Areas affected by flooding in the Department of Jalapa. Captured on 17 October 2011 by RADARSAT-2. Data provided by Canadian Space Agency.

Lake Atitlans surface extent data in GIS format for the different dates evaluated

Lake Atitlans surface extent data in GIS format for the different dates evaluated

Areas affected by flooding in the Department of Alta Verapaz. Captured on 17 October 2011 by RADARSAT-2. Data provided by Canadian Space Agency.

This Formosat-2 satellite image shows flooded areas in the Comitancillo village, located in the department of San Marcos. Formosat image © 2010 Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu, National Cheng Kung University; Dr. An-Ming Wu, National Space Organization, Taiwan; Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Center (GEODAC), Taiwan.

Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) surface extent data for Lake Atitlan in GIS format for November 1, 2004 (ZIP of .shp files). Area in hectares = 12324.074

Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) surface extent data for Lake Atitlan in GIS format for December 27, 1998 (ZIP of .shp files). Area in hectares = 12289.69

This before-and-after map shows an agricultural area in La Paz near the Nahualapa Lagoon. The historical image of 29 March 2010, was provided through Google Earth, and the recent Quickbird-2 image on 28 October 2011, was obtained through SERVIR from Digital Globe.

Areas affected by flooding in the Department of Santa Ana. Captured on 17 October 2011 by RADARSAT-2. Data provided by Canadian Space Agency.

More floods were identified along Rio Grande (Motagua), this time in the border between the departments of Guatemala and Baja Verapaz. This analysis was made using orthophotos and Formosat-2 satellite images. Formosat image © 2010 Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu, National Cheng Kung University; Dr. An-Ming Wu, National Space Organization, Taiwan; Global Earth Observation and Data Analysis Center (GEODAC), Taiwan.