SADC Groundwater Information Portal (SADC-GIP)
Regional GeoNode portal for the Southern African Development Community sharing the harmonised SADC Hydrogeological Map, thousands of borehole records (depth, geology, aquifer type, static water level, yield, water quality) and thematic groundwater layers; downloadable as shapefiles/Excel.
sadc-gip.org
At a glance
- Region
- Southern Africa (SADC) (Africa)
- Coverage
- Regional
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Regional
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- borehole data
- hydrogeological maps
- groundwater levels
- aquifer type
- water quality
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: borehole data
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Hotspots and trends
Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.
Because it has: water quality
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
Risk maps
Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.
Machine access and documentation
Open API
GeoNode portal with OGC layer services and data download
Licence: Open data
Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.
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