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Flood Waters over the Affected Constituency of Ompundja, Namibia - 24 March 2008
27 Mar 2008
Source: UNOSAT
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This map illustrates 
satellite-detected flood waters as of 24 March 2008 over the affected constituencies of Etayi & Engela, northern Namibia. 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: 1:100,000; 
Projection : UTM Zone 33 South; Datum : WGS 1984
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This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters as of 24 March 2008 over the affected constituencies of Etayi & Engela, northern Namibia. 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: 1:100,000; Projection : UTM Zone 33 South; Datum : WGS 1984

Source:UNOSAT
Country:Namibia
Link to high-Res:File size: 3.353 MB
Link to mid-Res:File size: 1.554 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 (27 March 2008)
Co-ordinate System:WSG84 Geographic
Top left (X-value):15.684066
Top left (Y-value):-17.890545
Bottom Right (X-value):15.991169
Bottom Right (Y-value):-18.103604
Centre Longitude:-17.9970745
Centre latitude:15.8376175
KML: Link to KML file


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