Data Collection and Integration

USGS researchers are assessing, strengthening, and connecting existing space-based, airborne, and terrestrial data-collection and monitoring capabilities for water use and availability, including: (1) groundwater, including quality and connections with surface waters; (2) soil moisture; (3) snowpack; (4) water use, including re-use; and (5) surface water, including water quality. This information is needed to characterize water supplies and drought-risk conditions, identify information gaps, and make data and information easily accessible.