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2007 Ground Water Summit |
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 : 9:40 a.m.
Remote Sensing Technique in Ground Water Exploration in Sudan
The area is the home of most of the IDP’s camps, hosting 2.5 million people, where security is a major concern.
Such identification was made possile using the WATEX process based on new radar remote sensing technologies developed and patented by RTF.
This process combined with optical remote sensing, geology , geomorphologic features and climatic data, revealed significant buried aquifers not visible from the surface.
The study has revealed vast stretches of land in central Darfur hosting enough ground water reserves to sustain 33 million people year round with 15 litres of water per day (according to Sphere Humanitarian Charter Standards).
These aquifers are renewable and easily accessible within a depth ranging from subsurface to 50 meters in unconsolidated sediments easy to drill.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) operated by RTF over some aquifers, confirming their depth and structure up to 40m deep.
Drilling results collected inPotential water drilling sites map and drilling manual have been produced and given to NGOs, UNESCO and UNICEF.
Saud Amer, Ph.D, U.S. Geological Survey BS: special major/Agronomy, California State Univ., Chico MS: soil and water, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Ph.D. soil, watershed management and remote sensing, Univ of Arizona, Tucson. More than twenty years in remote sensing applications for environmental studies. Extensive international experience in may parts of Africa, Central America, Central and South Asia and the Middle East. A member on several science and technical advisory committies for national and international environmental issues. Received several awards for top performace in data processing systems and remote sensing applications.