Groundwater Data - Revision history

LaurenGiles: /* Groundwater Data Sources: Project-based and Private Sector */ removed broken Mutua et al links, can't find alt.

2024-01-23T12:36:10Z

Groundwater Data Sources: Project-based and Private Sector: removed broken Mutua et al links, can't find alt.

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	Many projects and private industries carry out some form of groundwater data collection and/or monitoring. These data are often detailed, but usually focus on small areas and sometimes for short time scales (e.g. weeks to months, or in some cases a few years). These data holdings are rarely integrated with national, government-held databases. It can be difficult for people outside the project or private company to identify what data holdings exist, and if identified, to access the data.		Many projects and private industries carry out some form of groundwater data collection and/or monitoring. These data are often detailed, but usually focus on small areas and sometimes for short time scales (e.g. weeks to months, or in some cases a few years). These data holdings are rarely integrated with national, government-held databases. It can be difficult for people outside the project or private company to identify what data holdings exist, and if identified, to access the data.

	An example of private sector groundwater data is groundwater level monitoring data for a shallow aquifer at a large mine in Kwale country, Kenya, which is collected by the mine operator Base Titanium. This data was shared by the mine operator with the [https://upgro.org/ UPGro] research project [https://upgro.org/consortium/gro-for-good/ Gro for Good], illustrated by a poster by ~~[https://www.water.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IAH-Poster-Presentation.pdf~~ Mutua et al (2014)].		An example of private sector groundwater data is groundwater level monitoring data for a shallow aquifer at a large mine in Kwale country, Kenya, which is collected by the mine operator Base Titanium. This data was shared by the mine operator with the [https://upgro.org/ UPGro] research project [https://upgro.org/consortium/gro-for-good/ Gro for Good], illustrated by a poster by Mutua et al (2014).

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	\| [[File:MutuaetalPosterClip.PNG \| thumb\|500px \| Poster by ~~[https://www.water.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IAH-Poster-Presentation.pdf~~ Mutua et al (2014)] ]]		\| [[File:MutuaetalPosterClip.PNG \| thumb\|500px \| Poster by Mutua et al (2014) ]]
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LaurenGiles: /* Water Point Data */ removed broken water point mapper link

2024-01-23T12:30:25Z

Water Point Data: removed broken water point mapper link

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	* the Water Point Data Exchange ([https://www.waterpointdata.org/ '''WPDx'''])		* the Water Point Data Exchange ([https://www.waterpointdata.org/ '''WPDx'''])
	* [https://akvo.org/products/akvoflow/#overview '''Akvo Flow''']		* [https://akvo.org/products/akvoflow/#overview '''Akvo Flow''']
	* ~~[https://www.waterpointmapper.org/ '''~~Water Point Mapper~~''']~~		* Water Point Mapper
	* the Sierra Leone national [https://washdata-sl.org/ '''WASH Data Portal''']		* the Sierra Leone national [https://washdata-sl.org/ '''WASH Data Portal''']

LaurenGiles: /* Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa */ DWS national groundwater archive link

2024-01-22T13:54:08Z

Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa: DWS national groundwater archive link

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	*; South Africa		*; South Africa

	The South Africa Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has an online [https://www.~~dwa~~.gov.za/~~Groundwater~~/~~NGA~~.aspx '''National Groundwater Archive'''], which users can register for to explore groundwater related data.		The South Africa Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has an online [https://www.dws.gov.za/NGANet/Security/WebLoginForm.aspx '''National Groundwater Archive'''], which users can register for to explore groundwater related data.

