Bhuvan NRSC Soil Data
ISRO National Remote Sensing Centre thematic soil data layers on the Bhuvan geoportal including soil texture, depth, erosion, drainage, and land degradation maps derived from satellite imagery and field surveys across India
bhuvan-app1.nrsc.gov.in
At a glance
- Region
- India (South Asia)
- Coverage
- India satellite-derived thematic soil maps
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Soil Texture
- Soil Depth
- Soil Erosion
- Land Degradation
- Remote Sensing
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Remote Sensing
- 02
Long records
Use consistent records going back decades.
- 03
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
- 02
Data fusion
Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.
- 03
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
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- CGWB India Groundwater Quality PortalSouth Asia | Free
- Bihar Water Resources Department Flood Data (India)South Asia | Free
- Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)South Asia | Free
- Central Water Commission (CWC)South Asia | Free
- CPCB National Water Quality Monitoring ProgrammeSouth Asia | Free
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