Ouagadougou & Bãngr-Weoogo Urban Park

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 11 October 2017 at 18:19:36 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 October 2017 at 10:30:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 January 2019 at 10:33:41 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 January 2019 at 18:19:40 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban, land, Ramsar wetland, biodiversity, park, savannah, forest, pond, reservoir lake, Burkina Faso
Fig. 1 - S2 (17.10.2017) - 11,8,2 composite - Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, grew from 4 000 inhabitants in 1904 to 2 500 000 today.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (20.01.2019) - 11,8,2 colour composite - During the dry season, most of its vegetation dries up, leaving the bare soil visible.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (11.10.2017) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - The city shelters the 945 ha Bãngr-Weoogo Urban Park and the 3 reservoirs & dams.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (22.01.2019) - This urban wetland hosts a remarkable biodiversity with its diverse habitats including savannah, forests & ponds.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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