LaurenGiles: /* Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa */ NA-MIS map link

2024-01-22T13:52:04Z

Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa: NA-MIS map link

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	*; Namibia		*; Namibia

	The [https://~~www.~~na-mis.~~com~~/ '''Namibian Monitoring Information System (NA-MIS)'''] is an online interactive map viewer showing the locations of groundwater monitoring boreholes across Nambia and summary information on groundwater quality from monitoring boreholes. It also shows groundwater maps of Nambia: of aquifer/groundwater potential; groundwater abstraction; groundwater vulnerability; and recharge.		The [https://na-mis.uit-sensoweb.de/mobile-maptest.html '''Namibian Monitoring Information System (NA-MIS)'''] is an online interactive map viewer showing the locations of groundwater monitoring boreholes across Nambia and summary information on groundwater quality from monitoring boreholes. It also shows groundwater maps of Nambia: of aquifer/groundwater potential; groundwater abstraction; groundwater vulnerability; and recharge.
	NA-MIS is available online via the [https://sadc-gmi.org/ SADC Groundwater Management Institute].		NA-MIS is available online via the [https://sadc-gmi.org/ SADC Groundwater Management Institute].

LaurenGiles: /* UNHCR Refugee Site Borehole Data */ refugee site borehole data link

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UNHCR Refugee Site Borehole Data: refugee site borehole data link

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	====UNHCR [https://~~wash~~.unhcr.org/wash-~~gis~~-~~portal~~/ Refugee Site Borehole Data]====		====UNHCR [https://im.unhcr.org/apps/wash-boreholes-map/ Refugee Site Borehole Data]====

	The [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/ UNHCR] have an online [https://wash.unhcr.org/wash-gis-portal/ WASH '''GIS portal'''], which includes groundwater data from water boreholes at UNHCR refugee sites, including borehole locations, depths, casing diameters, rest (static) water levels and estimated safe yields.		The [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/ UNHCR] have an online [https://wash.unhcr.org/wash-gis-portal/ WASH '''GIS portal'''], which includes groundwater data from water boreholes at UNHCR refugee sites, including borehole locations, depths, casing diameters, rest (static) water levels and estimated safe yields.

LaurenGiles: /* Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa */ grammar in Guinea Bissau section 'allows displays data from a database'

2023-11-27T11:51:19Z

Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa: grammar in Guinea Bissau section 'allows displays data from a database'

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	*; Guinea Bissau		*; Guinea Bissau

	An online [https://portal.mwater.co/#/dashboards/9c20165c8763489b85baf898bda1dca3?share=2bb0050028d540298277e50208717545 '''MWater Portal'''] ~~allows~~ displays data from a database storing information on nearly 1000 water boreholes, with some groundwater data including borehole depth, static water level and selected water chemistry parameters.		An online [https://portal.mwater.co/#/dashboards/9c20165c8763489b85baf898bda1dca3?share=2bb0050028d540298277e50208717545 '''MWater Portal'''] displays data from a database storing information on nearly 1000 water boreholes, with some groundwater data including borehole depth, static water level and selected water chemistry parameters.

	*; Liberia		*; Liberia

Beod at 11:19, 30 January 2023

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	See also the [[Groundwater monitoring \| '''Groundwater Monitoring''']] page.		See also the [[Groundwater monitoring \| '''Groundwater Monitoring''']] page.

	You may also be interested in an [[Africa National Groundwater Databases \| '''inventory of national groundwater databases in Africa''']].		You may also be interested in an [[Africa National Groundwater Databases \| '''inventory of national groundwater databases in Africa''']], and in [[Long term groundwater datasets \| '''long term groundwater datasets in Africa''']].


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	Groundwater monitoring is also discussed specifically on the [[Groundwater monitoring \| '''Groundwater monitoring''']] page.		Groundwater monitoring is also discussed specifically on the [[Groundwater monitoring \| '''Groundwater monitoring''']] page.

			The [[Long term groundwater datasets \| '''long term groundwater datasets in Africa''']] page describes available long term (multi-decadal) groundwater monitoring data for sites in Africa.

	==Groundwater Data Sources: Africa-wide or Global==		==Groundwater Data Sources: Africa-wide or Global==

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	\| [[File:MutuaetalPosterClip.~~PNGg~~ \| thumb\|300px \| Poster by [https://www.water.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IAH-Poster-Presentation.pdf Mutua et al (2014)] ]]		\| [[File:MutuaetalPosterClip.PNG \| thumb\|300px \| Poster by [https://www.water.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IAH-Poster-Presentation.pdf Mutua et al (2014)] ]]
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	The [[Long term groundwater datasets \| '''long term groundwater datasets in Africa''']] page describes available long term (multi-decadal) groundwater monitoring data for sites in Africa.		The [[Long term groundwater datasets \| '''long term groundwater datasets in Africa''']] page describes available long term (multi-decadal) groundwater monitoring data for sites in Africa.

