OPERA Dynamic Surface Water eXtent from Harmonized Landsat/Sentinel-2 (DSWx-HLS) and Sentinel-1 (DSWx-S1) for the Flooding in Texas July 2025

Date of Images: June 23, 2025; June 26, 2025; June 28, 2025 Date of Next Image: Unknown Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology created maps of surface water extent in a region of eastern/central New Mexico impacted by floods between June 20-28, 2025 using the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWx) from NASA Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) product. The results posted here are preliminary and unvalidated results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who wanted to have a rough first look at the inundation extent. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for disaster response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DSWx-HLS The OPERA DSWx-HLS was used to identify surface water for three distinct dates (June 23, 2025; June 26, 2025; June 28, 2025) during a period of flooding in eastern and central New Mexico. The images provided are a mosaic of OPERA DSWx-HLS products from 9 individual granules, producing a composite image for each date. The mosaicking applied prioritized pixels classified as open surface water to preserve water pixels in region of product granule overlap. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files. Suggested Use: Binary Water (BWTR) Layer Description: The binary water layer is derived from the WTR layer as a union of water classes (open water and partial surface water) into a binary map indicating areas with and without water. This layer is meant to provide users with a quick view for water/no-water. Invalid data classes (snow/ice, cloud/cloud shadow along with adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow, ocean masked, and fill value) are also provided to indicate areas in which the binary classification does not provide water/no-water classification. Binary Water (BWTR) Layer Values: 0: Not Water - an area with valid reflectance data that is not water (class 1) and not snow/ice (class 252), cloud/cloud shadow (class 253), or ocean masked (class 254) (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Water - an area classified as "open water" or "partial surface water" (suggested color: #0000ff) 252: Snow/Ice - an area identified as snow/ice according to input HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #00ffff) 253: Cloud/Cloud Shadow - an area identified as cloud or cloud shadow or adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow according to input HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #afafaf) 254: Ocean Masked - an area identified as ocean using a shoreline database with an added margin (suggested color: #00007f) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Satellite/Sensor: Multi Spectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B/C satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA's Landsat 8/9 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters OPERA DSWx-HLS data availability: The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20250630_NewMexico_Floods/. The OPERA DSWx-HLS products have been in production since April 2023, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Dynamic Surface Water eXtent product suite, please refer to the DSWx Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dswx-product-suite. For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov. For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/. Product POCs: Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (mary.grace.p.bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Alexander L. Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Steven Chan (steventsz.k.chan@jpl.nasa.gov) David Bekaert (david.bekaert@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: HLS data was accessed through NASA EarthData Search. The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025), processed by the European Space Agency, NASA/USGS Landsat 8/9 data, and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA and OPERA team. The products are produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group, and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA JPL-Caltech ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Service URL: https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/home/item.html?id=3483224b538c4416a55461c907be6733 WMS Endpoint: https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/services/DISASTERS_202506_FIRE_NM/2506_opera_dswx_hls/ImageServer/WMSServer Data Download: OPERA_DSWx-HLS_V1_BWTR_2025-06-23.tif: DSWx-HLS mosaic image of binary water classification layer (BWTR) from data acquired on June 23, 2025. OPERA_DSWx-HLS_V1_BWTR_2025-06-26.tif: DSWx-HLS mosaic image of binary water classification layer (BWTR) from data acquired on June 26, 2025. OPERA_DSWx-HLS_V1_BWTR_2025-06-28.tif: DSWx-HLS mosaic image of binary water classification layer (BWTR) from data acquired on June 28, 2025. Last Update 30 June 2025

Date of Images Post-event: 2026-06-21, 2026-06-28 Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California Institute of Technology produced maps showing areas affected by flooding in Louisiana using the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 (DSWx-S1) product. These maps provide an initial view of the surface water extent observed following the flood event. The results presented here are preliminary and unvalidated, intended primarily to support situational awareness and field response efforts. The ARIA-Share platform emphasizes rapid dissemination of satellite-based products for disaster response. All information is provisional and should be used under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided without warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DSWx-S1 The OPERA DSWx-S1 was used to identify surface water for the flooding event. The images provided are a mosaic of OPERA DSWx-S1 products, producing a composite image for each date. The mosaicking applied prioritized pixels classified as open surface water to preserve water pixels in region of product granule overlap. