Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ v4, IIASA/FAO)
Global agro-ecological assessment with thousands of layers including crop irrigation water demand, soil water deficit, yield reduction factors and crop suitability under rainfed and irrigated conditions, integrating FAO's GlobWat water balance model.
gaez.fao.org
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- irrigation water demand
- crop water deficit
- agro-ecological zones
- agriculture
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: irrigation water demand
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
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
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
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