# GSMaP Global Rainfall Watch API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/gsmap-global-rainfall-watch-api/  
**Provider:** JAXA — https://apis.io/providers/jaxa/  
**Base URL:** https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/  
**Documentation:** https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/

GSMaP Global Rainfall Watch API is one of 8 APIs that [JAXA](https://apis.io/providers/jaxa/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Precipitation, Rainfall, GSMaP, GPM, and Climate. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Provides global satellite-based precipitation estimates through the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) product. Delivers near-real-time and archive rainfall rate data at 0.1-degree resolution updated every 30 minutes. Data available in binary, CSV, and JPEG formats via FTP access (registration required) and through the JAXA Earth API. Coverage spans 60N to 60S from March 2000 to present.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/guide.html
- **ImageArchive** — https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/archive/jpg/

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- [JAXA Earth API](https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/jaxa-earth-api/)
- [G-Portal Web API](https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/g-portal-web-api/)
- [ALOS User Interface Gateway 2 (AUIG2)](https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/alos-user-interface-gateway-2-auig2/)
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- [JAXA CSW API](https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/jaxa-csw-api/)
- [JAXA WCS API](https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/jaxa-wcs-api/)
- [JAXA WMS API](https://apis.io/apis/jaxa/jaxa-wms-api/)

## Tags

Precipitation, Rainfall, GSMaP, GPM, Climate, Meteorology

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