Flood Water Detection & Affected Village Estimate for Thonegwa Township, Myanmar

This map illustrates satellite-detected flood waters over the affected Thonegwa Township (MMR013025), south of the capital Yangon, Myanmar on 7 May 2008. Standing flood waters were detected with DMC satellite imagery acquired on 7 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 32m. Villages and built-up settlement areas within the flood zone were identified and tabulated for the township of Thonegwa. This flood detection and affected village assessment is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map scale for A3: 1:135,000; Projection : UTM Zone 46 North; Datum : WGS 1984