FlowTracker
FlowTracker Summary
FlowTracker is a Android app in the Tools category, developed by The Association for Water and Rural Development. First released 8 years ago(Mar 2017), the app has accumulated 1.2K+ total installs
Recent activity: 28 installs this week (28 over 4 weeks) showing exceptional growth View trends →
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Mar 7, 2017 .
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App Description
Flowtracker: Making water resources data accessible and understandable
FlowTracker is not affiliated with any government entity. It’s developed independently by AWARD (006-821-NPO) with water-sector partners.
FlowTracker provides water-resource analyses and visualizations for South African river systems including the Limpopo, Olifants, Inkomati and uMhlathuze.
Data sources (independent analyses from public datasets):
– SA Government monitoring: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/
– Catchment agencies: https://www.iucma.co.za
– Research networks: https://award.org.za
– GloFAS (Copernicus/EC): https://global-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/
– ECMWF weather data: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts
– CHIRPS rainfall (UCSB): https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps
Key features
– Current river flow conditions from 200+ monitoring stations
– Historical context for today’s water levels and rainfall
– Dam levels with trends
– Submit field observations with photo capture
– Updated several times per day
FlowTracker processes public hydrological and meteorological data to show current conditions in context, supporting water-resource decisions across agriculture, municipalities, research, and environmental monitoring.
Attribution: Analyses incorporate data from GloFAS (© Copernicus Emergency Management Service) and ECMWF under CC licenses, modified by AWARD. CHIRPS data courtesy of the Climate Hazards Center, UC Santa Barbara.
Support: flowtracker@award.org.za
Web: https://award.org.za
Note: Coverage varies by Water Management Area. Data providers are not responsible for interpretations or visualizations in this app; no provider or government entity endorses FlowTracker.