Copernicus Global Drought Observatory (GDO) - Download
Copernicus Emergency Management Service Global Drought Observatory offering downloadable global drought indicators (SPI, soil moisture anomaly, fAPAR anomaly, Combined Drought Indicator) via map viewer and download portal.
drought.emergency.copernicus.eu
At a glance
- Region
- EU (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- drought index
- combined drought indicator
- soil moisture anomaly
- SPI
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: drought index
- 02
Planning
Plan reservoir releases and cropping for a dry year.
- 03
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: soil moisture anomaly
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
- 02
One risk score
Combine many indices into a single, explainable risk score.
- 03
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
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