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files. Water (WTR) Layer Description: Masked interpreted water classification layer. This represents pixel-wise classification into one of three water classes (not water, open water and inundated vegetation), masks (HAND mask and layover/shadow mask), or no data classes. Water (WTR) and Binary Water (BWTR) Layer Values: 0: Not Water - an area with valid data that is not open water (class 1), inundated vegetation (class 3), height above nearest drainage masked (class 250), or layover/shadow masked (class 251). Masking can result in "not water" (class 0) where land cover masking is applied (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Open Water - an area that is entirely water and unobstructed to the sensor, including obstructions by vegetation, terrain, and buildings. (suggested color: #0000ff) 3: Inundated vegetation - an area that is considered inundated, extracted from the high value in dual polarization ratio and the wetland class in land cover map. (suggested color: #00ff00) 250: Height Above Nearest Drainage (HAND) masked - an area where topographic height is higher than the HAND threshold (suggested color: #c8c8c8) 251: Layover/shadow masked - an area identified as layover or shadow computed from the geometry of the digital elevation model and sensor. The area is directly copied from input burst RTC-S1 products (suggested color: #808080) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Satellite/Sensor: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument on European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite. Resolution: 30 meters OPERA DSWx-S1 data availability The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20251012_Alaska_Floods/DSWx-S1/. The OPERA DSWx-S1 products have been in production since September 2024, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Dynamic Surface Water eXtent product suite, please refer to the DSWx Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dswx-product-suite. For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov. For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/. REST Endpoint: See URL on the right. Product POCs: Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (mary.grace.p.bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Ines Fenni (ines.fenni@jpl.nasa.gov) Alexander Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Renato Frasson (renato.prata.de.moraes.frasson@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: Sentinel-1 data were accessed through the Copernicus Open Hub and the Alaska Satellite Facility server. The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by the European Space Agency and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA and OPERA team. The products are produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group, and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA JPL-Caltech ARIA/OPERA Team ==================

Date of Images Post-event: 2026-06-21 Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the California Institute of Technology produced maps showing areas affected by flooding in Louisiana using the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 (DSWx-S1) product. These maps provide an initial view of the surface water extent observed following the flood event. The results presented here are preliminary and unvalidated, intended primarily to support situational awareness and field response efforts. The ARIA-Share platform emphasizes rapid dissemination of satellite-based products for disaster response. All information is provisional and should be used under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided without warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. OPERA DSWx-S1 The OPERA DSWx-S1 was used to identify surface water for the flooding event. The images provided are a mosaic of OPERA DSWx-S1 products, producing a composite image for each date. The mosaicking applied prioritized pixels classified as open surface water to preserve water pixels in region of product granule overlap. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files. Water (WTR) Layer Description: Masked interpreted water classification layer. This represents pixel-wise classification into one of three water classes (not water, open water and inundated vegetation), masks (HAND mask and layover/shadow mask), or no data classes. Water (WTR) and Binary Water (BWTR) Layer Values: 0: Not Water - an area with valid data that is not open water (class 1), inundated vegetation (class 3), height above nearest drainage masked (class 250), or layover/shadow masked (class 251). Masking can result in "not water" (class 0) where land cover masking is applied (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Open Water - an area that is entirely water and unobstructed to the sensor, including obstructions by vegetation, terrain, and buildings. (suggested color: #0000ff) 3: Inundated vegetation - an area that is considered inundated, extracted from the high value in dual polarization ratio and the wetland class in land cover map. (suggested color: #00ff00) 250: Height Above Nearest Drainage (HAND) masked - an area where topographic height is higher than the HAND threshold (suggested color: #c8c8c8) 251: Layover/shadow masked - an area identified as layover or shadow computed from the geometry of the digital elevation model and sensor. The area is directly copied from input burst RTC-S1 products (suggested color: #808080) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Satellite/Sensor: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument on European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite. Resolution: 30 meters OPERA DSWx-S1 data availability The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20251012_Alaska_Floods/DSWx-S1/. The OPERA DSWx-S1 products have been in production since September 2024, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Dynamic Surface Water eXtent product suite, please refer to the DSWx Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dswx-product-suite. For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov. For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/. REST Endpoint: See URL on the right. Product POCs: Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (mary.grace.p.bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Ines Fenni (ines.fenni@jpl.nasa.gov) Alexander Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Renato Frasson (renato.prata.de.moraes.frasson@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: Sentinel-1 data were accessed through the Copernicus Open Hub and the Alaska Satellite Facility server. The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by the European Space Agency and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA and OPERA team. The products are produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group, and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA JPL-Caltech ARIA/OPERA Team ==================

