Integrating web and mobile applications for improved groundwater management in a developing world context

Groundwater managers, farmers and researchers face challenges regarding paucity of information, especially in a developing country context like Pakistan. Groundwater problems are characteristically complex and computational analyses can assist managers and farmers improve their understanding. Multiple activities such as groundwater modelling, economic modelling and spatial analyses are required to address problems faced by water resource managers, but most of the time such activities do not directly address immediate decision-making needs. For these needs to be effectively addressed, an easy-to-use platform is required capable of integrating science-based groundwater information with other socio-economic and physical data and processes.