Jamaica: Satellite Monitoring & Event Situation
Track recent event signals and monitor Jamaica 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 Jamaica 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, 13 event signals were recorded in Jamaica, most in the kinetic category.
Signals by category · last 7 days
- Kinetic5
- Natural Disaster4
- Infrastructure2
- Protest1
- Humanitarian1
Recent developments
- Hurricane Melissa Causes Widespread Infrastructure Damage Across Jamaica — Jamaica
- Police Stand-off in Sligoville — Sligoville
- Flooding in St James, Jamaica — Montego Bay
- Gunmen kill five in Five Miles — Five Miles
- Gun battle in Sligoville, Jamaica kills two police officers and injures girl — Sligoville
- Arson charge against 76-year-old St Ann man — Ocho Rios
- Triple Killing in Robin's Bay, Jamaica — Robin's Bay
Most active areas
News found through the GDELT Project, publishers' own feeds and official releases. Figures count the events placed in Jamaica and update hourly. For situational awareness only — not for tracking or targeting individuals.
Why Analysts Watch Jamaica From Space
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica on 28 October 2025 with maximum sustained winds estimated at 160 kt, and Copernicus EMS mapped flood extent and damage across the island. Power restoration took months, with the last outages concentrated in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth into early 2026.
Typical monitoring angles
- Damage and flood mapping in the south-west (Santa Cruz, Top Hill, Bull Savanna) with pre/post Sentinel-1 SAR
- Power restoration in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth followed in VIIRS nighttime lights
- Vegetation and landslide scars on the western hills after the storm, from Sentinel-2 NDVI change and terrain (DEM)
Sources
Monitor Jamaica From Space
Off-Nadir Delta lets you watch Jamaica 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 Jamaica, ranked by severity, that you can connect to satellite imagery in one tip-and-cue workflow.
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