MERIT Hydro Global Hydrography Dataset
High-accuracy global hydrography dataset derived from multi-source DEMs providing flow direction, river width and upstream drainage area
hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global high-resolution hydrography
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
What's inside
- River Networks
- DEM
- Flow Direction
- Drainage Area
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: Drainage Area
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Coverage gaps
Find who lacks safe water or sanitation.
Because it has: River Networks
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
Failure prediction
Predict pipe bursts and plant failures before they happen.
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