SWOT High-Resolution Water Mask Raster
High-resolution raster water masks from the SWOT KaRIn instrument providing surface water extent mapping at unprecedented resolution for rivers, lakes, and wetlands globally
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global between 78°N/S latitude
- Access
- Registration Required
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Surface Water Extent
- Water Mask
- Water Surface Elevation
- Raster Maps
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: Surface Water Extent
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
Operations
Support release and supply decisions.
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
Shrinkage alerts
Detect water bodies that are drying or being encroached.
Related water data
- Theia Catalogue - SWOT Level-2 HR Raster 250m CollectionGlobal | Free
- NASA SWOT River Discharge v3Global | Free
- OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent (DSWx-S1)Global | Free
- Copernicus Global Flood Monitoring (GFM) - CEMS InformationGlobal | Free
- Copernicus Global Water Bodies 100mGlobal | Free
- DLR Global WaterPack (GWP)Global | Free
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