Wetland monitoring for transboundary basins in Southern Africa

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 April 2017 from 17:04:03 to 17:04:28 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 05 May 2017 from 16:56:00 to 16:56:25 UTC
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Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 April 2020 at 08:05:59 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 October 2021 at 07:39:01 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, hydrology, biodiversity, Ramsar wetland, marsh, swamp, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana
Fig. 1 - Many rivers of Southern Africa cross multiple borders and form wetlands important for biodiversity.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (05 & 10.03.2019) - Lukanga swamp is Ramsar wetland located in the centre of Zambia.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (17.04.2020) - Makgadikgadi Pan, in the Central Province of Botswana is the World's largest salt pan.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (28.04 & 05.05.2017) - The Okavango delta lies in Botswana near Namibia, in an endorheic basin of the Kalahari basin
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Fig. 5 - S2 (13-15.10.2021) - Makuleke wetlands lie on the Limpopo, between Zimbabwe & South Africa, near Mozambique.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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