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1 Viet Nam maps
TC-2009-000205-VNM
Flood Waters in Quang Nam Province, Viet Nam

www.disasterscharter.org International Charter Space and Major Disasters

Product ID: 1385 - 7 Oct, 2009 - English

GLIDE: TC-2009-000205-VNM

Product FOOTPRINT (LAT x LONG, WSG84 Geographic, decimal degrees)
TopLeft: 15.897 x 107.82
BottomRight: 15.65 x 108.159

This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters in the province of Quang Nam, Viet Nam, based on crisis Radarsat-2 data acquired on 3 October 2009 & pre-crisis Radarsat-1 data acquired on 5 July 2001.The newly-released ASTER global elevation model (GDEM) was also used in this analysis. This flood assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.

Source(s):
Satellite Data : Radarsat-2 / 1
Imagery Dates : 3 October 2009 / 5 July 2001
Resolution : 25m
Copyright : RADARSAT-2 © MDA 2009
Credit : Canadian Space Agency
Elevation Data : ASTER GDEM
Resolution : 27 m
Source : METI & NASA 2009
Road Data :Google Map Maker
Other Data : CISIN, ESRI, USGS, NGA
Flood Analysis : UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map Production : UNITAR / UNOSAT
Projection : UTM Zone 48 North
Datum : WGS-84 (EGM-96)

UNOSAT_VNM_QuangNam_RS2_3Oct09_HR_v1.pdf (4.3MB),
UNOSAT_VNM_QuangNam_RS2_3Oct09_LR_v1.pdf (1.3MB)


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