ReaLSAT: A global dataset of reservoir and lake surface area variations
Monthly surface area time series for 681,137 lakes and reservoirs larger than 0.1 km² from 1984 to 2015, derived from Landsat imagery.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2022
What's inside
- Remote Sensing
- Lakes & Reservoirs
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: Lakes & Reservoirs
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Remote Sensing
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.
Machine access and documentation
Data paper
ReaLSAT: A global dataset of reservoir and lake surface area variations
Scientific Data 2022
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