Перейти к основному содержанию

Satellite detected water extents over Khongxedone District, Saravan Province & Sanasomboon District, Champasak Province, LAO PDR as of 1 October 2022 | Imagery Analysis: 01/10/2022 Published 03/10/2022 V1

Страны
Лаос
Источники
UNOSAT
Дата публикации
Происхождение
Просмотреть оригинал

This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Khongxedone District, Saravan Province & Sanasomboon, Champasak Province, Lao PDR as observed from a Sentinel-1 image acquired on 1 October 2022 at 05:45 local time. Within the extent of this map of 600 km2, about 14 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the map extent, about 1,800 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 United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).

Important note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.