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Flood Waters over the Affected Town of Oshakati, Oshana Region, Namibia - 24 March 2008
28 Mar 2008
 Source: UNOSAT

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Namibia - This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters as of 24 March 2008 over the affected town of Oshakati, northern Namibia. Road segments likely covered in standing flood waters have also been identified and marked in yellow. Flood analysis was made using Spot5 satellite data recorded on 24 March 2008 at a spatial resolution of 2.5m (pan)/10m (multispectral). This flood detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map projection for A3: 1:28,000; Projection : UTM Zone 33 South; Datum : WGS 1984


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Source:UNOSAT
Country:Namibia
Link to high-Res:File size: 2.574 MB
Link to mid-Res:File size: 1.111 MB
Other map information:Satellite Data : SPOT5 Satellite Resolution : 10m (2.5 pansharpended)
Satellite Date :24 March 2008
Copyright : Spot Image 2008
Road Data : Namibia Directorate Survey & Mapping
Flood Analysis :UNOSAT
GIS Data : USGS, NGA, UNJLC, SALB
Landsat Image : MDA-ESRI-NASA
Map Production : UNOSAT (28 March 2008)
Co-ordinate System:WSG84 Geographic
Top left (X-value):15.655188
Top left (Y-value):-17.752961
Bottom Right (X-value):15.741173
Bottom Right (Y-value):-17.812685
Centre Longitude:-17.782823
Centre latitude:15.6981805
KML: Link to KML file


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