Space-related services for water management

Around 700 million people worldwide could be displaced due to intense water scarcity by 2030. ESA-coordinated 360blue uses data from EO and communication satellites to provide local public authorities with information on water quality and water-related risks, facilitating sustainable water management.

Source: UN Water

The 360blue service is an information and software suite aiming at determining water related risks, supporting optimization of water management, and assessing water footprints. It uses Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data, satellite imagery, and open access data sources to deliver insights into water usage, water availability, water quality, and water footprints. Main users are private companies in the food and beverage, mining, construction and agricultural industries, as well as hydro engineering consultancy companies, telecom and IoT service provides and local governments, environmental agencies, waterboards and utilities. It uses several space assets such as Earth observation satellites enabling frequent monitoring of global areas and communication satellites enabling sensors connection in remote places. The 360blue service integrates satellite Earth observation, Internet of Things data and other geo-information sources into meaningful water risk indicators.