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ZKI maps flooding in Mexico with high-resolution radar satellite TerraSAR-X
In early November, heavy rainfalls lasting for a whole week led to devastating floods in the Mexican states of Tabasco and
Chiapas, displacing about one million people and appoximately half of Tabasco's overall population. About 80% of the state
of Tabasco's surface (overall area: 25,000 km²) has been temporarily flooded. The region around the city of Villahermosa with
its population of approx. 600.000 was hit most by the floods.
The Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) of DLR supports the Mexican civil protection (CENAPRED) with satellite
image maps of the floods. The DLR radar satellite TerraSAR-X, which was launched in June 2007 and is still in its commissioning
phase, proves to be highly suitable for the assessment of flood events again. Independently from cloud cover or daytime, TerraSAR-X
ist able to deliver high resolution imagery with a resolution of up to one meter. In this case, the data aquisition could
be accelerated significantly by using TerraSAR-X's unique left looking recording ability.
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DLR satellite map: Flooded areas from TerraSAR-X (Spotlight Mode) on November 10, 2007 (1:15,000) - City of Villahermosa
November 13, 2007 11:33:47 AM CET
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(1.25 MB low resolution)
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to download the map
(2.71 MB medium resolution)
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to download the map
(11.22 MB high resolution; corresponding
world-file)
This map was optimized for
DIN A1
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DLR satellite map: Flooded areas from TerraSAR-X (ScanSAR Mode) on November 8, 2007 (1:100,000) - Villahermosa Region - Map
1 (North)
November 9, 2007 6:13:31 PM CET
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(1.33 MB low resolution)
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to download the map
(2.96 MB medium resolution)
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to download the map
(11.81 MB high resolution; corresponding
world-file)
This map was optimized for
DIN A1
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DLR satellite map: Flooded areas from TerraSAR-X (ScanSAR Mode) on November 8, 2007 (1:100,000) - Villahermosa Region - Map
2 (South)
November 9, 2007 6:36:53 AM CET
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to download the map
(1.31 MB low resolution)
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to download the map
(2.95 MB medium resolution)
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to download the map
(11.70 MB high resolution; corresponding
world-file)
This map was optimized for
DIN A1
printing.
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DLR satellite map: Flooded areas from TerraSAR-X (Stripmap Mode) on November 6, 2007 (1:30,000) - Villahermosa Region - Map
1 (North)
November 8, 2007 8:42:53 PM CET
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updated on
November 9, 2007 3:30:00 PM CET
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to download the map
(1.11 MB low resolution)
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to download the map
(2.54 MB medium resolution)
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to download the map
(14.25 MB high resolution; corresponding
world-file)
This map was optimized for
DIN A1
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DLR satellite map: Flooded areas from TerraSAR-X (Stripmap Mode) on November 6, 2007 (1:30,000) - Villahermosa Region - Map
2 (Center)
November 8, 2007 8:41:52 PM CET
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updated on
November 9, 2007 3:30:00 PM CET
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to download the map
(1.46 MB low resolution)
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to download the map
(3.37 MB medium resolution)
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here
to download the map
(17.47 MB high resolution; corresponding
world-file)
This map was optimized for
DIN A1
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DLR satellite map: Flooded areas from TerraSAR-X (Stripmap Mode) on November 6, 2007 (1:30,000) - Villahermosa Region - Map
3 (South)
November 8, 2007 8:40:41 PM CET
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updated on
November 9, 2007 3:30:00 PM CET
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here
to download the map
(1.09 MB low resolution)
click
here
to download the map
(2.47 MB medium resolution)
click
here
to download the map
(12.89 MB high resolution; corresponding
world-file)
This map was optimized for
DIN A1
printing.
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