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Water Asset Mapping

A digital mapping tool that helps Water Service Providers and community Water Schemes locate, connect and manage every asset in their network — from the source to the last connection — on a single interactive map.

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What it is

A living map of your water infrastructure.

The Water Asset Mapping tool lets an organisation plot each piece of its water infrastructure — boreholes, intakes, treatment works, pumps, storage tanks, kiosks, meters and pipelines — as a node on an interactive map, and draw the connections between them. The result is a clear, always-current picture of how water moves through a scheme, who it reaches, and where the network needs attention.

How it works

Map assets, draw the network, keep it current.

Each organisation signs in to its own secure workspace and places assets directly on a satellite or street basemap by their real-world coordinates. Assets are then linked together to represent the flow of water — source to treatment, treatment to storage, storage to distribution — so the whole scheme reads as a connected network rather than a scatter of points.

Every asset carries its own details — type, status, capacity, installation date and condition — so field teams and managers work from the same up-to-date record. As the network grows or is rehabilitated, the map is updated in place, giving each provider a single source of truth for planning, operations and reporting.

Applications

For Water Service Providers (WSPs).

Utilities and licensed WSPs use asset mapping to run their networks more efficiently, cut water losses, and plan investment with confidence.

1

Complete asset inventory

Build and maintain a georeferenced register of every asset the utility owns — from intakes and treatment works to pumps, tanks, mains and customer meters — replacing scattered spreadsheets with one authoritative map.

2

Reduce non-revenue water

Visualising the distribution network makes it easier to trace leaks, isolate faulty sections and identify where water is being lost, supporting targeted repairs and stronger revenue.

3

Operations & maintenance

Field teams see exactly where each asset sits and its condition, so routine maintenance and emergency response are faster, better coordinated and easier to prioritise.

4

Investment & regulatory reporting

A clear network map underpins capital planning, expansion into unserved areas, and the asset and performance data that regulators such as WASREB expect from licensed providers.

Applications

For community Water Schemes.

Rural and small-town schemes — often run by committees or water user associations — use the tool to document, sustain and grow the systems their communities depend on.

1

Know what you have

Many schemes have no formal record of their infrastructure. Mapping every source, tank, kiosk and pipeline gives the committee a lasting record that survives changes in leadership.

2

Sustainability & handover

When Amref or a partner completes an intervention, the mapped scheme is handed over with a clear as-built picture, making ongoing management and future rehabilitation far simpler.

3

Equitable coverage

Seeing which households and facilities a scheme reaches — and which are still unserved — helps committees extend the network fairly and close access gaps.

4

Evidence for support

A credible map of the scheme strengthens applications for funding, partnerships and technical support from county governments, donors and development partners.

Built for the field

What the tool gives every organisation.

Interactive Mapbox basemaps Asset nodes & connections Secure per-organisation workspace Asset details & status
Source-to-tap network view Update maps in place Works on laptop & tablet One source of truth
Get started

Open the Water Asset Mapping tool.

Sign in to your organisation's workspace to start mapping your assets, or request access if your WSP or scheme is not yet set up.