This map illustrates satellite-detected water extent as of 09 January 2018 over Soaneriana Ivongo district, Analanjirofo region, in Madagascar as detected by Radarsat-2. Limited standing waters can be observed in the area. These zones are mainly agricultural and/or swamps. These waters are the results of recent heavy rains following the cyclone AVA-18 which made landfall the 05 January 2018. It is likely that flood waters have been systematically underestimated along highly vegetated areas along main river banks and within built-up urban areas, due to 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.
UNOSAT (2018). Satellite Detected Waters Extent in Soaneriana Ivongo District, Analanjirofo Region, Madagascar. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/7b4ca62f-dbf4-4fc0-9426-d0392829841e (dataset)