February 17th, 2026 Within the framework of the ENRUC project webinar series, The Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems successfully organized the online webinar titled “Digital Agriculture and Model–Data Integration for Resilient African Croplands” on 17 February 2026. The…
Provider OpenStreetMap Community Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (nodes/ways/relations) Temporal Coverage Continuous updates Period current Key variables waterway=, dam=, weir=, canal=, man_made=wastewater_plant, water=treatment_plant, pipeline=water/sewer Access URL License/Terms ODbL 1.0 (Open Database License 1.0) Reliability Medium–High (varies by region;…
Provider McGill / WWF / partners Spatial Coverage Global (lakes > ~10 ha) Spatial Resolution Vector polygons Temporal Coverage Static Period 2016 Key variables Lake polygons + attributes (area, volume estimates) Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High…
Provider WWF / HydroSHEDS Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (scale-independent; ~1:50k–1:500k) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2019 Key variables Rivers and streams (polyline), attributes Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID HTTP; GIS shapefiles/GeoPackage DOI EarthEngine_ID
Provider BGS / Africa Groundwater Atlas Spatial Coverage Africa Spatial Resolution Vector (1:5M) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2019–2021 Key variables Aquifer type & productivity; simplified geology; attributes per country Access URL License/Terms CC BY-SA (as noted on Atlas shapefiles)…
Provider BGS (British Geological Survey) Spatial Coverage Africa Spatial Resolution ~5 km (30 arc-sec) rasters Temporal Coverage Static Period 2012 release Key variables Groundwater storage; Aquifer productivity; Depth to groundwater Access URL License/Terms Open (see BGS page for terms)…
Provider McGill / Global Water Systems / partners Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Point (dams), polygon (reservoirs) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2011–present Key variables Dam location/attributes; reservoir polygons & capacity Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial; terms apply) Reliability High…
Provider Oxford / Global Dam Watch / partners Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Point (dams) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2018 Key variables Dam locations from manual digitization Access URL GlobalDamWatch.org – DatabaseGlobalDamWatch.org – GOODD License/Terms Open (terms apply) Reliability High…
Provider WWF / HydroSHEDS Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (Levels 1–12) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2013 – 2015 Key variables Hierarchical basin polygons Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID HTTP; GIS shapefiles DOI EarthEngine_ID
Provider WWF / McGill / partners Spatial Coverage Global Spatial Resolution Vector (linked to HydroBASINS/HydroRIVERS) Temporal Coverage Static Period 2019 Key variables ~50,000 hydro-environmental attributes Access URL License/Terms Open (non-commercial terms) Reliability High API_Endpoint_or_Dataset_ID HTTP; GIS packages DOI 10.1038/s41597-019-0142-5…