	==Groundwater Data Sources: Africa-wide or Global==		===Groundwater Data Sources: Africa-wide or Global===

	===[[Long term groundwater datasets \| Chronicles Consortium]]===		====[[Long term groundwater datasets \| Chronicles Consortium]]====

	The [https://www.un-igrac.org/special-project/chronicles-consortium Chronicles Consortium] initiative is collating long term - multi-decadal - records of groundwater levels from around Africa. There is a dedicated Atlas page on		The [https://www.un-igrac.org/special-project/chronicles-consortium Chronicles Consortium] initiative is collating long term - multi-decadal - records of groundwater levels from around Africa. There is a dedicated Atlas page on
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	===IGRAC [https://www.un-igrac.org/global-groundwater-information-system-ggis Global Groundwater Information System]===		====IGRAC [https://www.un-igrac.org/global-groundwater-information-system-ggis Global Groundwater Information System]====

	[https://www.un-igrac.org/ IGRAC] hosts the [https://www.un-igrac.org/global-groundwater-information-system-ggis '''Global Groundwater Information System'''] (GGIS) - an interactive, web-based portal to groundwater-related information. This includes some groundwater level monitoring data collated from a number of countries, including some in Africa, in the [https://ggmn.un-igrac.org/ '''Global Groundwater Monitoring Network'''] (GGMN).		[https://www.un-igrac.org/ IGRAC] hosts the [https://www.un-igrac.org/global-groundwater-information-system-ggis '''Global Groundwater Information System'''] (GGIS) - an interactive, web-based portal to groundwater-related information. This includes some groundwater level monitoring data collated from a number of countries, including some in Africa, in the [https://ggmn.un-igrac.org/ '''Global Groundwater Monitoring Network'''] (GGMN).
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	===UNHCR [https://wash.unhcr.org/wash-gis-portal/ Refugee Site Borehole Data]===		====UNHCR [https://wash.unhcr.org/wash-gis-portal/ Refugee Site Borehole Data]====

	The [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/ UNHCR] have an online [https://wash.unhcr.org/wash-gis-portal/ WASH '''GIS portal'''], which includes groundwater data from water boreholes at UNHCR refugee sites, including borehole locations, depths, casing diameters, rest (static) water levels and estimated safe yields.		The [https://www.unhcr.org/uk/ UNHCR] have an online [https://wash.unhcr.org/wash-gis-portal/ WASH '''GIS portal'''], which includes groundwater data from water boreholes at UNHCR refugee sites, including borehole locations, depths, casing diameters, rest (static) water levels and estimated safe yields.
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	===EAWAG [https://www.gapmaps.info/ '''Groundwater Assessment Platform'''] - groundwater quality data===		====EAWAG [https://www.gapmaps.info/ '''Groundwater Assessment Platform'''] - groundwater quality data====

	[https://www.eawag.ch/en/ '''EAWAG'''] (the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) developed the [https://www.gapmaps.info/ '''Groundwater Assessment Platform'''], with information on geogenic (naturally occurring in groundwater) contaminants. This database includes some measured data on groundwater arsenic and fluoride concentrations, including in Africa.		[https://www.eawag.ch/en/ '''EAWAG'''] (the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) developed the [https://www.gapmaps.info/ '''Groundwater Assessment Platform'''], with information on geogenic (naturally occurring in groundwater) contaminants. This database includes some measured data on groundwater arsenic and fluoride concentrations, including in Africa.
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	==Groundwater Data Sources: Regional within Africa==		===Groundwater Data Sources: Regional within Africa===

