Fine scale mapping of water sources in low-income settings: A comparative study in Misungwi, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: Access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene is a basic human need for health and well-being. Yet, 2.2 billion people globally in 2022 did not have access to safely managed drinking water. Presently there are no publicly available methods for monitoring and measuring access to water sources in low-income settings at a fine spatial scale. The objective of this study was to map and identify areas with improved and unimproved water points in Misungwi, Tanzania using two different methods: 1) community mapping with direct field observations, and 2) drone imagery. We quantified and summarized the number of improved and unimproved water sources, as defined by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme core questions and noted their specific uses where applicable. We also compared the results of

SUBMITTER: Duguay C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11927903 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature