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Global Irrigated Area Mapping

University of Bonn/FAO global irrigation mapping system

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At a glance

Region
Global
Coverage
Global irrigated areas
Access
Free
Category
UN Organization
Last updated
2024

What's inside

  • Irrigation Maps
  • Agricultural Water
  • Land Use
  • Water Consumption

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Irrigation scheduling

    Decide when and how much to irrigate.

    Because it has: Irrigation Maps

  2. 02

    Water accounting

    Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.

  3. 03

    Crop stress

    Spot water stress early in the season.

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Field-scale ET

    Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.

  2. 02

    Demand forecasts

    Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.

  3. 03

    Irrigated area maps

    Classify irrigated and rainfed fields from imagery.

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