Evaluating Historical Beneficial Use
Turn decades of imagery into a clear record of irrigated use.
WaterWise helps landowners and professionals quickly access historical aerial and satellite archives for a property, then analyze those images to delineate irrigated areas over the years and summarize patterns of use and non-use.
What we can do
- •Leverage expansive historical aerial archives & satellite imagery.
- •Delineate irrigated/vegetated extents by year or season using statistical methods and machine learning techniques.
- •Summarize use and non-use patterns over time.
- •Deliver comprehensive, digestible maps and summaries.
Questions we can answer
- “What years show clear irrigation on this field?”
- “How consistent was the footprint over time?”
- “Are there obvious gaps that need explanation?”
A clearer way to review historical use
WaterWise aims to reduce “treasure hunt” work by putting historical imagery and analysis in one place. The goal is not to make legal determinations, but to provide transparent spatial evidence that supports technical review, due diligence, and decision-making.
If you want this kind of historical archive and irrigated extent analysis for a property, reach out through the contact page and include the county/state and an approximate area of interest.
