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Title
Satellite detected water extents between 9 and 13 October 2021 over South Sudan
Description
**UNOSAT code: FL20211015SSD** This map illustrates cumulative satellite-detected water using VIRRS in South Sudan between 09 to 13 October 2021 and 26 to 30 September 2021. Within the analyzed extent not covered by clouds, a total of about 37,000 km2 appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface water, about 1,000,000 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
Humanitarian Data Exchange
Temporal Coverage
2021-10-18
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 2026-01-15.
UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) (2022). Satellite detected water extents between 9 and 13 October 2021 over South Sudan. Humanitarian Data Exchange. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/d949f0ee-9aa7-46f4-b98e-65026efeeb6b (dataset)