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FreeResearch InstituteSwitzerland, Global
World Glacier Monitoring Service: Fluctuations of Glaciers (FoG) Database
Global database of glacier mass balance, length, area and elevation change plus glacier-related events (lake outbursts, surges), released annually with DOIs and an ArcGIS feature service.
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At a glance
- Region
- Switzerland (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- glacier mass balance
- glacier change
- cryosphere
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Melt runoff
Forecast snowmelt contributions to rivers.
Because it has: glacier mass balance
- 02
Glacier change
Track glacier retreat over decades.
- 03
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Cloud-free snow maps
Fill snow cover hidden by cloud with ML.
- 02
Melt-season flows
Predict melt-season river flow from snow and weather.
- 03
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
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