FloodScan
Description
AER’s FloodScan service provides daily maps of large-scale, inland flooding from 1998 to the present based on satellite remote sensing technology. Coast-to-coast high resolution coverage for Africa, South America, North America, and Asia-Australia.
Disaster Risk Response Stage
Recovery
Response
Response
Category
Flood Extent Mapping
Temporal Use
None
Input Network
None
Input Network Member
None
Provider Organization
Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER)
Point of Contact
John Galantowicz
E-mail
Source
Geographic Domain
Regional
Geographic Product Locations
Africa
Americas
Americas
Geographic Product Locations - Detailed
Producing Daily Global Coverage?
No
Globally Extensible
Yes
Product Delivery Latency
Near real-time; next day delivery of daily product by about 1200 UTC.
Data Type
Passive microwave satellite (AMSR2, GMI, AMSR-E, TMI)
Associated Capacity Development Resources
None
Product Format
Interactive web interface, GeoTiff, PNG, netCDF
Archived
Yes
Tailored Service Available
Yes
License Type
P
Spatial Extent
Africa, South America, and North America south of 55N latitude
Spatial Scale
3-arcsecond (~90-meter) and 300-arcsecond
Caveats
Generally maps only large floods (>19 km^2); sees through clouds but not rain or dense vegetation; not all areas updated every day depending on satellite coverage; detailed assessment available at https://floodscan.aer.com
Frequency
Daily
Overpass Latency
N/A
Downlink Latency
N/A
Processing Latency
N/A
Impacted By Cloud Shadows
No
Impacted By Terrain Shadows
No
Status
Operational
Input By
John Galantowicz
Notes
Daily historical products available from 1998 to present. Web interface displays near real-time and historical flood extent products; depth product produced upon request. Asia-Australia region to be added.
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