Date of Images Co and Post-event: 2025-10-30; 2025-11-02; 2025-11-04 Pre-event: 2025-10-15, 2025-10-17, 2025-10-18, 2025-10-20, 2025-10-23 Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology created maps of surface water extent impacted by the flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 using the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWx) from NASA Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) product.  The results posted here are preliminary and unvalidated results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who wanted to have a rough first look at the inundation extent. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for disaster response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind.  Use at your own risk. OPERA DSWx-HLS The OPERA DSWx-HLS was used to identify surface water for the flooding event. The images provided are a mosaic of OPERA DSWx-HLS products, producing a composite image for each date. The mosaicking applied prioritized pixels classified as open surface water to preserve water pixels in region of product granule overlap. The images are provided as GeoTIFF files.  Note: Cloud/cloud shadow and snow/ice layers are derived from HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data, which sometimes misclassifies sediment-rich water as snow/ice. Snow/ice pixels were reclassified to open water to capture the full innundated extent. Water (WTR) Layer Description: Masked interpreted water classification layer. This represents pixel-wise classification into one of three water classes (not water, open water, and partial surface water), snow/ice, cloud/cloud shadow and adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow, ocean masked, or no data classes as a result of processing the diagnostic (DIAG) layer through all intermediate steps/layers (WTR-1, and WTR-2). Water (WTR) Layer Values: 0: Not Water - an area with valid reflectance data that is not open water (class 1), partial surface water (class 2), snow/ice (class 252), cloud/cloud shadow (class 253), or ocean masked (class 254). Masking can result in “not water” (class 0) where land cover masking is applied. (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Open Water - an area that is entirely water and unobstructed to the sensor, including obstructions by vegetation, terrain, and buildings. (suggested color: #0000ff) 2: Partial Surface Water – an area that is considered inundated, extracted from the high value in dual polarization ratio and the wetland class in land cover map. (suggested color: #b4d5f4) 252: Snow/Ice - an area identified as snow/ice according to input HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #00ffff) 253: Cloud/Cloud Shadow - an area identified as cloud or cloud shadow or adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow according to input  HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #afafaf) 254: Ocean Masked - an area identified as ocean using a shoreline database with an added margin (suggested color: #00007f) Binary Water (BWTR) Layer Description: The binary water layer is derived from the WTR layer as a union of water classes (open water and partial surface water) into a binary map indicating areas with and without water. This layer is meant to provide users with a quick view for  water/no-water. Invalid data classes (snow/ice, cloud/cloud shadow along with adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow, ocean masked, and fill value) are also provided to indicate areas in which the binary classification does not provide water/no-water classification. Binary Water (BWTR) Layer Values: 0: Not Water - an area with valid reflectance data that is not water (class 1) and not snow/ice (class 252), cloud/cloud shadow  (class 253), or ocean masked (class 254) (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Water - an area classified as open water or partial surface water (suggested color: #0000ff) 252: Snow/Ice - an area identified as snow/ice according to input HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #00ffff) 253: Cloud/Cloud Shadow - an area identified as cloud or cloud shadow or adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow according to input  HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #afafaf) 254: Ocean Masked - an area identified as ocean using a shoreline database with an added margin (suggested color: #00007f) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Satellite/Sensor: Multi Spectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/B/C satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA's Landsat 8 satellite. Resolution: 30 meters OPERA DSWx-HLS data availability The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20251028_Hurricane_Melissa/DSWx-HLS/. The OPERA DSWx-HLS products have been in production since April 2023, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the Dynamic Surface Water eXtent product suite, please refer to the DSWx Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dswx-product-suite.  For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov.  For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/.   REST Endpoint: See the URL to the right. WMS Endpoint: https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/services/DISASTERS_202510_HURRICANE_MELISSA/ARIA_DSWxHLS/MapServer/WMSServer Product POCs: Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Ines Fenni (ines.fenni@jpl.nasa.gov) Alexander Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov) Renato Frasson (renato.prata.de.moraes.frasson@jpl.nasa.gov) Credits: HLS data was accessed through NASA EarthData Search. The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025), processed by the European Space Agency, NASA/USGS Landsat 8/9 data, and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA and OPERA team. The products are produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group, and managed by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA JPL-Caltech ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Last Update 29 Oct 2025

