Dubai: Abu Dhabi’s Imkan has extended itspartnership with SatSure, an analytics company, to launch a pilot irrigation project, which will use satellite data and machine learning to monitor the UAE’s urban green spaces and measure their irrigation needs.
Through AI, the project aims to reduce the 500 litres daily average water use of each resident in the UAE – a figure that is about 82 per cent above the global average.
“Authorities such as the Federal Electricity and Water Authority have highlighted that up to 11 per cent of the country’s water usage is for greening and landscaping purposes,” said Walid El Hindi, CEO, Imkan Properties.
“The country’s decreasing groundwater levels and reliance on energy-intensive desalination have made the reduction of water consumption a necessity if we are to preserve the local ecosystem and deliver sustainability.”
The Imkan-Satsure urban greenery monitoring project at AlJurf represents an extension of their relationship. Last year, the developer recognised the startup’s business model by awarding the Imkan Innovation Award at Corproate Sprint Accelerator - an initiative from startAD, a global accelerator anchored at New York University Abu Dhabi.
