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KAZA Surface Water GEE Workflow


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Last updated: Jul 28, 2026 at 3:18 p.m. (UTC)
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Abstract

Workflow for Swift et al 2026; all code available on Google Earth Engine. This code uses Otsu thresholding on median AWEI values, calculated from Sentinel-2 MSI imagery, to generate a binary "isWater" raster where 1 = water and 0 = not water.

GEE Script Permalinks:
01_CreateESW_SIZ: https://code.earthengine.google.com/0e0c31baaa401fcb607ff02993e0e818
02_CreateMWF_HY: https://code.earthengine.google.com/c51a6488b6315caa956570beb8074de4
02_MosaicMWF: https://code.earthengine.google.com/293edaeda9272150b0dfeecfd62abcd0
03_CreateESW_HY: https://code.earthengine.google.com/54b75b5b929e98ee2e0d788dd6e1a0a8
03_CREATE_ESW_HY_byID: https://code.earthengine.google.com/c0b889606ea573622e8e3c8efc74834b
04_CreateESWr_SIZ: https://code.earthengine.google.com/a14458a93192bc6f8b62670e821a979e
05_CreatESWr_HY: https://code.earthengine.google.com/315e0758be5c833c73957ff6eb595510
06_ValidateAccuracy: https://code.earthengine.google.com/7c1aed33d09b5c382d6db73357e0b3f4

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Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area
North Latitude
-15.5728°
East Longitude
28.0371°
South Latitude
-21.0768°
West Longitude
18.5449°

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Related Resources

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Title Owners Sharing Status My Permission
KAZA Surface Water Maps Maggie Swift  Public &  Shareable Open Access

Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
WWF-US None None

Contributors

People or Organizations that contributed technically, materially, financially, or provided general support for the creation of the resource's content but are not considered authors.

Name Organization Address Phone Author Identifiers
Graham McCulloch Ecoexist
Robin Naidoo WWF-US
Piet Beytell Namibia MEFT
Anna Songhurst Ecoexist

How to Cite

Swift, M., WWF-US (2026). KAZA Surface Water GEE Workflow, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/1eda26a154c34f2c9aa3e2eb41877ad4

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