Africa Groundwater Atlas (BGS)
British Geological Survey's comprehensive atlas covering groundwater resources of 51 African countries with downloadable GIS hydrogeology maps and a searchable archive of nearly 7,000 references
africangroundwateratlas.org
At a glance
- Region
- Africa
- Coverage
- Continental (51 African countries)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
What's inside
- Groundwater
- Hydrogeology Maps
- Aquifer Data
- GIS Shapefiles
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Water budgets
Estimate draft and recharge for a block, district or basin.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Stress mapping
Combine wells with satellite gravity and rainfall to map aquifer stress.
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