Newsletter: Satellite data show flood extents in Mindanao due to Typhoon Inday

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Sample flood extent map (one out of 64). All maps for the available data coverage can be found in these folders: https://tinyurl.com/Flood-20260710-S1 and https://tinyurl.com/Flood-20260711-S1

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) produced flood extent maps showing flooded areas (red) and flood-affected Physical Rice Areas (pink) and Other Crop Areas (brown) in Regions 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and parts of Eastern Samar and Southern Leyte following the enhanced monsoon due to Typhoon Inday. The analysis used Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite imagery captured on 10 July 2026 at 05:31 AM PhST and 11 July 2026 at 05:22 AM PhST. The flooded areas were detected with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI) using a composite of three Sentinel-1 SAR images.

Newsletter: Satellite data show smoke from Navotas fire reached as far as Bataan

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This map shows how far smoke spread in the aftermath of the Navotas landfill fire, which broke out at approximately 8PM on April 10, 2026. The time-lapse map shows hourly snapshots from 7:45AM (featured) to 3:45PM on the following day, April 11. Darker colors indicate higher levels of nitrogen dioxide, a proxy for smoke extent, which can be measured during daytime using satellite data.