Date of Images: Syn-Event: 2024-09-26 23:38:04 (UTC) or 7:38 PM EDT Pre-Event: 2024-09-14 23:37:54 (UTC) or 7:38 PM EDT Summary: The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and California Institute of Technology derived the surface water extent maps using the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water eXtent from Sentinel-1 (DSWx-S1) products. The results posted here are preliminary and unvalidated results, primarily intended to aid the field response and people who want to have a rough first look at the water extent. The ARIA-share website has always focused on posting preliminary results as fast as possible for disaster response. OPERA DSWx-S1 The OPERA DSWx-S1 data identifies surface water and inundated vegetation. We provide the Water (WTR) and the Binary Water (BWTR) layers. Images are provided from 1) September 14, 2024 and 2) September 26, 2024. Each image consists of multiple MGRS tiles that were merged together for a composite image saved as a GeoTIFF file. ARIA/OPERA water change map derived from OPERA DSWx-S1 The ARIA/OPERA water change map is derived from two OPERA DSWx-S1 Binary Water (BWTR) images taken on September 14, 2024 and September 26, 2024. The BTWR combines inundated vegetation and open water into a single water class.These maps depict areas of new water detection (or loss). The change map includes values of: (0) indicate no change between images, (1) absence of water pre-event, presence of water syn-event, and (-1) presence of water pre-event, absence of water syn-event. Satellite/Sensor: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instrument on European Space Agency's (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite was used for both the September 14 and September 26 images. Resolution: 30 meters The DSWx-S1 products have these flags: 250 (light gray) and 251 (dark gray) represent HAND and layover/shadow masks, respectively. HAND mask (light gray, value 250) delineates regions where the terrain's elevation exceeds a specified threshold relative to the height above the nearest drainage point, indicating areas less likely to be subject to direct inundation. Layover/shadow mask (dark gray, value 251) identifies zones that are either occluded by topographic features taller than the surrounding landscape (layover) or are not illuminated by the radar signal due to obstruction by these elevated features (shadow), leading to potential data voids in SAR imagery. OPERA DSWx-S1 data availability The post-processed products are available to download at https://aria-share.jpl.nasa.gov/20240926-Hurricane_Helene/DSWx/. The OPERA DSWx-S1 products have been in production since September 2024, are freely distributed to the public via NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC), and can be downloaded through NASA's Earthdata search. For more information about the OPERA project and other products, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera. For more information about the Dynamic Surface Water eXtent product suite, please refer to the DSWx Product page: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/products/dswx-product-suite For more information about the Caltech-JPL ARIA project, visit https://aria.jpl.nasa.gov For more information about the JPL OPERA project, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/go/opera/ Suggested Use DSWx-S1 The OPERA DSWx-S1 products classifies the OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR backscatter from Sentinel-1 (RTC-S1) input imagery into: not water, water, and inundated vegetation with the masks such as layover/shadow mask and HAND mask. The WTR layer includes all classes. The BWTR layer merges water and inundated vegetation into a single water layer. Open water and inundated vegetation are represented in blue and green in WTR and blue in BWTR. Areas with masks are gray. The masks include the layover/shadow mask and HAND mask. Areas with no water detected are transparent. DSWx-S1 change map The ARIA/OPERA water extent change map classifies water extent into change/no change. Increased in water represented in blue, no change in water represented in transparent, decrease in water represented in red. RTC-S1 OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR backscatter from Sentinel-1 (RTC-S1) image was converted to a false color image. In this color scale, vegetated areas appear green, urban areas appear white/pink, calm water appears black, and rough water appears purple or magenta.” Credits: Sentinel-1 data were accessed through the Copernicus Open Hub and the Alaska Satellite Facility server. The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024), processed by the European Space Agency and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA and OPERA team. NASA JPL-Caltech ARIA/OPERA Team ================== Files: 20240914_DSWx-S1_BWTR.tif: The September 14, 2024 binary water map is derived from the WTR layer as a union of water classes (open water and inundated vegetation) into a binary map indicating areas with and without water. 20240926_DSWx-S1_BWTR.tif: The September 26, 2024 binary water map. 20240926_DSWx-S1_WTR.tif: Masked interpreted water classification layer. This represents pixel-wise classification into one of three water classes (not water, open water and inundated vegetation), masks (HAND mask and layover/shadow mask), or no data classes. OPERA_DSWx-S1_BWTR_ChngMap_20240926-20240914_v2.tif: The ARIA/OPERA flood change map is derived from two OPERA DSWx-HLS images taken on September 14, 2024 and September 26, 2024. These maps depict areas of new water detection that is interpreted as flood. Track121_Florida_DSWx-S1-overview.png: An overview of the 20240926_DSWx-S1_WTR product with a satellite image background. These files have the same GeoTIFF format as the OPERA DSWx-S1 images described above and are in the UTM Zone 16N.

