JAXA GSMaP Global Rainfall Watch
JAXA Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation providing hourly global rainfall estimates at 0.1-degree resolution combining GPM, microwave, and infrared satellite sensors from 2000 to present
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global, hourly, 0.1-degree resolution, 2000-present
- Access
- Registration Required
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Hourly Precipitation
- Rainfall Estimates
- Global Precipitation Maps
- Near-Real-Time Rainfall
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: Hourly Precipitation
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
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
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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