All water data sources
FreeGovernmentGlobal
USGS LP DAAC (Land Processes DAAC)
NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center hosting MODIS, VIIRS, ASTER, ECOSTRESS, and EMIT satellite land surface products
lpdaac.usgs.gov
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global land surface products from multiple NASA missions
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Land Surface Temperature
- Vegetation Indices
- Surface Reflectance
- Evapotranspiration
- Satellite Imagery
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Satellite Imagery
- 02
Long records
Use consistent records going back decades.
- 03
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Evapotranspiration
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
- 02
Data fusion
Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.
- 03
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
Related water data
- ECOSTRESS ISS EvapotranspirationGlobal | Free
- Landsat Collection 2 Water Index ProductsGlobal | Free
- Landsat Science PortalGlobal | Free
- MODIS Water Products NASAGlobal | Free
- FAO WaPOR v3 Water ProductivityGlobal | Free
- A global long-term daily reanalysis of reference evapotranspiration for drought monitoringGlobal | Free
Find more water data
Search and compare 1,900+ water data sources by region, type and access.