High resolution satellite
imagery of Porta Farm
settlement in Zimbabwe
showing the area
“before” and “after”
Operation
Murambatsvina.
The top image was
taken on 22 June 2002
and the bottom image
on 6 April 2006.
The satellite images
clearly show the full
settlement in 2002 while
only some of its
streets remain in 2006.
Note that the significant
difference in colour
between the images is
due to seasonality as
the “before” image was
captured during the dry
season while the “after
“image was acquired
during the rainy season.
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2006 DigitalGlobe, Inc.
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Satellite images from
Digital Globe, Inc. were
processed and
analyzed by the
American Association
for the Advancement of
Science with funding
from the John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation."