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How to Use Free Satellite Imagery to Monitor the Expansion of West Bank Settlements (bellingcat)
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/05/17/how-to-use-free-satellite-imagery-to-monitor-the-expansion-of-west-bank-settlements/How to Use Free Satellite Imagery to Monitor the Expansion of West Bank Settlements
bellingcat / by Lucy Swinnen / May 17, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Since the beginning of 2024, the US has issued a series of sanctions against a small number of Israeli settlers for jeopardising peace and security in the West Bank. The impact the sanctions will have is debated, but it marks a new development amid ongoing attempts to address widespread Israeli settlement of the West Bank which is illegal under international law.
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To research the scale of the settlements and developments over time, analysing satellite data is key. While you can pay for high resolution satellite imagery to gain detailed, on-the-ground information about changes in the West Bank, free-to-access satellite tools can also be useful for examining settler expansion in the West Bank. Although Google Earth imagery of the region has often been of poorer quality, compared with other services and regions, it can still be effectively used – as long as its shortcomings are kept in mind. In addition to Google Earth, Sentinel Hub EO browser is also a useful free service. Both of these were used by Bellingcat in our recent collaboration with Scripps News investigating the conflict in Gaza and escalating tensions in the West Bank.
In this guide we provide a breakdown of free-to-access satellite tools and how they can be used to monitor West Bank settlement expansions.
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bellingcat / by Lucy Swinnen / May 17, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Since the beginning of 2024, the US has issued a series of sanctions against a small number of Israeli settlers for jeopardising peace and security in the West Bank. The impact the sanctions will have is debated, but it marks a new development amid ongoing attempts to address widespread Israeli settlement of the West Bank which is illegal under international law.
[...]
To research the scale of the settlements and developments over time, analysing satellite data is key. While you can pay for high resolution satellite imagery to gain detailed, on-the-ground information about changes in the West Bank, free-to-access satellite tools can also be useful for examining settler expansion in the West Bank. Although Google Earth imagery of the region has often been of poorer quality, compared with other services and regions, it can still be effectively used – as long as its shortcomings are kept in mind. In addition to Google Earth, Sentinel Hub EO browser is also a useful free service. Both of these were used by Bellingcat in our recent collaboration with Scripps News investigating the conflict in Gaza and escalating tensions in the West Bank.
In this guide we provide a breakdown of free-to-access satellite tools and how they can be used to monitor West Bank settlement expansions.
[...]