GRACE-FO Global Weekly Drought Maps
New global weekly maps of soil moisture and groundwater conditions plus 1-3 month U.S. forecasts. Previously U.S.-only, now expanded worldwide.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global (maps), U.S. (forecasts)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- Soil Moisture
- Groundwater Drought
- Terrestrial Water Storage
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater Drought
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Soil Moisture
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
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