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MODIS Water Products NASA

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer water-related datasets

modis.gsfc.nasa.gov

At a glance

Region
Global
Coverage
Daily global coverage
Access
Free
Category
Space Agency
Last updated
2025

What's inside

  • Satellite Imagery
  • Surface Water
  • Land Surface Temperature
  • NDVI
  • Water Quality

Terms explained

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    No-gauge areas

    Monitor places with no ground stations.

    Because it has: Satellite Imagery

  2. 02

    Long records

    Use consistent records going back decades.

  3. 03

    Hotspots and trends

    Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.

    Because it has: Water Quality

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Segmentation

    Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.

  2. 02

    Data fusion

    Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.

  3. 03

    Risk maps

    Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.

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