Maps etc.

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1 Mauritania maps
FL-2009-000170-MRT
Update 1 - City Map of Flooding in Rosso, Mauritania
	International Charter Space and Major Disasters Product ID: 1379 - 23 Sep, 2009 - English GLIDE: FL-2009-000170-MRT Product FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees) TopLeft: 16.518 x -15.81 BottomRight: 16.508 x -15.785 This urban focus map illustrates satellite-detected areas of probable flood waters and flood-affected areas within the city of Rosso, Mauritania as based on change detection methods using Formosat-2 data acquired 16 September, and pre-crisis Spot-5 imagery acquired 10 November 2008.The primary locations of flood waters affecting the city are located in the northern and eastern edge of the urban zone. It is likely that standing water bodies located along narrow streets have been potentially underestimated. This flood assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT. Map scale for A3: 10,000; Projection UTM Zone 28 North Datum WGS-84 (EGM-96) Source(s): Satellite Data (1): FORMOSAT-2 Imagery Dates : 16 Sept. 2009 Resolution :2m (Panshapened) Copyright : NSPO Credit :NSPO (2009) Satellite Data (2): SPOT-5 (2.5m Panshapened) Imagery Date :10 November 2008 Copyright : SPOT Image 2009 Road Data : Google Map Maker 2009 Other Data :OCHA, USGS, NGA Flood Analysis: UNITAR / UNOSAT Map Production : UNITAR / UNOSAT UNOSAT_MRT_Update1_Rosso_Floods_focus_16Sept09_LR_V2.0.pdf (1.2MB), UNOSAT_MRT_Update1_Rosso_Floods_focus_16Sept09_HR_V2.0.pdf (7.7MB)