Flash Flood Impact Assessments for Cabo Verde Islands

UNOSAT flood impact assessments for the islands of Sao Vicente and Santo Antao in Cabo Verde. The dataset contains geospatial layers produced by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) for disaster management. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze flood extent and impact using the geospatial layers for damage assessment in Sao Vicente and Santo Antao.
• Integrate the SHP or GEODATABASE files into GIS platforms for humanitarian response planning in Cabo Verde.
• Use the UNOSAT-provided flood assessment layers to model disaster risk and vulnerability for the affected islands.

Strengths

• Produced by the authoritative United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
• Contains specific geospatial data for a defined disaster event (FL20250812CPV) in Cabo Verde.
• Available in standard GIS formats (SHP, GEODATABASE) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Unknown data volume, sample size, and specific attribute columns (e.g., flood depth, damage classification).
• Spatial coverage is limited to two islands (Sao Vicente and Santo Antao) from a single event.
• Map designations do not imply official UN endorsement of boundaries or legal status.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)

Collection Method

Satellite-derived flood impact assessment.

Time Range

Event dated August 2025 (FL20250812CPV), data updated March 2026.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-24.

Geography

Cabo Verde, specifically the islands of Sao Vicente and Santo Antao.