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Smart solar pumps use big data to map water reservoirs

Woman uses a solar pump. [Reuters]

High-tech solar pumps mapping underground freshwater reservoirs across Africa are collecting data that can help prevent them running dry, project’s developers have said.

Manufactured by British social enterprise Futurepump, the solar pumps are used by thousands of small-scale farmers in 15 African nations, including Kenya and Uganda, as a cleaner, cheaper option to diesel and gasoline-powered ones.

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