Climate
Egypt's Water Minister Reviews Satellite Monitoring of Waterways
October 24, 2026 at 09:26 AM
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MAMasrawy
وزير الري: تطوير نماذج رقمية لرصد التغيرات بجسور المجاري المائية والقطاع المائي
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MAMasrawy
وزير الري يتابع استخدام الأقمار الصناعية لرصد التعديات على المجاري المائية
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يواليوم السابع
وزير الرى: التوسع باستخدام صور الأقمار الصناعية لتعزيز كفاءة المنظومة المائية
(opens the publisher’s site)Egyptian Water Minister Hani Sweilam has chaired a meeting to review the ministry's satellite-based monitoring of waterways and encroachments.
- Sweilam chaired a meeting on October 24 to follow up on the ministry's use of remote sensing and satellite imagery in monitoring the water system.
- The meeting reviewed a ministry-developed model using Google Earth Engine that detects changes around waterways and new structures on their banks.
- The session covered efforts to build geospatial databases from satellite data to document encroachments on waterways and support field monitoring.
- Sweilam directed integrating satellite data with field measurements and databases, and using AI and GIS applications for analysis.