3bdillahiomar/Flood-Analysis-Somalia

Geospatial analysis of flood impacts in Somalia, using GIS and spatial statistics. # Flood Impact Analysis in Somalia This repository contains a geospatial analysis of the flood impacts in Somalia, using GIS tools to assess damage to buildings, roads, agricultural land, and settlements. ## Project Overview The analysis uses spatial data to quantify the impact of flooding in BeletWeyne, including: - Clipping buildings, roads, and land cover layers to the flood extent - Calculating key statistics, such as the number of affected buildings, total road length, and flooded agricultural areas - Categorizing agricultural land and assessing settlements within a 500-meter buffer of the flood zone This project provides crucial insights for emergency planning, resource allocation, and understanding flood vulnerability. ## Setup Instructions To set up and run the analysis: **Clone the repository:** ```bash git clone github.com ``` ## Data Multiple data sources were utilized to perform the flood impact analysis, including: - **Flood Extent Data**: Polygon representation of the flooded areas. - **Building Footprints**: A dataset of buildings in BeletWeyne for impact assessment. - **Roads Data**: A dataset of road networks used for calculating affected infrastructure. - **Land Cover Data**: Used to assess the agricultural land impacted by the floods. - **Settlements Data**: A dataset of settlements used to identify those within a 500-meter buffer of the flood zone. Flood data is not stored online and can be shared upon request, either through the contact persona above or through the authors. ## Authors - **Ismail Khalif** - **Abdillahi Osman Omar** *Email: abdillahiosmanomar@student.utwente.nl* ## License This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.