International Charter: Space and Major Disasters
Voluntary collaboration of 17 space agencies providing free satellite imagery during major disasters with 270+ contributing satellites and 1000+ activations in 140+ countries since 2000
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- 140+ countries, 1000+ activations since 2000
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
What's inside
- Disaster Imagery
- Flood Mapping
- Earthquake Damage
- Satellite Imagery
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: Disaster Imagery
- 02
Long records
Use consistent records going back decades.
- 03
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Because it has: Flood Mapping
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
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
Related water data
- UNOSAT Flood PortalGlobal | Free
- NASA NRT Global Flood Products v1.1Global | Free
- OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWx-S1)Global | Free
- Canada EODMS (Earth Observation Data Management System)Global | Registration Required
- CONAE SAOCOM L-Band SAR CatalogGlobal | Registration Required
- Copernicus Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) - CEMS InformationGlobal | Free
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