Copernicus Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) - EODC Data Portal
Copernicus Emergency Management Service Global Flood Monitoring product providing near-real-time global flood extent maps from Sentinel-1 SAR observations, updated with every satellite pass.
portal.gfm.eodc.eu
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global (Sentinel-1 revisit)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
What's inside
- Flood Monitoring
- Remote Sensing
- Real-time Data
- SAR
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
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Because it has: Flood Monitoring
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
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
GFM WMS/WFS via global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu
Licence: Copernicus open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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