SMOS
ESA Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite mission
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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.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Soil Moisture
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 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.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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