
Fresh Water Data Commons
Harnessing data to improve water use, conservation and management.
Project Overview
The Problem
Fresh water is critical to our health, communities and economic future.
The global supply of this precious resource is under constant threat from increasing demands for human and industrial uses, and from growing pressures fuelled by climate change. According to a 2016 United Nations Report, water consumption is predicted to rise 85 per cent by 2030 with demand expected to outstrip supply by more than 40 per cent.
Monitoring water use and supply is essential for overcoming these challenges. Collecting data can also provide a real-time view of ecosystem health and better inform water use, conservation and management.
How We Are Solving It
Project Lead
Project Partners
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“The Fresh Water Data Commons is an exciting demonstration of the scope, scale and ability to use big data and predictive analytics for environmental monitoring. The platform that will drive the project has been designed to have virtually infinite scalability in support of environmental data collection, storage and advanced real-time analytics. The technology developed for the Fresh Water Data Commons can be expanded across Canada, and the world, as a groundbreaking tool for better understanding of the water balance in different ecosystems.”
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