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Tela
San Pedro Sula
Choloma
Omoa
Pimienta
Potrerillos
Puerto Cortes
San Manuel
Santa Cruz de Yojoa
Villanueva
La Lima
El Negrito
El Progreso
Santa RitaVictoria
Yoro
Atlantida
Cortes
Choloma
San PedroSula
El Progreso
La Lima
Villanueva
SantaRita
El Guanacaste
El Junco
Mezapa
SantaMarta
Tibombo
Suichde Soto
La Mesa
AguaBlancaNorte
La Guacamaya
El Potrero
Chaiguapa
PresaNueva
Nola
Copén
El Naranjo
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28 October 2008Version 1.0
Map Information
Satellite Data ......... ENVISAT-ASARResolution .............. 150 mDate Series ............ 20 September & 25 October 2008Copyright ............... ESA(2008,time series suppliedusing G-POD FAIRE)Flood Analysis ........ UNOSATRainfall Data .......... TRMM (NASA)Resolution .............. 0.25 degDate Series .............15-24 October 2008Other GIS Data ....... GIST, USGS, WHOMap Production ...... UNOSAT (28 October 2008)Projection ............... UTM, Zone 16 NorthDatum ..................... WGS 1984
Map Scale for A3: 1:200,000
GULF OF HONDURAS
YoroCortes
Lempira
Copan
Comayagua
Atlantida
Intibuca
La Paz
Francisco Morazan
Santa Barbara
Ocotepeque
Olancho
El Paraiso
Islas de la Bahia
Heavy Rainfall& Flooding
Contact Information: [email protected]/7 Hotline: +41 76 487 4998
Web Address: www.unosat.org
Rainfall Total (14-25 October 2008)
Map Legend
International Boundary
Road
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Airport / Airfield.....Village.....
TRMM Estimated Rainfall (mm) from
14-25 October 2008 (mm)
DepartmentBoundary.....
ENVISAT_ASAR Flood Water Classification
1 centimeter = 2 kilometers
Disaster coverage by theInternational Charter 'Space and
Major Disasters'. For moreinformation on the Charter, which
is about assisting the disasterrelief organizations with multi-
satellite data and information, visitwww.disasterscharter.org
This map illustrates satellite detected flood waters forCortes Department on 25 October 2008. Flood waterdetection was made using ENVISAT-ASAR radar datarecorded on 20 September & 25 October 2008.Estimated flood water area has been estimated forMunicipality level in km2. This flood detection is apreliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in thefield.The depiction and use of boundaries, geographicnames and related data shown here are not warrantedto be error-free nor do they imply official endorsementor acceptance by the United Nations. This map wasproduced by the United Nations Institute for Trainingand Research (UNITAR) Operational SatelliteApplications Programme (UNOSAT). UNOSAT providessatellite imagery and related geographic information toUN humanitarian and development agencies and theirimplementing partners.
0 52.5Kilometers
Flood Waters on 25 October 2008.....
FLOOD ANALYSIS WITH ENVISAT-ASAR RADAR DATA RECORDED ON 20 SEPTEMBER & 25 OCTOBER 2008
MunicipalityBoundary
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Pre-Flood Waters on 20 September 2008.....
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Est. Flood Water Area (km2) by Municipality level on 25October 2008
Flood AreaMunicipality (Km2)Choloma 38.9494El Progreso 27.7671Puerto Cortes 25.4855La Lima 14.0742Tela 13.4050San Manuel 10.1114El Negrito 9.5103Potrerillos 5.4493Villanueva 3.8270Pimienta 2.4978San Pedro Sula 1.4708San Antonio de Cortes 0.9570Concepcion del Norte 0.3267Santa Cruz de Yojoa 0.0974Santa Rita 0.0974Victoria 0.0344
Glide No: FL-2008-000198-HND