shalean Collins, Jamon Van Den Hoek (2025). Public health implications of satellite-detected widespread damage to WASH infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. PLOS Global Public Health.

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Yara Asi, Gregg Greenough, Dennis Kunichoff, Saira Khan, Jamon Van Den Hoek, Corey Scher, Saleem Halabi, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Nadine Bahour, Kayoum Ahmed, Bram Wispelwey, Weeam Hammoudeh (2024). ‘Nowhere and no one is safe’: spatial analysis of damage to critical civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the Israeli military campaign, 7 October to 22 November 2023. Conflict and Health.

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