Satellite detected waters extents, as of 4 March 2020 over Central, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern Province, Zambia

Satellite detected waters extents, as of 4 March 2020 over Central, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern Province, Zambia Full Details

Title:: Satellite detected waters extents, as of 4 March 2020 over Central, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern Province, Zambia
Description:: UNOSAT code: FL20200305ZMB This map illustrates satellite-detected waters in Chitambo, Lunga, Samfya, Lavushimanda and Chilubi District; Central, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern Province of Zambia as observed from Sentinel-1 imagery acquired on 4 March 2020. Within the analysed area of 10,000 km2, a total of about 705 km2 of land appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters, about 7,000 people are potentially exposed or living close to flooded areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITARUNOSAT.
Creator:: UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT)
Provider:: Humanitarian Data Exchange
Resource Class:: Datasets
Resource Type:: Vector data
Temporal Coverage:: 2020
Date Issued:: 2020-06-03
Place:: Zambia
License:: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Access Rights:: Public
Format:: Shapefile
Language:: English
Date Added:: 2021-11-08