ICPAC Data Center (GMES portal)
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre data center offering downloadable rainfall (CHIRPS, ARC2, TAMSAT), vegetation (NDVI, LAI, fAPAR), land surface temperature, evapotranspiration and soil-moisture products plus Hazards/Agriculture Watch web mapping for Eastern Africa.
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At a glance
- Region
- Eastern Africa (regional) (Africa)
- Coverage
- Regional (IGAD/Eastern Africa)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Regional
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- rainfall
- vegetation indices
- soil moisture
- evapotranspiration
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: soil moisture
- 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: rainfall
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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