Water for Good is tackling water poverty in one of the world’s most forgotten countries. They have a tough, but very determined mission: to provide clean, lasting water to every man, woman, and child in the Central African Republic. When they first reached out to us, their team was seeking to improve their mapping capabilities and integrate multiple data tools for collecting, processing, and mapping into one comprehensive platform. They wanted data to be accessible to their entire team.
Water for Good knows their data, and it is complex. Their program spans approximately two-thirds of the Central African Republic. They have extensive maintenance program data, complex engineering metrics, demographic analytics, and no shortage of planning data. This team is very data savvy and highly experienced in what they do.
So, what was missing?
· The ability to map and display drone data and understand topographical context
· The ability to map and manage piped networks and general infrastructure
· The ability to measure water infrastructure provisions as a proportion of area and population.
· A method for displaying and automating engineering and trip planning metrics
· A shared, integrated platform for all team members
Here’s how we’ve begun to fill those gaps for them with our Nexus platform:
Nexus is a highly configurable platform for creating geospatial web and mobile apps with offline/ sync capability. It is built on creative open source technology by our talented partners at MapGears.