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City Map of Flooding in Rosso, Mauritania

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:06:02 GMT
 International Charter Space and Major Disasters
Product ID: 1377 - English
Published: 11 Sep, 2009
GLIDE: FL-2009-000170-MRT
FootPrint (Lat x Long, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: 16.527 x -15.814
BottomRight: 16.506 x -15.783

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This urban focus map illustrates satellite-detected areas of probable flood waters and flood-affected areas within the city of Rosso, Mauritania as based on change detection methods using Radarsat-2 and ENVISAT ASAR data acquired 10 September, and pre-crisis Spot-5 imagery acquired 10 November 2008. Pre-crisis Radasat-1 from 6 September 1999 and was also used. The primary locations of flood waters affecting the city are located in the northern and eastern edge of the urban zone. Please note there is an associated degree of uncertainly for this flood assessment resulting from the dense urban environment and the lack of archived radar data of corresponding sensor characteristics. It is likely that standing water bodies located along narrow streets have been potentially underestimated. This flood assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT. Map scale for A3: 1:10,000; Projection : UTM Zone 28 North; Datum : WGS-84 (EGM-96)
Satellite Data (1): Radarsat-2 / 1
Imagery Dates : 10 Sept. 2009 / 6 April 1999
Resolution : 3m / 25m
Copyright : RADARSAT-2 © MDA 2009
Credit :Canadian Space Agency
Satellite Data (2) : SPOT-5 (2.5m Panshapened)
Imagery Date : 10 November 2008
Copyright : SPOT Image 2009
Road Data : Google Map Maker 2009
Other Data : OCHA, USGS, NGA
Flood Analysis : UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map Production : UNITAR / UNOSAT

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