Satellite Detected Water Extent In Khairpur Nathan Shah Town, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Satellite detected water extent in Khairpur Nathan Shah Town, Sindh Province, Pakistan as of 31 August 2022
This map illustrates satellite-detected surface waters in Sindh Province, Pakistan as observed from a Sentinel-2 image acquired on 31 August 2022 at 10:56 local time. Khairpur Nathan Shah town appears to be surrounded by flood waters.
Within the extent of this map of 1,300 km2, about 845 km2 of lands appear to be flooded. Based on Worldpop population data and the detected surface waters in the map extent, about 440,000 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 United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
Satellite Data : Sentinel-2
Imagery Dates: 31 August 2022 at 05:56 UTC
Resolution: 10 m
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2022]
Source: ESA
Reference Water: ESA WorldCover project 2020
Copyright:© ESA WorldCover project 2020 / Contains
Road data: OpenStreetMap
Populate place: OpenStreetMap
Administrative boundaries: Pakistan Census Office (PCO)
Population data: WorldPop [2020]
Background: ESRI Basemap
Analysis: United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)
Production: United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)
