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ESA Global Surface Water Dataset
Copernicus water surface mapping
global-surface-water.appspot.com
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- 1984-2021 global water surfaces
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Raster Data
- Water Occurrence
- Change Detection
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
Operations
Support release and supply decisions.
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
Shrinkage alerts
Detect water bodies that are drying or being encroached.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
JRC Global Surface Water (GEE/STAC JRC_GSW)
Licence: Copernicus / JRC open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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