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lis-global-da-streamflow·dataset

Global River Streamflow

Streamflow - LIS 10km Global DA
land NASA VEDA COG
In plain English

What it measures. Maps how much water flows through rivers worldwide, in cubic metres per second.

How it's made. Modelled by NASA's Land Information System combined with the HyMAP river-routing model, blending in satellite measurements.

How & where you'd use it. Supports flood monitoring, water management, and river-flow forecasting.

What's measured

lisglobalstreamflow

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2002-08-01 → 2019-01-01
  • Spatial extent-179.95, -59.982, 179.997, 90
  • FormatsCOG

What you can do with it

  • Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
  • Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
  • Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description

Routed streamflow (in m3 s-1) from 10km global LIS+HyMAP with assimilation

Get the data

veda_access.py
# NASA VEDA — open STAC API, anonymous (cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs)
from pystac_client import Client

cat = Client.open("https://openveda.cloud/api/stac")
col = cat.get_collection("lis-global-da-streamflow")
items = list(col.get_items())          # browse the analysis-ready COGs
# open an asset with rioxarray:
# import rioxarray; da = rioxarray.open_rasterio(items[0].assets["cog_default"].href)
NASA VEDA is an open STAC catalog — browse and stream the cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs anonymously (no login).