JRC Global River Flood Hazard Maps (data.europa.eu, 100-yr)
Global gridded river flood hazard map for the 100-year return period (water depth in metres) produced by the JRC using LISFLOOD and LISFLOOD-FP, part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. Distributed as GeoTIFF via the EU Open Data Portal. Multiple return periods available (10-500 yr).
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At a glance
- Region
- European Union (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- Flood hazard
- Return period
- Inundation depth
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Because it has: Flood hazard
- 02
Model validation
Check flood models against observed events.
- 03
Response planning
Support evacuation, relief and insurance decisions.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
- 02
Depth estimates
Learn flood depth from terrain, rainfall and past events.
- 03
Early warning
Turn forecast ensembles into simple, local alerts.
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