BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

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Objectives

The objectives of the World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP) are to


  • summarise groundwater information on global scale


  • show groundwater data on maps and map applications

    • Groundwater Resources Map of the World, scale 1 : 25 000 000
    • thematic special edition maps, scale 1 : 50 000 000
    • small scale maps for publications and presentations
    • WHYMAP GIS
    • WHYMAP Viewer
  • provide map information for international discussion on water

    • World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
    • World Water Development Reports (WWDR)
    • World Water Forum
  • exchange information on groundwater with other research and development projects

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