Ethiopia: Satellite Monitoring & Event Situation
Track recent event signals and monitor Ethiopia from space — geolocated events, the most active areas, and satellite imagery in one place. Free to browse on the Delta Watchfloor.
Quick answer — what Off-Nadir Delta is
You can monitor Ethiopia from space on Off-Nadir Delta — viewing Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, tracking any area over time with anomaly detection, and overlaying geolocated event signals (from global news media) and active fires. In the past 7 days, 131 event signals were recorded in and around Ethiopia, most in the armed conflict category.
Signals by category · last 7 days
- Armed Conflict102
- Kinetic16
- Humanitarian7
- Diplomacy3
- Maritime2
- Natural Disaster1
Recent developments
- Yemen army claims 1,540 Houthi casualties as fighting intensifies in Taiz — Sanaa
- Over 70 dead in fighting around Yemen's Taiz in 24 hours — Lahj
- Yemen's southwestern regions see widest clashes in weeks, displacing nearly 200,000 people — Taiz
- Yemeni Armed Forces Claim Taking Control Of Bab El-Mandab — Dhawban West Gate Airport
- Yemen’s army claims over 1,500 Houthi casualties in past 24 hours — al-Houban crossing
- Yemen Conflict Escalates — Dhobab district
- Deadly battles between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces in Taiz, Yemen — Bab al-Mandab strait
Most active areas
Event data powered by the GDELT Project. Figures cover the mapped region around Ethiopia and update hourly. For situational awareness only — not for tracking or targeting individuals.
Why Analysts Watch Ethiopia From Space
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is the most satellite-watched reservoir on Earth — each filling season measured against downstream anxiety in Sudan and Egypt. Recovery in post-conflict Tigray and recurring Horn of Africa drought define the humanitarian picture.
Typical monitoring angles
- GERD reservoir surface area through each filling season with SAR and optical
- Drought and vegetation stress across pastoral lowlands in NDVI
- Post-conflict agricultural recovery in the northern highlands
Monitor Ethiopia From Space
Off-Nadir Delta lets you watch Ethiopia without any GIS software. View Sentinel-1 SAR (all-weather, day or night) and Sentinel-2 optical imagery, draw any area to build a time series with anomaly detection, and overlay active fires.
The Delta Watchfloor adds the event layer: geolocated signals in and around Ethiopia, ranked by severity, that you can connect to satellite imagery in one tip-and-cue workflow.
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