African Flood and Drought Monitor (AFDM)
Near-real-time hydrological monitoring system for Africa running 5km resolution models combining satellite and ground data for daily flood/drought conditions, 7-day flood forecasts, and 6-month drought outlooks
hydrology.soton.ac.uk
At a glance
- Region
- Africa
- Coverage
- Continental Africa, 5km resolution, daily updates
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
What's inside
- Flood Monitoring
- Drought Indicators
- Streamflow Estimates
- Soil Moisture
- 7-Day Flood Forecasts
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Because it has: Flood Monitoring
- 02
Model validation
Check flood models against observed events.
- 03
Design flows
Estimate 1-in-50 and 1-in-100 year floods for bridges, culverts and spillways.
Because it has: Streamflow Estimates
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
- 02
Depth estimates
Learn flood depth from terrain, rainfall and past events.
- 03
Flow forecasting
Train LSTM-style models on past records to forecast river levels and flow days ahead.
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