Ingenieur Vol 63 Ingenieur Vol 63 2015 | Page 66

INGENIEUR Space technologies and GIS can aid countries in their efforts to establish improved water resource management such as in dam construction, sustainable river water redirection and rainfall pattern observation. Improved water resource management ensures the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (SDG 6). One example of space technology aiding in water resource management is in the AQUIFER project. The AQUIFER project focuses on the development and demonstration of Earth observation based products and services which support n F