Drakensberg in landlocked Lesotho

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 June 2017 at 07:36:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 01 July 2017 at 07:46:11 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 05 July 2017 at 16:45:38 and 16:46:03 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 July 2017 at 07:49:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): land, mountain, plateau, land use, land cover, Drakensberg, Lesotho, RSA, Republic of South Africa
Fig. 1 - S2 (18.06.2017, 01.07.2017 & 11.07.2017) - 11-8-2 composite, x3 factor on relief - View of Lesotho, enclaved within RSA.
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Fig. 2 - S1 IW - VV-VH-NDI(VH,VV) composite - It lies between 1400m and 3500m, mostly on the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
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Fig. 3 - S1 - 11-8-2 composite - Croplands on the RSA side of the border, on the plateau beneath snowy Drakensberg.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (11.07.2017) - 8-12-3 composite - Maseru lies 1600m high in the more fertile Lowlands.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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