12 August 11
Mapping water resources
An interesting and useful blog from Akvo.org on the latest ways to access water data.
‘In the old days, if you wanted to access water data, you had to contact a specific water organisation, for example a local research institute or government agency, which recorded its data in paper notebooks, filed away somewhere, with limited accessibility. But today, there are free satellite data, thousands of websites sharing maps and on-the-ground demographics, hydrogeological and water-related statistics, and exciting new technologies—GPS-enabled smart phones enabling real-time updates, for example.’
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