GLOBathy: The global lakes bathymetry dataset
Bathymetric maps for over 1.4 million waterbodies worldwide aligned with HydroLAKES, estimating maximum depths and storage-depth curves using a GIS-based framework.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2022
What's inside
- Lakes & Reservoirs
- Water Storage
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: Lakes & Reservoirs
- 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
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