Global Mangrove Watch
Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) platform providing annual mangrove extent maps (1996: present), change products, and biomass/carbon estimates derived from satellite SAR and optical data.
globalmangrovewatch.org
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global tropical coasts
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
What's inside
- Mangrove
- Blue Carbon
- Remote Sensing
- Coastal
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Remote Sensing
- 02
Long records
Use consistent records going back decades.
- 03
Sea-level planning
Plan for sea-level rise and storm surge.
Because it has: Coastal
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
- 02
Data fusion
Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.
- 03
Surge forecasts
Forecast surge and coastal water levels quickly.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
Global Mangrove Watch OGC WMS/WFS + data download (UNEP-WCMC ocean data viewer)
Licence: CC-BY 4.0
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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