Global Data Products for Sustainable Development

Global Sustainable Development Datasets are developed by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Center). Covering SDG priorities including food security, clean water and sanitation, sustainable cities and communities, climate action and terrestrial biodiversity, these datasets deliver user-friendly data to directly support decision-making for global sustainable development.

The global cropland distribution dataset addresses longstanding undercounting issues of fallow farmland at a 30-meter spatial resolution with an overall accuracy of approximately 90%, furnishing high-precision geospatial underpinnings for global food security governance. The annual national reservoir water body dynamics dataset establishes a long-term, high-resolution monitoring archive of China’s reservoirs at over 95% accuracy. It precisely maps spatiotemporal variations of inland reservoir waters, supporting water resource administration, flood control & drought mitigation, hydrological research, as well as quantitative assessments for SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 15 (Life on Land). Integrating satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence observations and photosynthesis modeling, the global terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) remote sensing product captures instantaneous vegetation growth at 0.05° grid resolution synchronized with satellite overpasses, laying critical scientific groundwork for accurate global terrestrial carbon sink accounting and climate policymaking.

All datasets undergo standardized production and rigorous accuracy validation using open-source raw data, comply with international data-sharing protocols, and are available free of charge worldwide.

 Data Use Policy for Global Sustainable Development Data Products.pdf