Saturday 04 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
'Gems' to enlighten groundwater management in India

The new system 'Gems' will help states to effectively compile, visualise and analyse hydro geologic and allied attributes of groundwater resources

New Delhi: A comprehensive solution for groundwater management has been implemented in nine Indian states, helping 475 users at 191 sites across the country to effectively compile, visualise and analyse hydro geologic and allied attributes of groundwater resources.

The World Bank funded project—Ground Water Estimation and Management System (Gems)—was developed under the Hydrology Project for the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in the Ministry of Water Resources.

Its integration with business software of multiple domains makes it a thorough and complete solution for exploration, planning, development and management of groundwater resources, the Ministry of Water Resources said in a statement.

Gems is built using MapInfo Professional (GIS), MapInfo Vertical Mapper (spatial interpolation and contouring), SPSS (statistical analysis) and R2V (raster vector data conversion).

MapInfo's solutions offer a unique combination of software allowing customers to map, visualise, profile, compare and act upon information, the Ministry said.

The new solution covers geophysical investigations, water quality studies, borehole and well logs, time series analysis of water level, rainfall and other meteorological data, as well as spatial analysis in targeting and estimating groundwater resources.

Available GIS-based spatial analysis tools, provided by MapInfo in Gems such as interpolation; contouring, predictive modelling and forecasting can be effectively used to analyse data.
 
With multi-fold increase in demand of water due to growth in population, urbanisation and living standards, the new system will provide an integrated approach of analysis of groundwater flow, identification of potential groundwater zones and pollution vulnerability studies.
—iGovernment Bureau

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