CropWatch Cloud (China crop & agro-climatic monitoring)
Chinese Academy of Sciences CropWatch platform providing remote-sensing-based crop condition, agro-climatic indicators (including water-related stress/drought) and production indices nationally and globally, with visualization and data download via CropWatch Explorer.
cloud.cropwatch.com.cn
At a glance
- Region
- China (Asia)
- Coverage
- Global / China
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- crop condition
- agro-climatic indicators
- drought
- agriculture
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: crop condition
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: drought
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
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