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Satellite detected water extent in Region 9 - Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana as of 16 August 2021

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Satellite detected water extent in Region 9 - Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana as of 16 August 2021
Description
**UNOSAT code: FL20210817GUY** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Regions of Guyana using NOAA-VIIRS between 12th and 16th of August 2021. Within the analysed area of about 24,462 km2, a total of about 1417 km2 of lands were observed as flooded. Based on Worldpop spatial demographic data,approximately 2153 people are exposed or living close to flooded areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.
Creator
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2021-08-19
Date Issued
2022-02-18
License
http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by-sa
Access Rights
Public
Date Added
August 23, 2025

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    UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2022). Satellite detected water extent in Region 9 - Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana as of 16 August 2021. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/15a1518d-a6e4-47b4-818a-74058f4e2316 (dataset)
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