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0 1 2 3 4 Km MADAGASCAR Brickaville District / Atsinanana Region Imagery analysis: 07 January 2018 | Published 8 January 2018 | Version 1.0 Tropical Cyclone TC20180103MDG This map illustrates satellite-detected water extent as of 07 January 2018 over Brickaville distric, Atsinanana region, in Madagascar as detected by Sentinel-1. As of 07 January 2018, ~ 2600 ha of land over Brickaville commune seem to be inundated and 2400 in Andovoranto commune. These zones are mainly agricultural and/or swamps. These waters seem to be the results of the recent heavy rain related also to the cyclone AVA-18 which made landfall the 05 January 2018. It is likely that flood waters have been systematically underestimated along highly vegetated areas along main river banks and within built-up urban areas because of the special characteristics of the satellite data used. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground feedback to UNITAR UNOSAT. 49°10'0"E 49°5'0"E 49°5'0"E 49°0'0"E 49°0'0"E 48°55'0"E 18°45'0"S 18°45'0"S 18°50'0"S 18°50'0"S 18°55'0"S 18°55'0"S 19°0'0"S 19°0'0"S 19°5'0"S ¥ ¦ ¬ ¥ ¦ ¬ MADAGASCAR Moroni Antananarivo The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown here are not warranted to be error-free nor do they imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. UNOSAT is a program of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), providing satellite imagery and related geographic information, research and analysis to UN humanitarian & development agencies & their implementing partners. This work by UNITAR-UNOSAT is licensed under a CC BY-NC 3.0. UNITAR - UNOSAT - Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland - T: +41 22 767 4020 (UNOSAT Operations) - Hotline 24/7 : +41 75 411 4998 - [email protected] - www.unitar.org/unosat Satellite Detected Waters Extent in Brickaville district, Atsinanana region, Madagascar Satellite Data (1): Sentinel-1 Imagery Dates: 07 January 2018 Resolution: 10 m Copyright: Copernicus 2018 / ESA Source: ESA Road Data : OpenStreetMap Other Data: USGS, UNCS, NASA, NGA Analysis : UNITAR - UNOSAT Production: UNITAR - UNOSAT Analysis conducted with ArcGIS v10.4.1 Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 39S Projection: Transverse Mercator Datum: WGS 1984 Units: Meter ! I Map Scale for A3: 1:125,000 Æ 5 Map location Legend Village City/Town Waterway Highway/Primary road District boundary Commune boundary Reference waters Satellite Detected Waters [07 January 2017] District/Commune Affected Lands (ha) Brickaville 15937 Mahatsara 4332 Brickaville 2648 Andovoranto 2437 Vohitranivona 2086 Other communes 4434

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Page 1: MADAGASCAR Tropical Cyclone - UNITAR · 2018. 1. 8. · This map illustrates satellite-detected water extent as of 07 January 2018 over Brickaville distric, Atsinanana region, in

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MADAGASCARBrickaville District / Atsinanana RegionImagery analysis: 07 January 2018 | Published 8 January 2018 | Version 1.0

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TC20180103MDG

This map illustrates satellite-detectedwater extent as of 07 January 2018 overBrickaville distric, Atsinanana region, inMadagascar as detected by Sentinel-1. Asof 07 January 2018, ~ 2600 ha of landover Brickaville commune seem to beinundated and 2400 in Andovorantocommune. These zones are mainlyagricultural and/or swamps. Thesewaters seem to be the results of therecent heavy rain related also to thecyclone AVA-18 which made landfall the05 January 2018. It is likely that floodwaters have been systematicallyunderestimated along highly vegetatedareas along main river banks and withinbuilt-up urban areas because of thespecial characteristics of the satellitedata used. This is a preliminary analysisand has not yet been validated in thefield. Please send ground feedback toUNITAR UNOSAT.

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The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown here are not warrantedto be error-free nor do they imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. UNOSAT isa program of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), providing satellite imageryand related geographic information, research and analysis to UN humanitarian & development agencies& their implementing partners. This work by UNITAR-UNOSAT is licensed under a CC BY-NC 3.0.

UNITAR - UNOSAT - Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland - T: +41 22 767 4020 (UNOSAT Operations) - Hotline 24/7 : +41 75 411 4998 - [email protected] - www.unitar.org/unosat

Satellite Detected Waters Extentin Brickaville district, Atsinananaregion, Madagascar

Satellite Data (1): Sentinel-1Imagery Dates: 07 January 2018Resolution: 10 mCopyright: Copernicus 2018 / ESASource: ESA

Road Data : OpenStreetMapOther Data: USGS, UNCS, NASA, NGAAnalysis : UNITAR - UNOSATProduction: UNITAR - UNOSAT

Analysis conducted with ArcGIS v10.4.1

Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 39SProjection: Transverse Mercator

Datum: WGS 1984Units: Meter

!IMap Scale for A3: 1:125,000

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LegendVillageCity/TownWaterwayHighway/Primary roadDistrict boundaryCommune boundaryReference watersSatellite Detected Waters [07 January 2017]

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Brickaville 15937 Mahatsara 4332 Brickaville 2648 Andovoranto 2437 Vohitranivona 2086 Other communes 4434