Satellite detected water comparative analysis between mid-September to mid-October 2020 and 2021 over South Sudan
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2021
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Title
Satellite detected water comparative analysis between mid-September to mid-October 2020 and 2021 over South Sudan
Description
**UNOSAT code: FL20211015SSD** This map illustrates historical comparative cumulative satellite-detected water using VIIRS in South Sudan between 19 Sep. to 18 Oct. 2021 and 20 Sep. to 19 Oct. 2020 . Within the analyzed extent not covered by clouds, a total of about 70,000 km2 appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface water, about 2,000,000 people are exposed or living close to flooded area. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
Creator
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2021-10-20
Date Issued
2022-02-18
License
http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by-sa
Access Rights
Public
Date Added
August 23, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2025-08-23.
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2022). Satellite detected water comparative analysis between mid-September to mid-October 2020 and 2021 over South Sudan. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/3a637458-a257-4c0e-86fd-0b5999c6d662 (dataset)