DLR SWIM Water Extent
High-resolution global surface water product from DLR at 10m pixel spacing derived from Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 optical imagery using deep neural networks for automated water body detection
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global at 10m resolution (Sentinel-1/2)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Surface Water Extent
- Flood Mapping
- SAR Water Detection
- High-Resolution Water Bodies
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Surface Water Extent
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: SAR Water Detection
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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- CONAE SAOCOM L-Band SAR CatalogGlobal | Registration Required
- Copernicus Global Water Bodies 100mGlobal | Free
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