Africa Groundwater Atlas Country Hydrogeology Maps (NORA/NERC)
NERC Open Research Archive user guide and documentation for the Africa Groundwater Atlas country hydrogeology GIS maps (1:5 million aquifer type/productivity and geology) released as digital GIS layers for 38 African countries.
nora.nerc.ac.uk
At a glance
- Region
- Continental Africa (Africa)
- Coverage
- Continental
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2021
What's inside
- hydrogeology
- aquifer productivity
- GIS
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: hydrogeology
- 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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