Product ID: 3115 - English
Published: 8 Sep, 2020
GLIDE: FL20200904PRK


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This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Kangwon Province of Democratic People's Republic of Korea as observed from a Sentinel-1 image acquired on 7 September 2020. Within the analyzed area of about 8,000 km2, a total of about 33 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters, about 20,000 people are potentially exposed or living close to flooded areas. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR-UNOSAT.
Important Note: Flood analysis from radar images may underestimate the presence of standing waters in built-up areas and densely vegetated areas due to backscattering properties of the radar signal.
Satellite Data (Post) : Sentinel-1
Imagery Date : 7 September 2020
Resolution : 10 cm
Copyright : Contain modified Copernicus Sentinel Data [2020]
Source : ESA
Satellite Data (Pre) : Sentinel-1
Imagery Date : 27 April 2020
Resolution : 10 cm
Copyright : Contain modified Copernicus Sentinel Data [2020]
Source : ESA
Administrative boundaries: World Food Programme Reference Water : JRC
Analysis : UNITAR - UNOSAT
Production: UNITAR - UNOSAT