Satellite-detected water extents, as of 5 November 2019 over Basse-Kotto Prefecture of the Central African Republic
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2019
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Title
Satellite-detected water extents, as of 5 November 2019 over Basse-Kotto Prefecture of the Central African Republic
Description
**UNOSAT code: FL20191028CAF** This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Basse-Kotto Prefecture of the Central African Republic, as observed from Sentinel-1 imagery acquired on 5 November 2019. Within the analysed extent of about 390 km2, a total of about 7 km2 of land appear to be flooded. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR -UNOSAT. Important note: Flood analysis with Sentinel-1 imagery may notably underestimate the presence of standing water in built up areas due to backscattering of the radar signal.
Creator
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
Publisher
The Centre for Humanitarian Data
Temporal Coverage
2019-11-13
Date Issued
2019-11-14
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) (2019). Satellite-detected water extents, as of 5 November 2019 over Basse-Kotto Prefecture of the Central African Republic. The Centre for Humanitarian Data. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/91096c58-c02d-4f6d-9966-b4eee4954f9b (dataset)