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The impact of the earthquakes was significant and ranks in the red for economic losses and orange for fatalities, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). (Image: UNOSAT)

Emergency satellite mapping of Turkiye and Syria activated

February 9, 2023

UNOSAT announced via Twitter that it had activated emergency mapping services of Turkey and northern Syria after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit.

This article is tagged with disaster relief, disaster response, earthquake, mapping service, Syria, Turkey, United Nations and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mapping

Parts of the historic Gaziantep Castle collapsed, as it lies close to epicenter of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. (Image: JudyDillon/ iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

Earthquake damages cities in Turkiye and Syria

February 6, 2023

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and northern Syria collapsing buildings and killing more than 2,000 people, followed by magnitude 6.7 aftershocks.

This article is tagged with earthquake, Lebanon, natural disaster, Syria, Turkiye, USGS and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News, Mapping, Space & Earth

Map: U.S. Maritime Administration Advisory 2018-014-GPS

GPS disrupted for maritime in Mediterranean, Red Sea

November 15, 2018

The U.S. Maritime Administration issued an expanded advisory for GPS disruptions in the Middle East. The new advisory renews […]

This article is tagged with GPS jamming, Mediterranean, NAVCEN, Red Sea, Russia, Syria, U.S. Maritime Administration and posted in Featured Stories, GNSS, Latest News, Transportation