20260827133943001.0INSPIRE Metadata DirectiveTRUE20260827143002001500000005000INSPIRE002Global Surface Water Transitions 1984-20242026-08-27T00:00:002026-08-27T00:00:002026082710.1038/nature20584The Global Surface Water Transitions map provides information on the change in surface water seasonality between the first and last years (between 1984 and 2024) and captures changes between the three classes of not water, seasonal water and permanent water.<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>For a full description of the dataset see the following:</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>Jean-Francois Pekel, Andrew Cottam, Noel Gorelick, Alan S. Belward, High-resolution mapping of global surface water and its long-term changes. Nature, 540, pages 418–422 (2016). (doi:10.1038/nature20584)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>European Commission Joint Research Centre 30The dataset is available at the global scale.1-180180-5678JRC Global Surface Water European Commissionjrc-surfacewater@ec.europa.euJRC Global Surface Water <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">No limitations on use.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>No other restrictionsJRC Global Surface Water European Commissionjrc-surfacewater@ec.europa.eu20260827<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><DIV STYLE="font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10pt">No limitations on use</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>For a full description of the dataset refer to the publication: Jean-Francois Pekel, Andrew Cottam, Noel Gorelick, Alan S. Belward, High-resolution mapping of global surface water and its long-term changes. Nature, 540, pages 418–422 (2016). (doi:10.1038/nature20584)No specification given2016-12-07T00:00:001Downloadable data1https://global-surface-water.appspot.com/download