ICID Irrigation and Drainage Database
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage maintains databases on irrigated agriculture worldwide, including country profiles on irrigation area, drainage infrastructure, and water management practices.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
What's inside
- Irrigation
- Drainage
- Agricultural Water
- Country Profiles
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
- 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.
Because it has: Drainage
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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