Groundwater Research and Societal Development: Integration with Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System

Although the global freshwater supply available is more than sufficient to satisfy all existing and consistent water demands, its spatial and temporal concentrations are not. In doing so, we face several challenges, particularly considering a changing and volatile future climate and an increasingly increasing population driving accelerated social and economic growth, globalization and urbanization. The remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) have been used to reduce the time and financial costs of rapid groundwater resource assessment. Open-source geospatial technology helps in visualizing groundwater data over time and automatically measuring changes in the amount of aquifer storage to help management determine the viability of aquifers. The present chapter discusses the challenges that groundwater management faces today, and a future study is needed to help educate those who aspire to build a more secure and prosperous future.