Precarious as it is, water is essential for all forms of existence of life. As global warming has been baked into our climate, large areas are already experiencing droughts, impacting biodiversity of all sorts, inclusive of agriculture.
Beneath the Great Plains is one of the world’s largest aquifer systems, stretching from the Dakotas to Texas. Other regions in the U.S. contain a patchwork of aquifers, so locating them is no easy task. And as more states grapple with prolonged drought, it’s become critical for leaders of natural resource districts to map and manage aquifers that provide water for people and agriculture.
Traditional measuring and mapping methodologies have left behind a fair amount of guess work, pushing hyrogeologists to innovate better mapping technologies.
Beneath the Great Plains is one of the world’s largest aquifer systems, stretching from the Dakotas to Texas. Other regions in the U.S. contain a patchwork of aquifers, so locating them is no easy task. And as more states grapple with prolonged drought, it’s become critical for leaders of natural resource districts to map and manage aquifers that provide water for people and agriculture.
Traditional measuring and mapping methodologies have left behind a fair amount of guess work, pushing hyrogeologists to innovate better mapping technologies.
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| SkyTEM Aquifer Mapping |
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