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Tahmo weather stations

  • Weather Prediction
  • monitoring

Tahmo aims to develop a vast network of weather stations across Africa. Current and historic weather data is important for agricultural, climate monitoring, and many hydro-meteorological applications.

Solution characteristics

Themes
Monitor water quality and quantity
Sub themes
Establishing regional monitoring networks
Stakeholder group
  • River Basin Organisations (RBOs)
Pain reliever
  • More, and more detailed, data on weather
Gain creator
  • Strengthening regional weather forecasting and monitoring networks
Type of climate
Other
Geographical scope
Regional
Social Innovation Dimension
  • Technological Solution
Societal challenges
  • Knowledge and Capacity
Solution Type
  • Service
Technological readiness level
  • TRL 9 actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space

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The need solved by this solution

River basin organisations need to establish and maintain regional monitoring networks for acquiring, analysing and sharing data to produce local and regional forecasts ...

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