GROUNDWATER DASHBOARDS - TABLE MOUNTAIN WATER SOURCE AREA

WWF South Africa developed a groundwater dashboard (groundwaterinfo.africa) launched on 24 March 2022 to monitor aquifer health and water use in Cape Town. Built using open-source tools like PostgreSQL, QGIS, and Lizmap, the platform integrates data from the City of Cape Town, the Department of Water and Sanitation, and citizen science initiatives. It offers both simplified and scientific map views and is hosted on a cloud server in Somerset West to ensure long-term sustainability and data accessibility.

• WWF South Africa launched the Groundwater Dashboard (groundwaterinfo.africa) on 24 March 2022 to make groundwater data visible and accessible to citizens, addressing gaps in knowledge about borehole numbers, private water use, and the impact on ecosystems in Cape Town.
• The dashboard's technical architecture relies on open-source software, including a PostgreSQL database server, Aquabase water resources management software, QGIS desktop software with the Lizmap plug-in, QGIS server software, and the Lizmap web client.
• To cater to different user needs, the dashboard provides two map versions: a "Quick view" for general users, students, and learners to see average groundwater levels, and a "Deep dive" map for environmental scientists and practitioners containing more scientific information.
• The project established a monitoring network across several areas, including Newlands, Airport/Epping/Bellville, and the Philippi Horticultural area and Lentegeur, with planned expansions to Kommetjie & Scarborough, Noordhoek, Bergvliet, and Brackenfell.
• Data for the dashboard was aggregated from multiple sources, including GEOSS, the City of Cape Town, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) National Groundwater Archive, and web-scraping of meteorological data from websites registered with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
• The system is hosted on a Linode cloud server at Geotel in Somerset West to ensure stability and allow direct database access for authorized users, reducing loading times for groundwater layers.

APA

WWF South Africa (2022). GROUNDWATER DASHBOARDS - TABLE MOUNTAIN WATER SOURCE AREA. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/4_annexure_4_groundwater_dashboard_partnering_with_icomms_and_immo_blecher.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. GROUNDWATER DASHBOARDS - TABLE MOUNTAIN WATER SOURCE AREA. 2022. https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/4_annexure_4_groundwater_dashboard_partnering_with_icomms_and_immo_blecher.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafrica2022groundwater, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{GROUNDWATER DASHBOARDS - TABLE MOUNTAIN WATER SOURCE AREA}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://wwfafrica.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/4_annexure_4_groundwater_dashboard_partnering_with_icomms_and_immo_blecher.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }