Project Details


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Smart National Water Platform


Description

The Smart National Water Platform is a cutting-edge digital solution designed to bolster water security, manage water consumption, and oversee underground water resources through the application of artificial intelligence technologies and smart water meters. This platform encompasses a range of services, including water regulation and intelligent measurement of water consumption facilitated by smart meters.
The platform seamlessly integrates with internal ministry systems, incorporating a field system to inspect registered wells and their associated smart meters. Moreover, it interfaces with external systems within various government entities, ensuring convenient access and display of essential data.
A primary goal of the system is to compute the water requirements of crops across the kingdom, aiding decision-makers in accurately estimating agricultural water needs. It offers user-friendly services for farmers, allowing them to discern the actual water needs of their crops, monitor consumption, and gauge the volume of additional water required.
Furthermore, the platform strives to quantify water production from all sources and monitor its consumption for diverse purposes in every region of the kingdom. This is achieved through the deployment of smart meters for precise data measurement, collection, and analysis. In the initial phase of implementation, over 5,000 agricultural wells have been equipped with smart meters, and data from 5,700 meters installed on the wells of agricultural and industrial companies are being seamlessly transmitted for analysis.

Project website

http://iot.mewa.gov.sa/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C7. E-agriculture 2024
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 1: No poverty
  • Goal 2: Zero hunger
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being
  • Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation
  • Goal 15: Life on land

Coverage
  • Saudi Arabia

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2023

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Older persons
  • Women
  • Indigenous and nomadic peoples
  • People with disabilities
  • The unemployed
  • The poor
  • Migrants
  • Refugees and internally displaced people
  • Remote and rural communities

Sustainability

The system covering three pillars of sustainability – economic viability, environmental protection and social equity.


WSIS values promotion

1- End Poverty in all its forms everywhere 2- Zero Hunger 3- Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all 4- Ensure access to water and sanitation for all 5- Life on land


Entity name

Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture (MEWA)

Entity country—type

Saudi Arabia Government

Entity website

https://www.mewa.gov.sa