RCMRD Open Data Portal
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development open data site for Eastern and Southern Africa with satellite-derived datasets including land degradation, wetlands monitoring, and water resources for 20 member states
opendata.rcmrd.org
At a glance
- Region
- Africa
- Coverage
- 20 Eastern and Southern African member states
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
What's inside
- Land Degradation
- Wetlands Monitoring
- Water Resources
- Agro-Ecological Zones
- Land Cover
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Wetlands Monitoring
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 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
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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