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Page 1: White Nile State - UNITAR · 2019-08-29 · water in White Nile District, Sudan as observed from Radarsat-2 imagery acquired on 27 August 2019. Within the analysed area of about 3,000

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SUDANImagery analysis: 27 August 2019 | Published 28 August 2019 | Version 1.0

Flood

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This map illustrates satellite-detected surfacewater in White Nile District, Sudan as observedfrom Radarsat-2 imagery acquired on 27 August2019. Within the analysed area of about 3,000km2, a total 176 sq km of lands appear to beflooded as of 27 August 2019. This is apreliminary analysis and has not yet beenvalidated in the field. Please send groundfeedback to UNITAR - UNOSAT.

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Satellite detected water extents, as of27 Aug 2019 over White Nile State, Sudan

Satellite Data : Radarsat-2Imagery Dates: 27 August 2019Resolution: 6 mCopyright : © Maxar technologies Ltd. (2019)-All Rights Reserved RADARSAT is an official mark of the Candadian Space Agency

Boundary data : UNOCHA ROSEAPopulation data : WorldPop (2013)Reference water : Global Surface Water, JRCAnalysis : UNITAR - UNOSATProduction: UNITAR - UNOSAT

!IMap Scale for A3: 1:300,000

Analysis conducted with SNAP v6.0 and ArcGIS v10.7

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 36NProjection: Transverse MercatorDatum: WGS 1984Units: Meter

White Nile StateÆ

Map location

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District boundary

Satellite detected water [27 August 2019]Analysis extent

Tokar

Road

MarafeetKhojali Danwer

Dolabyay

City / TownPopulated Place

State DistrictFlood Extent (km2)

Total Population

in AOI

Population Potentially

Affected Rabak 10 140,900 340Kosti 166 188,000 7690

176 328,900 8,030TotalWhite Nile

Æ AirportRailway

State boundary

Reference water

0 3 6 9 12 151.5Km

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