User Guide: 2015 Water Resources Digital Atlas to the Wami, Ruvu and Coastal River Basins, Tanzania

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Title:: User Guide: 2015 Water Resources Digital Atlas to the Wami, Ruvu and Coastal River Basins, Tanzania
Abbreviated Title:: Water Digital Atlas User Guide
Creator:: Global Water for Sustainability Program (Florida International University)
Place of Publication:: Miami, Florida
Publisher:: Florida International University
Publication Date:: 2015
Language:: English
Physical Description:: 24 pages

Abstract:: Visualizing spatial data such as rainfall, river discharge and the location of water users in the form of maps is essential for effective water resources management. Maps illustrate spatial patterns not evident in tabular data. Yet maps on paper are static and at a fixed scale. Geographic Information System (GIS) can help analyze and display data. However, in developing countries, there are several constraints facing the widespread adoption and continued upgrading of GIS software with time, such as: 1. ArcGIS, the industry standard in spatial analysis is expensive 2. Cannot be freely installed on any number of computers 3. Open Source GIS has a steep learning curve, and there is a dearth of technical trainers 4. Internet connectivity is very patchy and slow A Digital Atlas has been developed by GLOWS and Tanzania iWASH over 2013-2014 using the open source atlas publishing software GeoPublisher. The Atlas contains a wide variety of data relevant to water resources management that can be used by a person with no GIS knowledge nor any internet connection needed. Most of the data has been provided by the Wami Ruvu Basin Water Office with additional sources such as MODIS data (NASA/University of Montana), ClimateWizard, Google Earth Engine, Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics and IUCN.

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