Satellite Based Bihar Flood Inundation Mapping

Every year we come across the news of floods and the devastation it brings along with it. This year the monsoon flood has made the situation the worst in Bangladesh, Nepal, Assam, and Bihar due to natural and man-made factors. With the forecasts of heavy to moderate rains in the catchment areas of all major rivers, the overall flood situation is likely to worsen in the near future. So re/insurers, policymakers, and stakeholders need to have access to the updated flood inundation maps and the damage caused by the flood to make informed decisions to manage disaster response that can help them reduce the effects of a flood.
Satyukt’s Macro portal provides better access to the flooded area and the damage caused by flood to the crops. With corporates/Govts as the end-user in mind, we have developed a unique platform through which we provide global information/solutions to business to business (B2B) stakeholders in crop insurance, agriculture, and other sectors. Here, the above image shows the flood situation in Bihar on 14 July 2020 which you can check out through Macro Sensing Portal. It enables users to analyze trends of current and historical flood in a single screen area and its impact on croplands achieved by AI/ ML algorithms. A similar study was performed by Satyukt for the 2019 flood in Bihar at the same location. The work can be found here. 1

To access the current flood situation data and the flood impacted area statistics contact us to register in our portal and to find out pricing details at contact@satyukt.com. We will be happy to address all your exciting questions. In the meantime, have a look at satyukt.com for more information about us. 

  1. https://satyukt.com/flood-inundation-mapping-of-koshi-river/

About the author: Priyanka Pandey

The author completed her Integrated M.tech in Geoinformatics from the Central University of Jharkhand and is currently involved in the development and management team of Satyukt's Macro Sensing Platform. Passionate about open-source software application and machine learning algorithms using R and Python.

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