Flood Assessment for Cyclone Affected Yangon Capital Area, Myanmar
05 May 2008
Source: UNOSAT
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Myanmar - This map
illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Yangon capital area, Myanmar as of 5 May 2008. Red areas shown in the map represent standing flood waters identified from MODIS satellite
imagery acquired on 5 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 250m. Flooded area estimates by township have been calculated in km2. Please note: township data is incomplete in coverage. This flood
detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field.Map Scale for A3: 1:460,000; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum : WGS 1984. Cyclone Data : NOAA, Un.of Hawai'i,
Tropical Storm Risk
GIS Data : USGS, NGA, ESRI, Respond/Keyobs
Satellite Data : MODIS-Aqua & Terra
Imagery Date : 5 May & 15 April 2008
Resolution : 250m
Map
Production : UNOSAT (5 May 2008)
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