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Goma Gisenyi Cameroon South Sudan Democratic R utshuru Republic of Activation ID: EMSN-047 R epublic the Congo U ganda Glide Number: N/A P roduct N.: 01NY IR AGO NGO , v1, English Legend of Congo Gabon Democratic Republic R wanda Populated places Points Of Interest of the Congo Kinshasa Nyiragongo - Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi City Country Boundary H ospital W ater infrastructure Tanzania Volcanic Risk Assessment V illage P olice H y dropower infrastructure Masisi Angola Reference Map - Overview Zambia Physiography Transportation Education P lace of worship P roduction date: 30/03/2018 Spot heights P rimary Sports Industrial facilities 300 P rimary Secondary Goma Cartographic Information Secondary Military Government Facilities Tertiary 1000 Full color A1, high resolution (300dpi) Hydrography U N Border Crossing Station 1:50.000 Airport R iver U nicef P ort W aste treatment infrastructure 0 0,5 1 2 3 4 Canal GV O Km Bus station Kalehe Rwanda Grid: W GS 84 / U TM zone 35S map coordinate sy stem Tick mark s: W GS 84 geographical coordinate sy stem 735000 740000 745000 750000 755000 29°5'0"E 29°10'0"E 29°15'0"E 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 3 8 8 9 9 S S " 2810 " 0 0 ' ' 0 0 3 3 ° ° 1 1 2476 3123 Mount Nyiragongo 3 00 400 34 3447 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 3 3180 3 4 33 0 0 0 3300 32 0 0 3 0 10 0 30 0 0 2 0 23 9 0 2 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 0 3 8 0 8 9 2 9 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 23 00 2819 2 2620 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2400 1 9 0 0 Kibati 1876 Rusayo 0 0 0 0 S 1 0 0 7 S " " 5 0 5 0 0 0 ' 2 2 ' 5 8 8 5 3 9 9 3 ° ° 1 1 Kanyanza 1 6 0 1631 0 18 Bulengo-Mugunga 00 1784 Rukoko 1617 Lutale 1500 1819 17 00 1955 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nzulo 0 2 1500 1615 2 8 8 9 9 Ketshero Monigi o g 1 n 5 0 o 0 C f o c i l b u Buzove p e R ic a t d a n r Lake Kivu c a o w m R e Goma D S S " " 0 ' 0 ' 0 0 4 4 ° ° 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1 8 8 9 1917 9 1800 0 0 7 1 a ey Kabinzi eb Gisenyi S 1875 0 1 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 8 9 9 0 0 00 8 16 1 00 17 S S " " 0 ' 0 ' 5 5 4 4 ° ° 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 8 29°5'0"E 29°10'0"E 29°15'0"E 8 9 735000 740000 745000 750000 755000 9 Map Information Data Sources Map Production Dissemination/Publication The purpose of the requested mapping is to generate comprehensive k nowledge through performing Inset maps based on: The map shows back ground information of the Area of Interest, with relevance to phy siography , The products (maps) are available through the EMS Copernicus P ortal at the following U R L: pre-disaster situation analy sis concerning eventual eruption of the Ny iragongo volcano located near The images cover the selected Area of Interest, and consist of: transportation infrastructure, built up areas, Commercial, P ublic & P rivate Services, etc. The http://emergency .eu/mapping/list-of/components/047. to Goma, capital of the Democratic R epublic of Congo (DR C). P LEIADES © CNES (2016, 2017), distributed by Airbus DS., acquired on 30.01.2016 (stereo) and information was generated / updated though P hoto interpretation of the available V H R satellite Delivery formats are GeoP DF, GeoJ P EG and vectors (ESR I GDB format). The results refer to back ground information as well as to the assessment of the impact of a potential 10.08.2017 & 28.06.2016, GSD 0.5 m, ~ 11% (STER EO ) and ~ 8,7% cloud coverage, all provided under imagery . No restrictions on the publication of the mapping apply . volcano activity to the surrounding urban agglomerations and infrastructures; detailed Digital CO P ER NICU S by the European U nion and ESA, all rights reserved. The estimated geometric accuracy of the images is 5 m and complies with the J R C requirements Elevation Model (DEM), hazard, exposure and vulnerability . Towards supporting informed decision Vector layers: Transportation, hy drography & Buildings Footprints © O penStreetMap Contributors data, referring to the mapping scale and is fully supported by the native positional accuracy of the Contact mak ing of the involved stak eholders with reference to disaster preparedness and disaster duly updated/ digitized/ refined, on the basis of the satellite data photointerpretation | GCP s measured back ground satellite imagery . The map was produced (under the Service Contract nr. 259811 of the European Commission) on management an evacuation plan has also been elaborated. and provided by the Goma V olcano O bservatory | DEM (orthorectification) SR TM (1 Arc-Second Global) The estimated thematic accuracy of this product is 85% or better, based on internal validation 30/03/2018 by GEO AP IKO NISIS (EL) – NO A (EL) – CIMA (IT) – TR E ALTAMIR A (ES). Key user of the geospatial information and the related map series is the DG ECH O , Emergency | Census data - P opulation data at district level © INS (Democratic R epublic of Congo), © NISR (R epublic procedures and visual interpretation of recognizable items on very high resolution optical imagery . Name of the release inspector (quality control): J R C. R esponse and Coordination center (ER CC). of R wanda). E-mail: ems-risk -recovery [email protected] The data provided is subject to the terms outlined in the arrangements concerning access to authoritative http://emergency .copernicus.eu/mapping Framework geospatial reference data for Copernicus emergency management service. The products elaborated in the framework of the current R isk and R ecovery mapping activation are realised to the best of our ability . All geographic information has limitations due to scale, resolution, date and interpretation of the original data sources. 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