20/10/2010:
Typhoon Megi made landfall as a category 5 typhoon on 18 October.2010. Based on NDRRMC report number 9, a total of 39,847 families (215,037) persons have been affected in 99 municipalities and 9 cities in 22 provinces.
16/10/2010:
This tropical cyclone can have a high humanitarian impact based on the storm strength and the affected population in forecasted path. Current strength category: 2.
Source: GLIDEnumber
Status Update: 20/10/2010
Contacts:
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Focal Point: Mr. Shirish Ravan
Phone (office): +43-(1)-26060-4198
Email: shirish.ravan@unoosa.org / spaceaid@unoosa.org
Contact Point in Philippines:
Amor B Rosana
ICT Section, Operations Division
Office of Civil Defense
Phone: +632 6800-5122 or +632 912-5668
abrosana@ndcc.gov.ph / amyrosana@yahoo.com
Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)
Geographical Coordinates for Charter activation request:
Upper Left :
Lat 17°17’ 00”
Long 120° 26‘ 00”
Lower Right :
Lat 16° 24’ 00”
Long 122° 12’ 00”
International Charter Space and Major Disasters
International Charter:
Activation requested on 20/10/2010
Activation Request accepted:
Requested by UNITAR/UNOSAT
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org
Project Manager: UNITAR
Space-based resources:
| Satellite Tasking No | Satellite | Sensor | Time (UTC) | Area | Type | Status | Remarks/ Products | |
| 1 | ALOS | 05.06-21.10.2010. | Various | Pre & Post Disaster | Acquired | Sentinel Asia | ||
| 2 | FORMOSAT | 24.10-29.10.2010. | Upper Left : Lower Right : | Post Disaster | Acquired | Sentinal Asia | ||
| 3 | EO-1 | Hyperion | 26.10.2010
| Center Point: 16.9874N | Post Disaster | Acquired | NASA EO-1 | |
| 4 | ASTER | VNIR
VNIR/TIR | 25.10 and 27.10.2010
| Various
Various | Post Disaster
| Acquired
Tasked |
| |
| 5 | FORMOSAT-2 / SPOT-4 / ASTER | 26.10.2010 | Upper Left : Lower Right : | Post Disaster | Acquired | UNOSAT | ||
