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Overview

NASA WaterView is a fully implemented and operational project designed to provide spatially distributed, routine, and continuous information about the terrestrial water cycle for informed decision-making, resource optimization, and risk mitigation in water resource management and agriculture.

Key Features​

  • Comprehensive Integration of NASA water-focused and water-related missions
  • Near real-time, high-resolution land surface and streamflow analysis with validated models
  • Co-development with key stakeholders, successfully delivering decision-support tools
  • Fully Open-Access Data and Models, aligning with NASA’s Open Science policy
  • Enhanced Drought and Flood Monitoring, Forecasting, and Resilience Decision-making
  • Operational RAPID Hydrologic Models, fully integrated with MERIT Hydro and GLDAS datasets
  • Scalable Cloud-Based Deployment supporting high-volume data ingestion and analytics

Key Components​

  • HydroGlobe: Successfully deployed for global-scale water stores and flux analysis
  • RiverView: Providing global river discharge and storage data for operational decision-making
  • NLDAS-3: Fully operational North American Land Data Assimilation System, integrated with federal and state agencies
  • VEDA Platform: User-friendly, interactive data visualization and analysis tools, integrated with NASA’s Earth.gov
  • RAPID Model: Successfully deployed hydrologic simulation leveraging MERIT Hydro and GLDAS datasets, with an automated workflow for continuous updates