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, 10 event signals were recorded in and around Ethiopia, most in the kinetic category.
Signals by category · last 7 days
- Kinetic6
- Armed Conflict3
- Maritime1
Recent developments
- Houthi Attacks on Mocha Port — Mocha Port, Yemen
- Drone Strikes in Mekelle — Ayder Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia
- مواجهات بين الجيش اليمني ومليشيا الحوثي في البرح — البرح, تعز
- Attacks in Sudan — Um Arada, Sudan
- Houthis Target Mokha to Halt Port’s Growing Role — Mokha Port, Yemen
- Ballistic Missile Launch — Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Military operations against Houthi targets — Areas around Taiz, Hodeidah, Abyan, Marib and Al-Dhale, Yemen
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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