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Data Sources

AquaScope ships 17 collectors that normalise data from 12 upstream agencies into one unified Pydantic schema. One API call per source, one schema across the toolkit.

To request a new source, open an issue using the New Data Source Request template, or join the Discussion thread on data-source priorities.


Sources

Source Region Data Types API Status
Taiwan MOENV Taiwan River / tap water quality, RPI REST
Taiwan WRA Taiwan Water levels, reservoir status REST
Taiwan Civil IoT Taiwan Real-time sensors (level, flow, rain) SensorThings
USGS USA Streamflow, water quality, gage height OGC
Water Quality Portal USA Integrated WQ from 400+ agencies REST / CSV
GEMStat Global Freshwater quality (170+ countries) Zenodo
UN SDG 6 Global SDG 6 indicators (6.1.1 – 6.6.1) REST
OpenMeteo Global Weather (temp, precip, wind, solar) REST
Copernicus Global ERA5 reanalysis, climate projections CDS API
FAO AQUASTAT Global Country-level water withdrawal, irrigation FAOSTAT API
FAO WaPOR Global Satellite ET, biomass, water productivity REST
EU WFD Europe Water Framework Directive status REST
Japan MLIT Japan Hydrometeorology, river observations REST
Korea WAMIS Korea Hydrology, dam operations REST

API Keys — what you need before collecting

Source Key required? How to get one
Taiwan MOENV Recommended Register — free
Taiwan WRA / Civil IoT No Open access
USGS Optional Request — free
Water Quality Portal No Open access
GEMStat No Open access via Zenodo
UN SDG 6 No Open access
OpenMeteo No Open access
Copernicus CDS Yes Register — free
FAO AQUASTAT / WaPOR No Open access
EU WFD No Open access
Japan MLIT / Korea WAMIS No Open access

Adding a new source

Want to add your country's water data? See the contributor guide: adding a data source.