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SMOS

ESA Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite mission

esa.int

At a glance

Region
Global
Coverage
Global coverage every 3 days
Access
Free
Category
Space Agency
Last updated
2024

What's inside

  • Soil Moisture
  • Ocean Salinity
  • Satellite Data
  • Climate Monitoring

Terms explained

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Irrigation scheduling

    Decide when and how much to irrigate.

    Because it has: Soil Moisture

  2. 02

    Water accounting

    Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.

  3. 03

    No-gauge areas

    Monitor places with no ground stations.

    Because it has: Satellite Data

Where AI adds value

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

  1. 01

    Field-scale ET

    Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.

  2. 02

    Demand forecasts

    Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.

  3. 03

    Segmentation

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

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