Serial water body maps for the Barotseland Region, Western Zambia

The dataset provides raster gridded estimates of open water and inundated vegetation for the Barotseland Region in Western Zambia. There are a total of 55 images covering the period 2016-2019 at a spatial resolution of 10m. The images were generated using an automatic classification routine applied to Sentinel-1 radar imagery, with classification refinements made using ancillary datasets such as the Global Urban Footprint, and the Height Above Nearest Drainage terrain derivative generated using SRTM digital elevation data. These data are valuable for a range of applications including public health and water resources. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4ef558d2-05d4-4ae2-988e-a5c2450b95dd

Date (Publication): 2019-08-06

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4ef558d2-05d4-4ae2-988e-a5c2450b95dd

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/4ef558d2-05d4-4ae2-988e-a5c2450b95dd

Other citation details: Hardy, A., Thomas, C., Ettritch, G. (2019). Serial water body maps for the Barotseland Region, Western Zambia. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/4ef558d2-05d4-4ae2-988e-a5c2450b95dd

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Aberystwyth University - Hardy, A.

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Aberystwyth University - Hardy, A.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7928-8873

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Aberystwyth University - Thomas, C.

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Aberystwyth University - Ettritch, G.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5310-5733

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Hardy, A., Thomas, C., Ettritch, G. (2019). Serial water body maps for the Barotseland Region, Western Zambia. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/4ef558d2-05d4-4ae2-988e-a5c2450b95dd

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Distance: 10 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001

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Inland waters

Begin date: 2015-04-16

End date: 2018-08-31

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: The dataset was created as part of the NERC funded FloodMal project. Classification outputs were validated using coincidental high resolution PlanetScope (4 m) optical imagery, supported by field campaigns in September 2018, May 2018 and March 2017, recording the presence and characteristics of water bodies. For further details please see supporting information.

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