About this project

Kherson Reconstruction Dashboard

Why this exists

Kherson is a port city at the mouth of the Dnipro River — one of Ukraine's most strategically and economically significant cities, and one of the most heavily damaged in the war. Reconstruction coordination across donors, contractors, and government agencies is difficult because the data is fragmented across dozens of sources in different formats.

This dashboard brings together UNOSAT satellite damage assessments, OCHA donor tracking data, and manually verified field reports into a single public interface. It is free to use and designed for NGO staff, journalists, researchers, and reconstruction planners.

Data sources & methodology

Damage maps

Damage data: © UNOSAT / UNITAR

Damage assessments are derived from UNOSAT (UN Satellite Centre / UNITAR) satellite imagery analysis. UNOSAT classifies structures by damage severity using change detection between pre- and post-event imagery. Data is accessed via the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX). We do not modify UNOSAT classifications.

Donor commitments

Financial data: OCHA Financial Tracking Service (FTS)

Funding flow data is sourced from the OCHA Financial Tracking Service (FTS) API. FTS tracks humanitarian funding at the country level — sub-national (oblast-level) breakdowns are not available from FTS and are not implied here. Data covers all Ukraine unless otherwise noted.

Reported progress

Progress data: Didichenko Technologies (manually curated)

Reconstruction events are manually sourced from UN agency situation reports, NGO program updates, and official government and donor announcements published on ReliefWeb, HDX, and organizational websites. Each event is reviewed and tagged by Didichenko Technologies staff. Sources are linked on each event card.

Data Pipeline

UNOSAT HDX──→fetch-unosat.py──→kherson-damage.geojson──→Damage Map

OCHA FTS API──→fetch-ocha.py──→donor-flows.json──→Donors Page

ACLED/UCDP HDX──→fetch-acled.py──→kherson-acled.geojson──→Conflict Layer

Manual curation──→data/progress.json──→progress.json──→Progress Timeline

ProZorro/UNDP──→fetch-tenders.py──→tenders.json──→Tenders Page

Technical Specifications

UNOSAT Flood Damage

Dataset: FL20230606UKR
Imagery: WorldView-3 (0.5m resolution)
Method: Object-based change detection vs. pre-war baseline
Date: 27 June 2023
Coverage: Kherson Oblast (flood-affected areas)
License: CC BY-IGO 3.0
Accuracy: ~80–85% (post-assessment ground truth validation)
Limitations: Cloud cover; access constraints in active conflict areas

OCHA FTS

API: api.hpc.tools/v2/public
Coverage: Ukraine (national level)
Note: Sub-national (oblast-level) breakdown not available
License: CC BY
Update: Weekly refresh

UCDP GED

Dataset: v24.1 (2022–2024)
Coverage: Kherson Oblast individual events
Precision: Filtered to where_prec ≤ 2 only (event-level geocoding)
License: CC BY 4.0
Limitation: Coverage ends 2024; no 2025–2026 data in free tier

Data Uncertainty

UNOSAT damage classifications carry an estimated accuracy of 80–85% based on post-assessment ground truth validation studies. Conflict event coordinates in the UCDP dataset have variable precision — only events with geocoding precision ≤ 2 (exact or within 25 km) are displayed. Donor figures reflect commitments and disbursements as reported to OCHA FTS; actual spending may differ. All figures should be treated as estimates, not ground truth.

Update Cadence

Damage data

Updated when UNOSAT publishes new assessments.

python scripts/fetch-unosat.py

Donor data

Weekly.

python scripts/fetch-ocha.py

Conflict data

Annual (UCDP releases).

python scripts/fetch-acled.py

Progress events

Manual.

edit data/progress.json

Tenders

Daily.

python scripts/fetch-tenders.py

Press & Citation

Citation

Didichenko, N. (2026). Kherson Reconstruction Dashboard [Data visualization].
Didichenko Technologies. https://kherson.didichenko.dev

Press Inquiries

For press inquiries, data requests, and partnership discussions: nikita@didichenko.tech. High-resolution map exports and custom data cuts available on request.

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Project Description (press-ready)

The Kherson Reconstruction Dashboard is an open data platform tracking damage, donor funding, and reconstruction progress in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. Built by Didichenko Technologies, the dashboard aggregates UNOSAT satellite damage assessments, OCHA Financial Tracking Service donor data, and manually verified field reports into a single public interface for NGOs, contractors, researchers, and journalists.

Private Deployments

“We built a public Kherson reconstruction intelligence tool using UNOSAT satellite data, OCHA donor flows, and field reports — in under two weeks, as a solo operator. We can build a private version for your organization: fed by your procurement records, site surveys, subcontractor reports, and progress data. Same quality, your data, your branding, your stakeholders.”

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Didichenko Technologies

We build software infrastructure for Ukraine's reconstruction. Starting with Kherson — a city we know and care about — we are developing tools for construction project management, damage tracking, and donor accountability that reconstruction contractors and international organizations can actually use.

This public dashboard is our first product: a demonstration of capability and a commitment to transparency. If you are working on Ukraine reconstruction and want to talk about data infrastructure, get in touch.

Contact: nikita@didichenko.tech