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WRI Aqueduct 4.0

Water risk mapping platform

wri.org

At a glance

Region
Global
Coverage
Global coverage
Access
Free
Category
Research Institute
Last updated
2023

What's inside

  • Water Risk
  • Flood Risk
  • Drought Risk

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Hazard maps

    Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.

    Because it has: Flood Risk

  2. 02

    Model validation

    Check flood models against observed events.

  3. 03

    Drought indices

    Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.

    Because it has: Drought Risk

Where AI adds value

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

  1. 01

    Flood extent from SAR

    Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.

  2. 02

    Depth estimates

    Learn flood depth from terrain, rainfall and past events.

  3. 03

    Onset forecasts

    Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.

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