Dates of Images: 20220427T1719, 20220505T1728, 20220507T1719, 20220510T1709, 20220515T1727, 20220522T1718, 20220524T1721, 20220527T1719 (GMT) (YYYYMMDDTHHMM) Summary The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) and Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) teams at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology produced flood mapping products using the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (DSWx-HLS) dataset. These products provide a rapid assessment of surface water extent to support emergency response and situational awareness during flood events. The dataset provided includes three products: Surface Water Extent maps on individual dates Maximum Surface Water Extent maps, showing the full extent of water observed over a defined time period Dates and Input Data: Flood images: April 27, 2022, May 05, 2022, May 07, 2022, May 10, 2022, May 15, 2022, May 22, 2022, May 24, 2022, May 27, 2022 Products are generated from OPERA DSWx-HLS satellite imagery and mosaicked across tiles to provide continuous coverage. Product Description:Surface water is identified from optical satellite imagery and mapped at 30 m spatial resolution. Water Gain maps highlight newly inundated areas by comparing pre- and flood-event conditions. Maximum Surface Water Extent maps show all locations where water was detected at any time during the analysis period. Caveats and Limitations:We note the HLS snow/ice mask often misclassifies sediment rich water as snow/ice. Detecting inundation under vegetation, in the urban perimeter, in arid environments, and along water body edges is known to be challenging. The local accuracy of the flood maps in such environments may be impacted. These results are intended to support rapid emergency response. All information is provisional for use under emergency response guidelines. These data are provided with absolutely no warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. The OPERA DSWx-HLS product from 27 April 2022 was likely impacted by unmitigated aerosol effects on the western edge of the image, potentially causing false detections limited to approximately 10 km measured from the western edge into the image. The granule is provided but caution should be taken when interpreting the affected area. Suggested Use: The OPERA DSWx-HLS Water product classifies the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) input imagery into "not water", "open surface water", and “partial surface water”. The "HLS cloud/cloud shadow" and "HLS snow/ice" layers are direct inputs from the HLS Fmask. Water (WTR) Layer Values: File names: OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220427T1719_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220505T1728_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220507T1719_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220510T1709_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220515T1727_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220522T1718_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220524T1721_mosaic.tif, OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220527T1719_mosaic.tif 0: Not Water - an area with valid reflectance data that is not open water (class 1), partial surface water (class 2), snow/ice (class 252), cloud/cloud shadow (class 253), or ocean masked (class 254). Masking can result in a not water (class 0) where land cover masking is applied. (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Open Water - an area that is entirely water and unobstructed to the sensor, including obstructions by vegetation, terrain, and buildings. (suggested color: #0000ff) 2: Partial Surface Water - an area that is considered inundated, extracted from the high value in dual polarization ratio and the wetland class in land cover map. (suggested color: #b4d5f4) 252: Snow/Ice - an area identified as snow/ice according to input HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #00ffff) 253: Cloud/Cloud Shadow - an area identified as cloud or cloud shadow or adjacent to cloud/cloud shadow according to input HLS Fmask quality assurance (QA) data (suggested color: #afafaf) 254: Ocean Masked - an area identified as ocean using a shoreline database with an added margin (suggested color: #00007f) 255: No data (suggested color: transparent) Maximum Water Extent Layer Values: The maximum water extent observed during the event was created by aggregating OPERA DSWx-HLS water products.. File names: ARIA-OPERA_L3_DSWX-HLS_V1_WTR_20220505T1728_20220527T1719_max_extent.tif 0: Not Water. No water was detected within the time period of the images. Masked pixels are set to No data. (suggested color: #ffffff) 1: Water - an area where open water or partial surface water was detected during the time period of the images. (suggested color: #ff15e4) Satellite/Sensor/Resolution: Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) derived from MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) on European Space Agency's (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2A/2B/2C satellites and Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) on NASA/USGS Landsat 8/9 satellites. Spatial Resolution: 30 meters Temporal Resolution: Sub-weekly Credits: The product contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data, processed by the European Space Agency and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA/OPERA team. The DSWx products are produced as part of the OPERA project, which is funded by NASA to address remote sensing needs identified by the Satellite Needs Working Group, and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Product POCs: Cole Speed (cole.speed@jpl.nasa.gov) Mary Grace Bato (bato@jpl.nasa.gov) Emre Havazli (emre.havazli@jpl.nasa.gov) Renato Frasson (renato.prata.de.moraes.frasson@jpl.nasa.gov) Alexander Handwerger (alexander.handwerger@jpl.nasa.gov ) Esri REST Endpoint: See URL to the right. WMS Endpoint: https://gis.earthdata.nasa.gov/portal/services/DISASTERS_EX2603_202205_FLOOD_MN/ex2603_opera_dswx_hls/MapServer/WMSServer