Global surface water 1984 - 2021

This dataset is intended to show different facets of the spatial and temporal distribution of surface water over the last 38 years. The European Commission's Joint Research Centre developed this new water dataset in the framework of the Copernicus Programme. This maps the location and temporal distribution of water surfaces at the global scale over the past 32 years and provides statistics on the extent and change of those water surfaces. The dataset, produced from Landsat imagery (courtesy USGS and NASA), will support applications including water resource management, climate modelling, biodiversity conservation and food security.

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Alternate Identifier

90161146-097c-4293-ae74-ae244c46ba1d

Publication Date
2016-12-15
Title

Global surface water 1984 - 2021

Short Name

Global surface water

Abstract

This dataset is intended to show different facets of the spatial and temporal distribution of surface water over the last 38 years. The European Commission's Joint Research Centre developed this new water dataset in the framework of the Copernicus Programme. This maps the location and temporal distribution of water surfaces at the global scale over the past 32 years and provides statistics on the extent and change of those water surfaces. The dataset, produced from Landsat imagery (courtesy USGS and NASA), will support applications including water resource management, climate modelling, biodiversity conservation and food security.

Dataset Language

English

 
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Dataset Creator
Metadata Provider
Dataset Contact
Keywords ()

  • Global

Keywords ()

  • Surface

Keywords ()

  • Water

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

Gloabl

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate

-180

East Bounding Coordinate

180

North Bounding Coordinate

90

South Bounding Coordinate

-90

Bounding Altitudes

Minimum
Maximum
Unit

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1984-01-01

End Date

2021-12-31

resourceLicensesLicense Information

Intellectual Rights

All data here is produced under the Copernicus Programme and is provided free of charge, without restriction of use. For the full license information see the Copernicus Regulation

Resource License

License Name

Copernicus Regulation

URL
https://www.copernicus.eu/main/data-access/
Acknowledgements
 

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Global surface water - python 2

URL
https://storage.cloud.google.com/global-surface-water/downloads_ancillary/downloadWaterDatasets2021.zip

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Global surface water - python 3

URL
https://storage.cloud.google.com/global-surface-water/downloads_ancillary/downloadWaterData_PythonV3_2021.zip

Distribution

Online

A brief description of the the content of online URL.

Global surface water - GitHub

URL
https://github.com/mentaljam/download_water_data
 
 

Project

• Project

Title

Global surface water 1984 - 2021

Abstract

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre developed a new water dataset in the framework of the Copernicus Programme. The project maps the location and temporal distribution of water surfaces at the global scale over the past 32 years and provides statistics on the extent and change of those water surfaces. The dataset, produced from Landsat imagery (courtesy USGS and NASA), will support applications including water resource management, climate modelling, biodiversity conservation and food security.

Personnel

Organization Name

Joint Research Centre

Individual Name

Given Name
Surname
Position Name
 
 

Methods

• Method

Method Step

Description

Files are name following this convention: [variable]_[coordinate]_[coordiate]_[year].tif

Citation

Pekel, J. F., Cottam, A., Gorelick, N., and Belward, A. S. (2016). High-resolution mapping of global surface water and its long-term changes. Nature, 540(7633), 418-422. doi:10.1038/nature20584.

Sampling

Study Extent
Sampling Description
 
 

Data Tables

• Data Table

Name

global-surface-water

Physical

Data Format

Externally Defined Format

Format Name

GeoTIFF

Attribute List

Attribute

Name

occurrence

Label

Occurrence

Definition

Areas where surface water occurred between 1984 and 2021 expressed as a percentage

Standard Unit

Attribute

Name

change

Label

Occurrence change intensity

Definition

Areas where surface water occurrence increased, decreased or remained the same between 1984-1999 and 2000-2021

Standard Unit

Attribute

Name

seasonality

Label

Seasonality

Definition

The number of months that water was present from January 2021 to December 2021

Standard Unit

Attribute

Name

recurrence

Label

Recurrence

Definition

The frequency with which water returns from years to year expressed as a percentage

Standard Unit

Attribute

Name

transitions

Label

Transiations

Definition

The type of transition between the first and last year

Standard Unit

Attribute

Name

extent

Label

Maximum water extent

Definition

A simple flag indicating if water was detected or not

Standard Unit