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posted by cmn32480 on Monday February 27 2017, @08:06PM   Printer-friendly
from the goooood-gooooood-gooooood dept.

In 2012 the Oxford research team started a trial in Kenya where hand pumps in 60 villages were fitted with data transmitters. The idea was they would monitor the motion of the pump and the amount of water extracted on an hourly basis - if the pump wasn't working, a message was sent to a repair company and workers were dispatched to fix the problem.

Now the scientists have found another way to interpret the data from the accelerometers fitted to the pump handles. They discovered that when the water is being drawn from a deep aquifer, it produces different vibrations than when the liquid comes from a shallow one.

"It's quite a simple and elegant solution to estimating groundwater and how it varies over time," co-author Dr Rob Hope from Oxford's School of Geography and the Environment told BBC News.

Farah E. Colchester et al, Accidental infrastructure for groundwater monitoring in Africa. Environmental Modelling & Software. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364815216308325


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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Hartree on Monday February 27 2017, @08:23PM (2 children)

    by Hartree (195) on Monday February 27 2017, @08:23PM (#472505)

    "Good Vibration Hand Pumps"

    Seriously?!?

    This sounds like a bad spam email subject.

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  • (Score: 2) by rts008 on Monday February 27 2017, @10:01PM (1 child)

    by rts008 (3001) on Monday February 27 2017, @10:01PM (#472550)

    I wonder if the 'meta' accidentally the headlines?

    Apple deletes a supplier, and now this article headline, I can hardly wait to see what's next! :-)

    BTW, the Good Vibrations Hand Pump™ also plays a similarly named tune by the Beach Boys when switched on...KOWABUNGA, DUDE! Surf's UP!(and hopefully, other things)

    • (Score: 2) by Hartree on Monday February 27 2017, @10:28PM

      by Hartree (195) on Monday February 27 2017, @10:28PM (#472557)

      Maybe they can get a cross licensing agreement with "The Shake Weight".