	===SADC===		====SADC====

	An extensive report describes [https://sadc-gmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/State-of-GW-data-in-SADC_20190131.pdf the State of Groundwater Data Collection and Data Management in SADC Member States] (Sterckx et al. 2019).		An extensive report describes [https://sadc-gmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/State-of-GW-data-in-SADC_20190131.pdf the State of Groundwater Data Collection and Data Management in SADC Member States] (Sterckx et al. 2019).
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	==Groundwater Data Sources: Country-specific / National==		===Groundwater Data Sources: Country-specific / National===

	Most countries in Africa have national groundwater data holdings, such as a water borehole inventory, a groundwater level database or a groundwater quality database.		Most countries in Africa have national groundwater data holdings, such as a water borehole inventory, a groundwater level database or a groundwater quality database.

	===Inventory of national groundwater databases in Africa===		====Inventory of national groundwater databases in Africa====

	The Atlas has created an inventory of [[Africa National Groundwater Databases \| '''Africa National Groundwater Databases''']], which provides brief details of known national groundwater databases in Africa.		The Atlas has created an inventory of [[Africa National Groundwater Databases \| '''Africa National Groundwater Databases''']], which provides brief details of known national groundwater databases in Africa.
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	===Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa===		====Online groundwater databases for countries in Africa====

	Few countries (in Africa or elsewhere around the world) currently make such databases widely available, either in person or online, so that even where groundwater data exists at a national level, it is often not easily visible or accessible. The [[Africa National Groundwater Databases \| '''Africa national groundwater databases inventory''']] includes information on whether, and how, data from national groundwater databases are accessible. These include a growing number of countries in Africa for which some groundwater data are available online, including the following examples:		Few countries (in Africa or elsewhere around the world) currently make such databases widely available, either in person or online, so that even where groundwater data exists at a national level, it is often not easily visible or accessible. The [[Africa National Groundwater Databases \| '''Africa national groundwater databases inventory''']] includes information on whether, and how, data from national groundwater databases are accessible. These include a growing number of countries in Africa for which some groundwater data are available online, including the following examples:
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	Data from a database storing information on thousands of boreholes is available to view online in the [https://sadc-gip.org/layers/geonode_data:geonode:BHdatabase_Zimbabwe '''SADC-GIP Groundwater Information Portal'''], including groundwater data such as borehole depth, geology, aquifer type & potential, static water level, yield & how yield was measured, and selected water quality parameters.		Data from a database storing information on thousands of boreholes is available to view online in the [https://sadc-gip.org/layers/geonode_data:geonode:BHdatabase_Zimbabwe '''SADC-GIP Groundwater Information Portal'''], including groundwater data such as borehole depth, geology, aquifer type & potential, static water level, yield & how yield was measured, and selected water quality parameters.

	==Groundwater Data Sources: Project-based and Private Sector==		===Groundwater Data Sources: Project-based and Private Sector===

	Many projects and private industries carry out some form of groundwater data collection and/or monitoring. These data are often detailed, but usually focus on small areas and sometimes for short time scales (e.g. weeks to months, or in some cases a few years). These data holdings are rarely integrated with national, government-held databases. It can be difficult for people outside the project or private company to identify what data holdings exist, and if identified, to access the data.		Many projects and private industries carry out some form of groundwater data collection and/or monitoring. These data are often detailed, but usually focus on small areas and sometimes for short time scales (e.g. weeks to months, or in some cases a few years). These data holdings are rarely integrated with national, government-held databases. It can be difficult for people outside the project or private company to identify what data holdings exist, and if identified, to access the data.
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	===References===		==References==

	Adelana SMA. 2009. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265687126_Monitoring_groundwater_use_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa_Issues_and_Challenges Monitoring groundwater resources in Sub-Saharan Africa: issues and challenges]. Groundwater and Climate in Africa: Proceedings of the Kampala Conference, June 2008, IAHS Publ. 334.		Adelana SMA. 2009. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265687126_Monitoring_groundwater_use_in_Sub-Saharan_Africa_Issues_and_Challenges Monitoring groundwater resources in Sub-Saharan Africa: issues and challenges]. Groundwater and Climate in Africa: Proceedings of the Kampala Conference, June 2008, IAHS Publ. 334.