Satellite Detected Waters Extent and Evolution in Maroantsetra area, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar
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2017
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Title
Satellite Detected Waters Extent and Evolution in Maroantsetra area, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar
Description
This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters extent and evolution between 08 and 10 March 2017 over Maroantsetra area, Analanjirofo region in Madagascar as detected by TerraSAR-X radar images acquired on 10 and 08 March 2017. Between 08 and 10 March 2017 and within this map extent, waters receded from about 4,270 ha of lands. Many areas within this zone remain affected and ~6,230 ha of lands were still flooded on the 10 March 2017 whereas ~10,500 ha of lands were flooded the 08 March 2017. It corresponds to about 40% decrease. It is likely that flood waters have been systematically underestimated along highly vegetated areas along main river banks and within built-up urban areas because of the special characteristics of the satellite data used. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR UNOSAT.
Creator
UNOSAT
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2017-03-13
Date Issued
2017-03-15
License
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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.
UNOSAT (2017). Satellite Detected Waters Extent and Evolution in Maroantsetra area, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/4a4d8c18-652e-4ec9-993a-6e659fea8dd9 (dataset)