JAXA Earth API
JAXA satellite data distribution service providing 90+ datasets as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF including elevation, surface temperature, vegetation, precipitation, and soil moisture via Python, JavaScript, and QGIS
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global, 90+ satellite datasets, Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Soil Moisture
- Precipitation
- Surface Temperature
- Elevation
- Vegetation Index
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: Precipitation
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 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
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
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