WWF's Conservation Science Program is currently developing a new and
innovative global hydrological database, termed HydroSHEDS - "
Hydrological
data and maps based on
SHuttle
Elevation
Derivatives
at multiple
Scales."
http://www.worldwildlife.org/freshwater/hydrosheds.cfm
HydroSHEDS is based on high-resolution elevation data obtained during a
Space Shuttle flight for NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
(SRTM).
1st data sets will be available april 1st.
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